Press release
Paris,
28 June 2021
Orange, Sierra
Wireless,
LACROIX,
and
STMicroelectronics
join forces and launch
IoT Continuum
to
scale
up
and accelerate
the digital transformation of
industrial
markets
- The partnership brings together the
leading players in the IoT ecosystem under one umbrella for the
first time to simplify the deployment of IoT use cases
- IoT Continuum aims to accelerate the
wide adoption and deployment of cellular IoT in Europe and beyond
to open up new growth opportunities with significant CAPEX savings
for customers in vertical markets such as Smart Buildings,
Automotive, Health, Smart Cities and Smart Manufacturing
Orange, Sierra Wireless, LACROIX, and STMicroelectronics
announced today the creation of the IoT Continuum – a partnership
that aims to simplify and accelerate the mass deployment of IoT in
Europe and beyond.
By bringing together for the first time expertise across the
entire IoT industry (Connectivity, Hardware, Software, Design and
Manufacturing) under one roof, partners of the IoT Continuum will
support international businesses to accelerate the deployment and
industrialization of Massive IoT over LTE (including Cat M and Cat
1) and 5G.
A three-step process (“start, prove, deploy and scale”) has been
put in place by the partners to support businesses’ IoT projects on
cellular networks, from ideation to industrialization, without
having to liaise with multiple players on the market. IoT Continuum
offers a combination of leading industry players who will improve
project risk management for businesses. Customers will be able to
join the process at any stage, according to their needs.
As part of these processes, the partners will:
- Provide any business and their
vertical of choice a set of components and solutions validated on
the Orange network, and the necessary industrial tools to deploy
wide-scale IoT services on cellular networks
- Reduce the complexity, development
time and cost for businesses to realize IoT use cases by providing
already pre-integrated building blocks including hardware and
software (STMicroelectronics, Sierra Wireless), connectivity and
IoT Services (Orange), design and manufacturing (LACROIX)
- Provide guidance and expertise to
ease the overall process and help customers maximize their benefits
to scale IoT deployments economically
The IoT Continuum aims to increase the confidence of businesses
by addressing the current uncertainty, complexity and reduce costs
to IoT deployment, bolstering the burgeoning IoT ecosystem in
Europe and beyond. The partners will also promote eSIM and 5G
technologies to drive Massive IoT and are committed to helping
customers develop a digitalized approach on IoT Continuum.
This will also enable new business models to accelerate the
digital transformation of international industries and unleash the
potential of IoT technology in areas of critical growth, including
Smart Buildings, Automotive, Health, Smart Cities and Smart
Industries.
IoT Continuum partners state: “We joined forces and created the
IoT Continuum to streamline the management of cellular IoT projects
in Europe and beyond. By combining our various expertise and
knowledge of the IoT industry, we create a joint and unique
offering to meet market demand and bring customers to more
successful at scale IoT deployments on cellular networks,
furthering the digital transformation of international businesses,
no matter their vertical.”
Philippe Lucas, EVP Orange Innovation Devices and Partnerships,
Orange
Philippe Guillemette, Chief Technology Officer, Sierra
Wireless
Vincent Bedouin, Chief Executive Officer, LACROIX
Mustapha Bouraoui, VP Strategic Marketing EMEA,
STMicroelectronics
For more information on the project, visit
iotjourney.orange.com/en/iotcontinuum
About OrangeOrange is one of the world’s leading
telecommunications carriers with a turnover of €42.3 billion in
2020 and 142,000 employees as at March 31, 2021, of whom 82,000 are
in France. The Group has a total customer base of 262 million
customers worldwide at March 31, 2021, including 217 million mobile
customers and 22 million fixed broadband customers. The Group is
present in 26 countries. Orange is also a leading provider of
global IT and telecommunication services to multinational
companies, under the brand Orange Business Services. In December
2019, the Group presented its new ‘Engage 2025’ strategic plan,
which, guided by social and environmental accountability, aims to
reinvent its operator model. While accelerating in growth areas and
placing data and AI at the heart of its innovation model, the Group
will be an attractive and responsible employer, adapted to emerging
professions.
Orange is listed on Euronext Paris (symbol ORA) and on the New
York Stock Exchange (symbol ORAN).
To find out more (online and via your mobile device), go to:
www.orange.com, www.orange-business.com or to follow us on Twitter:
@orangegrouppr.
Orange and any other Orange product or service names included in
this material are trademarks of Orange or Orange Brand Services
Limited.
About Sierra WirelessSierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR)
(TSX: SW) is a leading IoT solutions provider that combine devices,
network services and software to unlock value in the connected
economy. Sierra Wireless works with businesses globally to develop
the right industry-specific solution for their next IoT deployment
that will create better customer experiences, improve their
business models, or create new revenue streams. With more than 25
years of cellular IoT experience, Sierra Wireless is the trusted
partner globally to deliver your next IoT solution. For more
information, visit www.sierrawireless.com.
Connect with Sierra Wireless on the IoT Blog
at http://www.sierrawireless.com/iot-blog, on Twitter at
@SierraWireless, on LinkedIn
at https://www.linkedin.com/company/sierra-wireless and
on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/SierraWireless.“Sierra
Wireless” is a registered trademark of Sierra Wireless, Inc. Other
product or service names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of
their respective owners.
About LACROIXConvinced that technology contributes
to making our living environments simpler, more sustainable and
safer, LACROIX supports its customers in the construction and
management of intelligent living ecosystems, thanks to connected
equipment and technologies.As a publicly-listed family-owned
mid-cap, LACROIX combines the essential agility required to
innovate in an ever- changing technological sector with the ability
to industrialize robust and secure equipment, cutting-edge know-how
in industrial IoT solutions and electronic equipment for critical
applications and the long-term vision to invest and build for the
future.LACROIX designs and manufactures its customers’ electronic
equipment, in particular in the automotive, home automation,
aeronautical, industrial and health sectorś. LACROIX also provides
safe, connected equipment for the management of critical
infrastructures such as smart roads (street lighting, traffic
signs, traffic management, V2X) and the management and operation of
water and energy systems.Drawing on its extensive experience and
expertise, the Group works with its customers and partners to build
the connection between the world of today and the world of
tomorrow. It helps them to create the industry of the future and to
make the most of the opportunities for innovation that surround
them, supplying them with the equipment for a smarter world.Go to
www.lacroix-group.com or follow us on LinkedIn @LACROIX.
About STMicroelectronicsAt ST, we are 46,000
creators and makers of semiconductor technologies mastering the
semiconductor supply chain with state-of-the-art manufacturing
facilities. An independent device manufacturer, we work with more
than 100,000 customers and thousands of partners to design and
build products, solutions, and ecosystems that address their
challenges and opportunities, and the need to support a more
sustainable world. Our technologies enable smarter mobility, more
efficient power and energy management, and the wide-scale
deployment of the Internet of Things and 5G technology. Further
information can be found at www.st.com.
Press contacts
Orange – Krista Limousin – krista.limousin@orange.com – +44 7
500 077 969/ Caroline Cellier - caroline.cellier@orange.com - +33 1
55 54 91 18
Sierra Wireless – Françoise Replumaz –
freplumaz@sierrawireless.com – +33 6 68 98 23 34
LACROIX – Laure De Salins – l.desalins@lacroix.group – +33 6 50
54 17 15
STMicroelectronics – Alexis Breton - alexis.breton@st.com - +33
6 59 16 79 08
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