Looking back 2019 H1, Sigfox Japan KCCS

**January **

Interconnection of Sigfox base station and SKY Perfect JSAT satellite communication

Aiming to expand the area in islands and mountain areas where mobile phone networks and wired Internet access are not existing, the satellite communication lines can be used as backhaul connectivity for Sigfox base stations.
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IEEE802.15.4k/g + Sigfox dual mode Chip

LAPIS Semiconductor develops "LPWA bridge communication software" to expand the service area of Sigfox using the wireless communication LSI "ML7404" that supports multiple wireless communication standards of Sigfox and IEEE802.15.4k/g.
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Maspro announced releasing multiple LPWA IoT products

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Sigfox IoT Agency platform was opened

A free IoT platform has been released from Sigfox.
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Start Access Station Micro loan service

Sigfox Access Station rental service has started by KCCS, making it easier to expand service areas in places where radio waves are difficult to pass. At Sigfox CONNECT held in Singapore in November, PAN (Private Area Network) was also released, and it will be possible to use Sigfox as a local network in the future.
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**February **

Released the first Sigfox breakout board

SNOC Breakout Board (BRKWS01) has been released. This development board has a built-in Wisol (Sonji Industrial) module and can be controlled with Sigfox AT commands.
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KCCS IoT Conference 2019

KCCS IoT Conference 2019 is held in Tokyo. In addition to the population coverage exceeding 94%, Sigfox announced the 0G Network concept. NEC also offers LP gas automatic meter reading service, NextLock of AlterLock (bicycle theft prevention), LINE WORKS, Daikin of Assist Net Service, and Alps Alpine of Asset Tracking. here

Osaka Gas adopted Sigfox as remote monitoring service “ekul”

Osaka Gas started their gas remote monitoring service called “ekul light” using Sigfox 0G network. here

LP Gas monitoring service announced by Mitsuuroko and NEC

After experiment conducted in Nagoya City, Mitsuroko Creative Solutions and NEC announced the LP gas remote meter reading service. As for LP gas meter reading, the labor shortage is serious and the need for automatic meter reading is increasing. here

Sigfox made public its radio specification

Making these specifications public allows device makers and third parties to develop tailor-made implementations of the Sigfox communication stack. here

**March **

JR West consulting Corp developed the railway monitoring system

Developed a rockfall management system that attaches an acceleration sensor to rocks on the slopes along the railway and remotely monitors the rocks using LPWA. Reduce costs for monitoring slopes. here

Awarded “IoT Revolutionary use case” by MIC

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications awarded Hokkaido Ishikari Promotion Bureau, Shinshinotsu Village, JA Shinotsu, ZeroSpec, Kyocera Communication Systems, Sakura Internet. A solution that can be used not only for oil-tanks but also for detecting the remaining amount of various liquid tanks. here

Deployed “Customer Feedback device” in KIX airport

85 IoT buttons have been installed at check-in counters and security checkpoints to measure customer satisfaction in real time. It was set up at Itami Airport, and Kobe Airport is scheduled in November. here

Monitoring of people flow, flooding, and facilities by utilizing street lights in Suginami.

OPTEX, with the cooperation of Suginami-ward in Tokyo, started IoT field trials of street lights. Grasp the flow of people with the motion sensor, detect aging with the tilt sensor, countermeasures against flooding with the flood sensor, and monitor the running out of street light bulbs. here

**April **

**AlpsAlpine released new asset tracking solution **

Exhibited logistics material management system using Sigfox and WiFi location information. It was not released at this point, but was adopted by DHL in Germany with IBM. here

Michelin, Argon Consulting and Sigfox3 establish joint venture

Based on the know-how of Michelin's logistics container tracking, Safecube is established to develop logistics solutions horizontally. By utilizing IoT as a user, I believe that by expanding that know-how, we can secure profits and gain new discoveries. here

カミアール（Kami-ar) was picked up on TV show

Kamiar (Toilet paper remaining amount notification holder) of FutuRocket was introduced in Trend Egg of TV TOKYO. here

**WBGT device from Kyoto Electronics Manufacturing **

Kyoto Electronics Manufacturing released a heat stroke index meter that can easily measure WBGT values. Utilizing Sigfox as an "IoT wireless unit" that can wirelessly transmit measured data. here

May

**Battery powered agricultural environment monitoring service from Nishimatsu **

Nishimatsu Construction, which is developing Okippa (land slips monitoring system used at construction sites), has started a battery driven agricultural environment monitoring service. here

June

Field trial of Pallets tracking started

Hosiden and KCCS, with the cooperation of Omron Sumiso Logistics, have started a demonstration test of location information management for plastic pallets, taking advantage of LPWA. That was targeted the market of tens of millions of RIP. here

**DHL adopted Sigfox for cart tracking **

DHL in Germany has adopted Sigfox and AlpsAlpine devices for cart tracking to optimize its supply chain. Expanded to 250,000 units. here

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