Internet of Things (IoT) provider Thinxtra announced the deployment of the Sigfox LPWA network to support the growth of an IoT research and development ecosystem in Hong Kong
物聯網（IoT）供應商Thinxtra宣布部署Sigfox LPWA網絡以支持香港物聯網研發生態系統的發展
As one of the partner companies of the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP), Thinxtra has launched its first Sigfox base stations and antennas at the Hong Kong Science Park, thereby providing the technology companies at the campus with access to an open LPWA (Low Power Wide Area) network that offers reliable connectivity for IoT devices. Over 600 companies in the Science Park community will now be empowered to create new IoT sensors, develop devices and platforms, serving innovative applications for the betterment of business processes as well as people’s lives.
作為香港科技園（HKSTP）的合作夥伴之一，Thinxtra在香港科技園推出了首批Sigfox基站和天線，從而為科技園內的科技公司提供了開放的LPWA（低功耗廣域網），從而為物聯網設備提供可靠的連接。科技園內的600多家公司在此基礎上，可以更好地創新物聯網傳感器、開發設備和平台，從而改善業務流程並提高人們的生活品質。
Murray Hankinson, Managing Director of Thinxtra Asia said, “With this installation at the Hong Kong Science Park, we have reached one of our first milestones for creating an exciting test bed for LPWAN IoT in Hong Kong. We chose to partner with HKSTP due to its leadership in innovation and the sharing of a common belief that Hong Kong has the potential to be a world-leading IoT design and manufacturing hub.”
Thinxtra亞洲的常務董事Murray Hankinson表示：“香港科學園安裝的基站是Thinxtra在香港的第一個里程碑，它也是LPWAN物聯網再在香港的一個令人興奮的測試平台。HKSTP在創新方面處於領先地位，這也是我們選擇與HKSTP合作的原因，同時我們共同相信香港有潛力成為世界領先的物聯網設計和製造中心。“
HKSTP Chief Executive Officer Albert Wong said, “We are excited to have Thinxtra to join our community who build a vibrant R&D ecosystem with us together to further enhance our three focused technology platforms: robotics, healthy ageing and smart city. IoT and big data analytics are two undeniable core elements for technology experts to cross boundaries in developing solutions that fit in with the development of the three platforms. The Park serves innovators as a test bed for latest solutions, with Thinxtra’s network; we believe more innovative ideas will be tried out here for a better Hong Kong.”
香港科技園的行政總裁黃克強先生表示：“我們很高興能夠讓Thinxtra加入我們的社區，與我們一起建立一個充滿活力的研發生態系統，以進一步加強我們的三大主要技術平台：機器人技術，健康老齡化和智慧城市。毋庸置疑，物聯網和大數據分析是技術專家在跨界開發適用於三大平台開發的解決方案時的兩個核心元素。基於Thinxtra的網絡，我園為創新者提供了測試最新解決方案的平台；我們也相信將會有更多新點子在這裡孕育，使香港變得更好。”
In addition to deploying an IoT network to empower innovation at Hong Kong Science Park, Thinxtra is also collaborating on IoT R&D and working with other local partners, such as Victory Concept, on the design of devices, sensors and solutions. Thinxtra has also announced the cornerstone investment by the Clean Energy Finance Corporation for empowering Hong Kong’s first territory wide network earlier this month.
除了在香港科技園部署物聯網網絡以加強創新之外，Thinxtra還在物聯網研發方面與當地合作伙伴親密合作，如與Victory Concept一同設計開發設備、傳感器和解決方案。本月早些時候，Thinxtra還宣布了來自清潔能源金融公司的基石投資，以服務於全港的首個物聯網網絡。
IoT is already having a significant impact in diverse sectors worldwide, including asset tracking for industry, smart metering for utilities, health monitoring and smart logistics, as well as a wide range of smart building and smart city solutions.
物聯網現已在全球各個領域產生重大影響，包括工業資產跟踪、智能能源計量、健康監測、智能物流、以及各種智慧建築和智慧城市解決方案。
Connecting these IoT solutions using traditional telecommunications technology is expensive and very power hungry. The Thinxtra IoT network makes connecting to the Internet viable for a great many more applications and is complementary to other communication options such as Bluetooth, RFID, 2G, 3G, 4G and Wifi. It is open and an extension of the global Sigfox network, based on antenna and base station infrastructure that is independent of existing telco networks.
使用傳統的通信技術連接這些物聯網解決方案是非常昂貴且耗電巨大的。Thinxtra的物聯網網絡可以經濟有效地連接大量的應用設備，並與其他通信選項（如藍牙，RFID，2G，3G，4G和Wifi）形成互補。基於天線和基站，Thinxtra的形成了獨立的電信網絡，是一個完全開放的物聯網網絡，也是Sigfox全球網絡的延伸。
Sigfox is the world’s most mature LPWA network and the first global network fully dedicated to connected objects. Thinxtra is its exclusive operator in Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong.
Sigfox是世界上最成熟的LPWA網絡，也是第一個全面致力於連接“物”的全球網絡。Thinxtra是其在澳大利亞，新西蘭和香港的獨家運營商。
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About Thinxtra
Thinxtra is empowering the Internet of Things in Asia Pacific by deploying the world-leading Sigfox LPWA network as well as building a full eco-system of IoT solutions and services to enable the non-connected to connect, to increase productivity, accelerate decision making, improve quality of service and quality of life, and find more economical solutions to common problems. Sigfox is the world’s leading provider of connectivity for the Internet of Things (IoT). The company has built a global network to connect billions of devices to the Internet while consuming as little energy as possible, as simply as possible. Sigfox’s unique approach to device-to-cloud communications addresses the three greatest barriers to global IoT adoption: cost, energy consumption, and global scalability.
Thinxtra is backed by NZX-listed high-tech company Rakon Ltd, which has a history of innovation in communications technology going back some 50 years as well as the CEFC (Clean Energy Finance Corporation), an Australian government fund.
