Sequans and Thales Extend Collaboration on Next Generation LTE-M, NB-IoT, and Cat 1 Solutions
Sequans and Thales Extend Collaboration on Next Generation LTE-M, NB-IoT, and Cat 1 Solutions
Sequans Communications S.A. (NYSE: SQNS) announced that Thales, its longtime partner in cellular IoT connectivity solutions, intends to use Sequans second generation Monarch 2 and Calliope 2 platforms as a basis for its new generation of Cinterion IoT LTE-M/NB-IoT and Cat 1 modules. Thales has been using Sequans first generation massive IoT modem technology in its Cinterion IoT modules since 2015 and has shipped them worldwide. The availability of Sequans second generation massive IoT chips will now fuel a second phase of collaboration aimed at providing best-in-class IoT modules to market. Sequans Monarch 2 and Calliope 2 technologies deliver numerous advanced features and improvements, including significantly reduced power consumption, higher integration, and a GSMA-compliant EAL5+ secure enclave for integrated SIM capability.