KERLINK (EPA:ALKLK) - Kerlink & ZENNER IoT Solutions Deploy Germany’s Largest LoRaWAN® Network for Energy, Gas & Water Company

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  Kerlink & ZENNER IoT Solutions Deploy Germany's Largest LoRaWAN(r) Network
                        for Energy, Gas & Water Company

Thorigné-Fouillard, France and Hamburg, Germany - March 24, 2020, 6:00 p.m.
CET - Kerlink (AKLK - FR0013156007), a specialist in solutions dedicated to the
Internet of Things (IoT), and ZENNER IoT Solutions GmbH, the leading LoRaWAN(r)
system integrator and solution provider in Germany, have collaborated on the
largest LoRaWAN(r) deployment in that country, including up to 3,000 Kerlink
Wirnet(TM) LoRaWAN gateways.

The network is operated by Netze BW, the largest distribution network company
for electricity, gas, and water in Baden-Württemberg, Germany's third-largest
state.

Kerlink, a leading provider of solutions for designing, launching, and
operating public and private LoRaWAN(r) IoT networks, offers a comprehensive
product portfolio of industrial-grade network equipment, best-of-breed
network-core, operations, and management software, and value-added
applications. The company has more than 120,000 installations in 69 countries
in all the primary IoT verticals.

ZENNER IoT Solutions is a subsidiary of ZENNER International GmbH & Co. KG and
part of Minol-ZENNER Group. ZENNER International applies innovative system
solutions based on IoT technologies as part of its digitalization strategy,
from project development to measurement-data acquisition and processing to
applications at the end user. Focused on the digitalization of the energy and
water supply industries, the company offers a broad and diversified portfolio
of products, solutions, and services worldwide. Minol- ZENNER Group operates
the biggest LoRaWAN(r) network in Germany. The infrastructure now comprises
over 6,000 IoT gateways, with which over 800,000 measuring devices and sensors
communicate on LoRaWAN(r) networks.

"This major deployment in Baden-Württemberg demonstrates the excellent
scalability, flexibility, and robustness of LoRaWAN(r) networks, and the
reliability of Kerlink LoRaWAN(r) gateways," said Dr. Gerald Troppenz, business
development manager ZENNER IoT Solutions. "Kerlink's flexible configurations
simplified making its carrier-grade hardware compatible with our ELEMENT-IoT
platform - a comprehensive middleware for device, network, data, and user
management."

"This partnership with ZENNER IoT Solutions is an important expansion of
Kerlink's business in Germany and demonstrates once again the best-in-class
quality of our products for industrial-grade private IoT networks," said
Etienne Ghidossi, Kerlink key account manager. "Leveraging its strong field
experience with equipment deployed in demanding environments, Kerlink offers
carrier-grade gateways designed for enhanced radio performance, especially in
ultra-dense 3G/4G cellular settings, such as urban areas."

About Kerlink

Kerlink Group is a leading global provider of connectivity solutions for
designing, launching, and operating public & private Internet of Things
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 key verticals such as fleet management, transportation &
logistics, retail, asset tracking, and smart metering, as well as smart
agriculture & environment, and smart cities, buildings, and factories. More
than 120,000 Kerlink installations have been rolled out with more than 330
clients in 69 countries. Based in France, with subsidiaries in the US,
Singapore, India, and Japan, Kerlink is a founding and board member of the LoRa
Alliance(TM) and the uCIFI Alliance(TM). It is listed on Euronext Growth Paris
under the symbol ALKLK.

For more information, visit www.kerlink.com or follow us on Twitter
@kerlink_news.

About ZENNER IoT Solutions

ZENNER IoT Solutions GmbH, headquartered in Hamburg, is a LPWAN backend
provider and E2E solution system integrator for utility companies in the DACH
region. The company specialises in the development of customer-specific IoT
applications. The main clients of ZENNER IoT Solutions are energy providers and
public utilities among industrial enterprises, wholesalers and meter-reading
companies. The company was established in 2017 and has been part of the
family-run Minol-ZENNER group since then.

For more information, visit www.zenner-iot.com.

About the Minol-ZENNER Group

The family-run group of companies offers measuring equipment, billing services,
IoT and e-mobility solutions for global markets. It has a global workforce of
more than 3,700 and maintains a local presence through subsidiaries and
distributors in more than 100 countries. Minol is a world-leading service
provider for the real estate sector. Headquartered in Germany, in
Leinfelden-Echterdingen, it maintains a nationwide presence through 20
branches. The company is helping the real estate sector to digitalize its
processes and implement scenarios for the future such as smart home, smart care
and smart city. Also headquartered in Germany, in Saarbrücken, ZENNER
develops, produces and sells measuring equipment and system solutions based on
Internet of Things technologies. It offers a full range of IoT services - from
project development and the recording and processing of measurement data to
end-user applications. The Minol- ZENNER Group also includes a number of other
companies operating in areas such as IoT.

Further information is available at www.minol.de/minol-zenner-gruppe.

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ZENNER IoT Solutions contact:
Dr. Gerald Troppenz
+49 40 36844840
info@zenner-iot.com

Financial press contact:
Actifin
Isabelle Dray
+33 (0) 1 56 88 11 29
idray@actifin.fr

Investors contact:
Actifin
Benjamin Lehari
+33 (0)1 56 88 11 25
blehari@actifin.fr

Kerlink press & market analysts contact:
Mahoney Lyle Sarah-Lyle Dampoux
+33 (0) 6 74 93 23 47
sldampoux@mahoneylyle.com

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