Getting To A Billion Connections (Internet of Things Applications Europe 2016)

The Internet of Things has taken off, big time. But you might be surprised to discover what it connects and why. Welcome to a new era of connectivity, where the frontiers between the physical and the virtual world are redefined.

Thomas Nicholls is the SIGFOX Communications director. As a frequent speaker at international Internet of

Things conferences, Thomas Nicholls blends his expertise in cellular connectivity and embedded software with

his excitement about the IoT's promise to positively change virtually all aspects of life.

Thomas worked along side SIGFOX CEO Ludovic Le Moan at Goojet/Scoop.it, where he was director of

engineering on one of the world's first successful mobil social B2C mobile apps.

As part of the architecture team, Thomas helped define the technical architecture for distributed scalable data

storage for the Joost startup, founded and managed by the founders of Skype.

Prior to that, Thomas worked on a wide range of software based projects, ranging from embedded software to

web applications, in several different countries.

You can follow Thomas on Twitter @thomasnicholls and @sigfox

SIGFOX is the world's leading provider of dedicated connectivity for Internet of Things. The company's network complements existing high-bandwidth systems by providing simple, economical, energy-efficient two-way transmission of small quantities of data over long distances, thus lowering barriers to wide implementation of IoT solutions, and greatly extending the battery and service life of connected devices. Currently deployed or being rolled-out in 13 countries and registering over 7 million devices in its network, SIGFOX is today the only IoT-dedicated connectivity solution commercially available that guarantees a high level of service and reliability on an international scale. Corporate headquarters are in France, and the company has offices in Boston, Dubai, Madrid, San Francisco and Singapore. For more information, see www.SIGFOX.com  and follow us on Twitter @SIGFOX.

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