Minnesota-based IoT firm Digi is bringing its ConnectCore family of SoMs and XBee wireless modules to the UK through distributor Anglia Components.

Anglia will supply the Digi wireless modules, tools and developer kits, which connect sensors and other devices to the internet for remote monitoring and control in a range of applications, including energy, smart city, industrial and medical.

“We’re delighted to work with Anglia as a UK distributor,” said Ron Singh, Emea sales director for Digi. “Anglia stands out to us as a valuable addition to our distribution network, not only for its close relationship with its customer base, but for its existing knowledge of our technology. Digi’s modules are built around microprocessors from world-leading manufacturers such as ST Microelectronics, for whom Anglia is a long-standing partner, meaning we’re confident they can support customers in designing with our technology.”

John Bowman, marketing director at Anglia, added: “It’s fantastic to expand Anglia’s IoT offering with Digi, one of the market leaders in the embedded systems and wireless connectivity space. Digi’s solutions are innovative and adaptable to a wide variety of applications. We have no doubt that this arrangement will be of real benefit to our customers.”

Founded in 1985 as machine-to-machine connectivity company, today Digi (www.digi.com) is a global provider of business and mission-critical IoT connectivity products. The company has 16 global offices and is headquartered in Minnesota.

Anglia Components is a UK independent authorised distributor of semiconductors, optoelectronics, interconnect, passive and electromechanical components. A signatory of the ADS SC21 programme, the company holds AS9120, ISO9001 and ISO14001 accreditations.

Anglia supports OEM and EMS companies in every sector of electronics manufacturing. Its suppliers include many of the world’s leading electronic component brands, complemented by many smaller companies with leadership in their chosen technologies.

Anglia (www.anglia.com) stocks over two billion components from over 1.3 million product lines in the UK.

Technical support spans a sampling service that delivers over £150,000 worth of free components and evaluation tools each year and technical advice from product specialists and face-to-face guidance from field applications engineers.