Alcatel-Lucent and Sequans to Power IoT Prototyping Platform for Orange
June 12 2015 - 4:00AM
Business Wire
Bell Labs technical implementation and Sequans’ LTE chipset to
enable ‘4G Kit for IoT’ to bring cloud services and mobility to the
design of new generations of IoT devices
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) and Sequans
Communications S.A. (NYSE: SQNS) are to collaborate on enabling key
technologies for the ‘Internet of Things’ by providing the ‘4G Kit
for IoT,’ a principal building block in the new Internet of Things
prototyping platform launched yesterday by communications operator
Orange in order to stimulate interest by the IoT market in 4G
connectivity.
The 4G Kit for IoT, announced by Orange at the Futur-en-Seine
event in Paris, will be powered by Sequans’ LTE chipset and
technical implementation by Bell Labs, the industrial research arm
of Alcatel-Lucent.
A limited series of 200 kits will be tested with innovation
communities working on IoT projects as part of an effort to foster
the creation of wirelessly connected objects, based on 4G and
Orange’s network, to deliver novel services. Developers will be
able to use the kit to make use of cloud services and mobility to
design a new generation of IoT devices, taking full advantage of
scalable resources such as remote computing, storage, and advanced
services.
Initiated as an internal project by Bell Labs, the 4G kit for
IoT is the result of a year of prototyping and experiments
supervised by Bell Labs in which fabrication laboratories and
start-ups were invited to test their ideas on Orange’s 4G network
and Alcatel-Lucent’s test platforms. The feedback allowed the Bell
Labs team to design a new platform.
As a result, the 4G Kit for IoT consists of Sequans’ LTE chipset
incorporated into a three-band M.2 module for LTE bands 3, 7 and
20, supporting Orange’s LTE network. The module connects to a small
form factor Olimex development board and includes plug-in antennas.
This combination gives IoT and M2M device makers the opportunity to
connect to Orange’s state-of-the-art 4G LTE network. As a result,
the kit will help understanding of the Internet of Things’
contribution to network scalability, agility and latency, as well
as its role in the creation of new services, generating vital
insights into future cloud and 5G requirements in the process.
Commenting on the project, Jean-Luc Beylat, President of Bell
Labs France, said: “Bringing together operators, infrastructure and
device manufacturers, start-ups and ‘tinkerers,’ this project has
illustrated Alcatel-Lucent’s engagement in Open Innovation, which
will lead the acceleration of IoT devices using 4G technology. By
making LTE technology accessible to innovation communities, we can
trigger a change in the way services are designed. With
unprecedented access to cloud services, connected objects can
create a new ecosystem of distributed advanced services that will
shape the future cloud and 5G.”
Georges Karam, CEO of Sequans added: “We are pleased to
collaborate with Alcatel-Lucent on this important initiative. We
are committed to making LTE efficient and cost-effective for IoT
and M2M devices, and our IoT-optimized LTE chipsets demonstrate
this. We are very excited about the potential of Orange’s 4G Kit
for IoT to spur the development of many new IoT devices.”
ABOUT SEQUANS COMMUNICATIONS
Sequans Communications S.A. (NYSE: SQNS) is a 4G chipmaker and
leading provider of single-mode LTE chipset solutions to wireless
device manufacturers worldwide. Founded in 2003, Sequans has
developed and delivered six generations of 4G technology and its
chips are certified and shipping in 4G networks, both LTE and
WiMAX, around the world. Today, Sequans offers two LTE product
lines: StreamrichLTE™, optimized for feature-rich mobile computing
and home/portable router devices, and StreamliteLTE™, optimized for
M2M devices and other connected devices for the Internet of Things.
Sequans is based in Paris, France with additional offices in the
United States, United Kingdom, Israel, Hong Kong, Singapore,
Taiwan, South Korea, and China. Visit Sequans online at
www.sequans.com; www.facebook.com/sequans;
www.twitter.com/sequans
ABOUT ALCATEL-LUCENT (EURONEXT PARIS AND NYSE: ALU)
Alcatel-Lucent is the leading IP networking, ultra-broadband
access and cloud technology specialist. We are dedicated to making
global communications more innovative, sustainable and accessible
for people, businesses and governments worldwide. Our mission is to
invent and deliver trusted networks to help our customers unleash
their value. Every success has its network.
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