SAGEMCOM PRESENTS ITS RANGE OF LORA™ SENSORS - OPEN AND MULTI-PURPOSE, COMPLEMENTING ITS END-TO-END IOT SOLUTION.

RUEIL-MALMAISON, France-Monday, March 6th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- These brand new sensors can be customized accordingly to customers' use cases, thanks to embedded accelerometer, thermometer and barometer. Easy customization and tuning enable allow any service operator and application provider to design new services.

In compliance with the LoRa™ Alliance standards, these sensors are longstanding and energy-efficient. Sagemcom patents have them particularly effective in radio use. They were selected by Objenious, a subsidiary of Bouygues Telecom dedicated to the Internet of Things, to satisfy their testing needs.

Stéphane Allaire, Chairman of Objenious, noted “There is not such a thing as a IoT project working without a powerful network nor low cost or performant sensors. Following a year ... Read more »

 Neff Capital Management Invests Additional $15mm

DAVIE, Fla.-Thursday, March 2nd 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Sintavia, LLC, a global leader in independent metal additive manufacturing (“AM”), announced today that it had closed a $15mm round of equity financing from its primary investor, Neff Capital Management LLC. The follow-on investment is in addition to an original $10mm of equity financing by Neff Capital which was announced in July 2015. It is expected that the new investment will be used for additional manufacturing capacity and facility expansion in 2017 and 2018.

Established in 2012, Sintavia provides a complete suite of metal AM solutions to OEMs in precision industries worldwide. In particular, the company has built a customer base within the Aerospace & Defense, Oil & Natural Gas, Industrial Turbine, and Automotive industries. “Over the past two years, Sintavia has grown into a leader in th ... Read more »

COLOMBES, France-Tuesday, March 7th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- OT (Oberthur Technologies), a leading global provider of embedded security software products, services and solutions, today announced the availability of a full GSMA Consumer Phase 2 eSIM (embedded SIM) solution validated for Microsoft Windows 10. This solution is set to transform connectivity usage to the great advantage of laptop and notebook computer users, offering them wider coverage and the ubiquity of cellular service.

Up until now, laptop and notebook computer users wanting to connect to a cellular network had to plug a physical SIM card into their device. With this eSIM, the physical and Mobile Operator parts of the SIM are separate and the latter can be reprogrammed remotely, which means greater flexibility for users when selecting a network of their choice. This technology will eventually enable them to stay connected on the move, without access to WiFi, by selecting one of the avai ... Read more »

BARCELONA, Spain-Saturday, March 4th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

At the Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2017, NFS, holding company of Telecel mobile operations, announced its merger with Telecel Global (formerly Exxon Telecom), the leading global international Carrier.

The merger will yield operating cost savings for Telecel operations subsidiaries of NFS, enable higher quality for their international telecommunication services, and expand the product offering in their markets.

In addition to the anticipated efficiencies, the transaction is expected to fuel the future growth of the larger combined entity.

Exxon Telecom, rebranded under Telecel Global earlier this month, will operate as the official international gateway for carrier services for NFS operations. The merger will enable Telecel Global to both expand its footprint across the African continent, as well as accelerate the growth of its global carrier business. Malek Atrissi, Director and COO of Tele ... Read more »