Critical and Massive IoT devices. In the Broadband IoT data device
market, our solutions serve as the core wireless communications
platform in these devices, including portable routers; embedded
wireless modems for computing and multimedia devices; and
customer-premises equipment, such as fixed wireless broadband
access modems, routers, industrial and residential gateways. In the
Critical IoT device markets, our solutions will provide
connectivity for public safety, industrial automation and banking
to name a few. In the Massive IoT devices market, our solutions
provide connectivity for industrial applications such as
transportation, asset and people tracking, retail, smart energy,
smart city, agriculture, healthcare and other applications. We also
expect to see strong growth in the IoT market in consumer
applications such as wearables, hearables and personal and property
trackers.
From 2005 through December 31, 2019, we shipped approximately
31.8 million 4G baseband-based semiconductor solutions, which
have been deployed by leading wireless carriers around the world.
We successfully formed multiple important partnerships in 2019 that
resulted in an $8.4 million strategic investment, as well as
two non-exclusive
multi-year licensing and services deals with strategic partners
totaling over $40 million.
Our LTE solutions are currently in commercial deployments in the
United States, Canada, Italy, France, Germany, United Kingdom,
Nordic countries, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Indonesia,
Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam, Japan, China, South Korea, India,
Australia, Brazil and elsewhere.
Our LTE solutions are incorporated into devices sold by many
leading OEMs and ODMs, including in the Verizon Wireless Ellipsis
Jetpack MHS900L portable router, the Thales IoT (ex Gemalto) ELS31
LTE Category 1 and EMS31 Category M1 industrial M2M modules,
the AT&T IMS2 module and in a variety of devices and modules
produced by AsiaTEL, Connected Holdings, Daatrics, Foxconn, Gemtek,
Geotab, Geotraq, Inseego, Invoxia, LinkLabs, Lockheed Martin,
Multitech, Netcomm, Nimbelink, Pebblebee, Polymer Logistics, PoLTE,
Positioning Universal Inc., Pycom, Sercomm, Seongji, USI,
Technicolor, Tozed, Trackimo, Wistron NeWeb, ZMTel, ZTEWeLink and
others.
Recent Developments
Nokomis conversion of convertible notes
On December 7, 2020, Nokomis elected to convert (i)
$6 million of principal amount of convertible notes issued in
April 2016 (the “2016 Notes”), with paid-in-kind interest of 7% and
a conversion price per ADS of $4.90, and (ii) $3 million of
principal amount of convertible notes issued in May 2019 (the “May
2019 Notes”), with paid-in-kind interest of 7% and
a conversion price per ADS of $4.84. Pursuant to the March 2020
amendments to the 2016 Notes and May 2019 Notes, Nokomis will
receive one extra year of paid-in-kind interest as an
incentive for converting prior to April 2022. In total, Nokomis
received 2,529,961 ADSs upon conversion of the 2016 Notes and the
May 2019 Notes, which will be sold in this offering.
For more information regarding the remaining convertible notes held
by Nokomis after this offering, see related disclosure in our
Annual Report on Form 20-F
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 (the “Annual
Report”) under “B. Liquidity and Capital Resources—Source of
Liquidity” and in this prospectus supplement under “Selling
Shareholder” and “Risk Factors—Risks Related to our
Business, this Offering and Ownership of Our Shares and ADSs—The
exercise or conversion of outstanding stock options, founders
warrants, restricted shares, warrants and convertible notes into
ordinary shares will dilute the percentage ownership of our other
shareholders and the sale of such shares may adversely affect the
market price of the ADSs”.
Corporate Information
We were incorporated as Sequans Communications S.A., a société
anonyme under the laws of the Republic of France, or France, on
October 7, 2003, for a period of 99 years. We are registered
at the Nanterre Commerce