Securitas Direct plans to gradually increment the typology and number of devices connected to the Sigfox-Cellnex 0G network
The two companies also announced the expansion of their IoT network capacity in Spain and its coverage extension to Portugal
Madrid, 18 July 2019 – Cellnex Telecom and Sigfox Spain will multiply by six the current capacity of their 0G network dedicated to Internet network of Things (IoT), to give it more features, among which are the ability to transmit images, send audio messages and optimize the reception of broadcast messages in motion. They will also extend the coverage to Portugal, becoming the official network operator on the same model as in Spain.
As part of this expansion, the two companies have also renewed and extended their IoT connectivity services contract with Securitas Direct, one of the main users of Sigfox-Cellnex’s 0G network. Securitas expects to leverage this agreement to offer its 1.2 million clients the best and most innovative security services. Securitas Direct will be able to keep its ATN network (Alarm Transmission Network) exclusively, increasing its reach, coverage and capacities to continue developing innovative solutions.
As a result of the agreement and the increased capacity, robustness and resilience of the network, Securitas Direct also plans to expand and diversify the type of devices and services that will be connected to the 0G network in the coming years. The contract between the companies has been signed for a global period of 15 years, with an initial period of 6 years and an extension of 9 additional years.
Albert Cuatrecasas, CEO of Cellnex España, has stated that “The expansion of the capacity of the IoT network with Sigfox and the agreement signed with Securitas Direct are undoubtedly a turning point in the IoT connectivity services that we have been providing since 2015, when we deployed the first Internet-oriented network of Things in Spain with national coverage of 95% of the population.”
“There are currently more than 2 million devices” continues Albert Cuatrecasas, ”Already connected and using daily the IoT network with Sigfox in Spain, providing security services, remote monitoring of electricity consumption, water telemetry, waste management, tracking of materials, smart parking, energy efficiency and risk prevention in homes, among others. Now as we extend this coverage to Portugal, we will have networks with more and better features in both countries, and we will increase the amount of connected objects.”
For its part Cristina Rivas, Securitas Direct Technology Director, has indicated that “With this agreement with Cellnex, one of the best technological partners, we reassure our commitment to IoT networks like Sigfox, as an alternative channel to current networks, which offers us a unique and differential security service to our customers. The main advantage is that we have an additional communication channel and unique anti-inhibition capabilities, critical in our service and not available through traditional operators’ networks.”
From Rebecca Crowe, Sigfox Spain General Manager “This renewal of trust from Securitas is further proof, if necessary, that our 0G network is a reliable alternative service of communication for security devices, but also that massive IoT adoption is upon us. One of our goals at Sigfox is to promote the 0G network as a safety public network that could act, in this specific case, as a back-up channel in case the main communication links fail, or in cases where a network goes down after an incident or malicious act.”
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About Cellnex Telecom
Cellnex Telecom is the leading European operator of wireless telecommunications infrastructures, with a portfolio of 45,000 sites including deployment forecasts until 2027. Cellnex operates in Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, France, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
Cellnex’s business is divided into four main areas: services for telecommunications infrastructures, audiovisual broadcasting networks, security and emergency network services, and solutions for the intelligent management of infrastructures and urban services (Smart cities & Internet of Things (IoT)).
The company is listed on the continuous market of the Spanish Stock Exchange and is part of the selective IBEX35 and EuroStoxx 600 and the MSCI Europe index. It is also part of the sustainability indexes FTSE4GOOD, CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project), Sustainalytics and “Standard Ethics”.
Cellnex’s core shareholders include ConnecT with a 29.9% stake in the capital, as well as CriteriaCaixa, Blackrock, Wellington Management Group and Canada Pen-sion Plan with minority interests.
About Securitas Direct
Securitas Direct is the leading company in the protection of people for homes and small businesses in Spain, where it already exceeds one million customers. During its more than 25 years of history, Securitas Direct has created the most disruptive innovations in the market, which have become standard for the industry and the sector. Dedicated to customer service, the company has the largest and most modern Alarm Reception Center in Europe, where more than 300 million telematic signals are managed per day. The internal talent is also a priority for the corporation, whose staff already exceeds 6,300 professionals in our country and whose growth has been.
About Sigfox
Sigfox is the initiator of the 0G network and the world’s leading IoT (Internet of Things) service provider. Its global network allows billions of devices to connect to the Internet, in a straightforward way, while consuming as little energy as possible. Sigfox unique approach to device-to-cloud communications addresses the three greatest barriers to global IoT adoption: cost, energy consumption and global scalability.
Today, the network is available in 60 countries, with 1 billion people covered. ISO 9001 certified and surrounded by a large ecosystem of partners and IoT key players, Sigfox empowers companies to move their business model towards more digital services, in key areas such as Asset Tracking and Supply Chain. Founded in 2010 by Ludovic Le Moan and Christophe Fourtet, the company is headquartered in France and has offices in Madrid, Munich, Boston, Dallas, San Jose, Dubai, Singapore, Sao Paulo and Tokyo.
