Canadian IoT firm Sierra Wireless has extended its partnership with Orange Wholesale in France to increase its access to global networks and connectivity coverage across Europe.

Sierra Wireless first entered a partnership with Orange Wholesale in 2021 to enhance connectivity to its IoT customers. Since then, it has reinforced its smart connectivity services pan European coverage on its global SIM, made available in multiple form factors as well as through the eSIM enabled ready-to-connect modules.

“Our smart connectivity service offers resilient coverage, maximises uptime, and provides seamless expansion into new markets with access to over 600 partner networks in over 190 countries,” said Phil Brace, CEO of Sierra Wireless. “This partnership with Orange not only expands our pan EU footprint, but also extends global access to the best networks in terms of speed, coverage and a wide range of radio access technologies including LPWA. We are thrilled to partner with Orange to continue delivering the best connectivity options for our customers.”

Access to a wide range of radio technologies including LPWA and LTE allows users with the offer to enable various use cases regardless of data usage, from low to mid-range in the payment and vending and EV charging segments, to high LTE usage for streaming video and surveillance, all on one global SIM.

“Orange is excited to partner with Sierra Wireless, a world leading IoT provider,” said Bénédicte Javelot, CEO of Orange Wholesale in France. “Together, we help our customers to deliver world-class innovative and resilient IoT for applications with global coverage and high performance.”

Sierra Wireless combines devices, network services and software to unlock value in the connected economy. Companies globally are adopting 4G, 5G and LPWA to improve operational efficiency, create better customer experiences, improve their business models and create revenue streams. Sierra Wireless works with its customers on their IoT deployments, whether this is an integration to help connect edge devices to the cloud, a software or API service to manage processes with billions of connected assets, or a platform to extract real-time data to improve business decisions.