KERLINK (EPA:ALKLK) - Kerlink Gateways Powering City of Rotterdam Network that Provides Multiple Services & Free IoT

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14/09/2021 18:00

Kerlink Gateways Powering City of Rotterdam
Network that Provides Multiple Services & Free IoT

Modular CENT-R Platform Allows the City to Swap Out Equipment
For Various Services and Future-Proof, Sustainable Smart-City Functions

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Thorigné-Fouillard, France - Sept. 14, 2021, 6:00 p.m. CEST - Expanding its
presence further in the Netherlands, Kerlink (AKLK - FR0013156007), a
specialist in solutions dedicated to the Internet of Things (IoT), today
announced its outdoor LoRaWAN(r) gateways are being deployed in a novel,
smart-city network in Rotterdam based on a multifunctional platform that
supports future-proof smart cities.

Called CENT-R, the modular platform can be adapted to continuously meet
evolving municipal needs for new applications and services. For example,
modules attached to light poles can be switched out depending on the city's
immediate needs for electronic and digital services, including electric-vehicle
(EV) charging, converting uninterruptible power to a DC power network, 5G
cellular networks, CCTV or traffic cameras, as well as LED-based, smart street
lighting and parking management. The light pole housing also contains sensors
for 24-7 monitoring of air-quality, sound and weather.

The Rotterdam project exemplifies "smart street lighting", which Gartner Inc.,
a global research and advisory firm, highlighted in its "Hype Cycle for Smart
City Technologies and Solutions, 2021" report. Released in January, the report
introduced the concept of "intelligent street poles", "an evolution of smart
streetlighting" and predicted they would become "valuable real estate". The
firm said "in comparison to light posts, street poles host a variety of
different city- and ecosystem-relevant sensors, IoT and networking devices,
cameras, monitors, displays and technologies, and allow a concerted aggregation
of location-based data". These "poles" could also support use cases like
"EV-charging, interactive lighting, context-based analytics around parking and
management, asset management in vicinity of smart buildings and real estate",
as well as "crowd control" and "public safety".

Kerlink's involvement in the unique smart-city project follows its role in the
Port of Moerdijk, a Southern Netherlands municipality, that installed a
27-megawatt wind farm in 2020 to supply clean energy to more than 27,000
households in the area. Officials piggybacked a LoRaWAN IoT network, powered by
Kerlink Wirnet(tm) outdoor gateways, on the turbine towers to provide IoT
services to the bustling port 120 meters below. The company partnered in that
project with SkyLab BV, a Dutch supplier of custom sensors and systems for
monitoring, tracking and locating objects digitally, and which is part of the
CENT-R consortium.

"The Internet of Things use-cases for this CENT-R network are myriad, ranging
from city-light management to asset tracking to measuring climate data," said
Remy de Jong Sr., CEO of SkyLab. "With the right sensors connected to this
LoRaWAN network through Kerlink gateways, virtually every IoT use case is
possible."

LoRaWAN modules in the CENT-R housing significantly increase IoT coverage
throughout the Rotterdam metro area because a single gateway at an ideal
location can cover an area of +/- 75 km2, which allows complete coverage
throughout the city.

'Model for Future-Proof Smart-City Infrastructure'

"This innovative and ultra-flexible, smart-city concept that Rotterdam is
deploying allows continuous improvement and modification to meet the needs of
the city and its citizens, which makes it future proof," said Stéphane Dejean,
Kerlink's chief marketing officer. "Dozens of Kerlink Wirnet gateways have been
installed in strategic locations throughout the metro region, to provide
reliable, even redundant, coverage in what is a free, public network for
business and residential users. This innovative, multifunctional system can be
a model for municipalities that aspire to deploy future-proof and sustainable,
smart-city infrastructure."

"Making this network public and free to use allows everybody to utilize the
gateways and, through CENT-R, creates space for innovation and modernization of
smart cities," de Jong said.

CENT-R stands for City/Connective Energy Network Tool - Rotterdam.

Previous Kerlink projects in the Netherlands include a 2019 smart-farming
partnership with the Dutch company, Sensoterra, to help farmers make
data-driven, land-management decisions and reduce their water consumption. Also
that year, Kerlink partnered with MCS, on the joint deployment of a LoRaWAN IoT
network at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, one of the largest international
airports in Europe.

About Kerlink

Kerlink Group is a leading global provider of end-to-end connectivity solutions
for designing, deploying, and operating public & private low power/wide area
(LPWA) Internet of Things (IoT) networks. Its comprehensive product portfolio
includes industrial-grade network equipment, best-of-breed network core,
operations and management software, value-added applications and expert
professional services, backed by strong R&D capabilities. Kerlink specializes
in enabling future-proof intelligent IoT connectivity for three major domains:
Smart City & Quality of Life - urban operations, utilities & metering, retail &
public places, infrastructure & hubs, health; Smart Building & Industry -
buildings & real estate, industry & manufacturing, asset monitoring & tracking,
and Smart Agriculture & Environment - precision agriculture, cattle monitoring
& farming, environment & climate, and wildlife protection. More than 140,000
Kerlink installations have been rolled out with over 350 clients in 70
countries. Based in France, with subsidiaries in the US, Singapore, India and
Japan, Kerlink is a co-founder and board member of the LoRa Alliance(r) and the
uCIFI Alliance(tm). It is listed on Euronext Growth Paris under the symbol
ALKLK.

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