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How IoT is quietly taking over South Africa

Source: Vsoft, 05/02/2019


SqwidNet has rolled out its network across the country and
facilitates the deployment of both small and large-scale
deployment of IoT solutions.
To determine how the industry and infrastructure has grown in
South Africa, MyBroadband spoke to SqwidNet about the use cases it
has seen become increasingly prevalent.
Growth and challenges
The global IoT market is predicted to reach a $581 billion by
2020, showing staggering levels of growth as more sectors adopt
IoT solutions.
SqwidNet’s infrastructure in South Africa provides coverage across
almost the entire country â€` and SqwidNet MD Phathizwe Malinga told
MyBroadband they currently have a population coverage figure of
91.6%.
Sigfox is extremely useful as an IoT technology due to its
military-grade resistance to jamming and authentication, making it
ideal for the deployment of critical monitoring and tracking
systems.
“Sigfox as an IoT technology is being found to be very well suited
to companies looking to IoT to improve their product offering in
South Africa,” Malinga said.
“It’s so simple to use that we are seeing our entrepreneurs and
SMEs look to this Sigfox technology to help them improve their
business as well.”
“These are businesses that are essential to creating jobs and to
improving our overall quality of life,” he said.
Applications
When it comes to the use cases for IoT networks and
infrastructure, Malinga said there are endless possibilities.
He said SqwidNet defines an IoT solution to be “A+B+C+D”:
Application + Backend platform + Connectivity + Device.
“In terms of IoT solutions, we have seen great interest in water
metering. A consumer-ready example would be Ontec’s Gauge-IT
available from Takealot.”
“It is a fantastic product with a good application, easy for your
plumber to install, and it uses a device from another proudly
South African IoT device maker called Visiosoft.”
Malinga added that IoT solutions for assets in transit â€` like
vehicles and goods â€` are going to remain a big market for IoT,
both in terms of tracking and the condition of the asset.
“An example would be transporting ice-cream,” he said.
He said that these applications could be used for pet and family
tracking too, especially with child abduction a problem in certain
regions.
“Having personal GPS trackers that are difficult to find or jam on
family members is going to become the norm for most middle-income
families,” Malinga said.
SqwidNet and its partners are continuing to develop IoT solutions
on the company’s Sigfox network in South Africa, delivering robust
and efficient solutions across a variety of market sectors.


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