(CercleFinance.com) – Orange, Sierra Wireless, Lacroix and STMicroelectronics will support tiko, a subsidiary of Engie, to design, produce and deploy a fleet of 800,000 connected boxes in France over a period of 5 years.
As part of this agreement, Orange Business Services provides LTE-M connectivity for 800,000 devices which will be deployed over a period of 5 years in France, with the possibility of deployment in several European countries.
Sierra Wireless is in charge of cellular modules. Lacroix designs, industrializes and manufactures cases. Finally, STMicroelectronics supports and advises tiko in choosing the most suitable semiconductor solutions.
‘A fireplace equipped with tiko will thus make it possible to avoid the emission of 2 to 3 tonnes of additional CO2 per year during this critical period,’ explains Frederic Gastaldo, President of tiko services SAS.