Intelligent CIO Africa Issue 17 | Page 42

FEATURE: IOT ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Goshalia, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer at SqwidNet. “This organism moves through water tail first, so the tail enables the sqwid to move forward. The body represents the connection between the head and tail, just as the Sigfox network connects the physical and digital world and the eye of the sqwid represents the vision we have for the African continent.” The sqwid also plays an enormous role in the natural ecosystem as it serves as a source of food, which also depicts the role of a reliable, far-reaching network in the world of IoT. “As the aggregator of IoT in Africa, we enable organisations to move forward on their IoT journey,” said Goshalia. SqwidNet CEO, Phatizwe Malinga 42 INTELLIGENTCIO “Through Sigfox, our vast network coverage allows us to the connect everything our WE ENABLE ORGANISATIONS TO MOVE FORWARD ON THEIR IOT JOURNEY. clients need connected and our vision for the African continent is to allow companies, through strategic IoT deployments to embrace digital transformation, remain agile and relevant in their specific industries and ultimately grow through solutions that drive business value.” n www.intelligentcio.com