Sigfox is a connectivity service, dedicated to the IoT ... And focused on very small messages, up to 12 bytes.
How a few bytes can lead to Big Data ?
Presentation during the IoT & Big Data Meetup :http://www.meetup.com/fr-FR/Internet-of-Things-Thinkers-Meetup/events/229862142/
3. About Sigfox
Sigfox is not selling chips
Sigfox is not building connected solutions
Sigfox has invented a radio protocol
Sigfox operates a global network
5. Energy efficiency
The Sigfox protocol has been designed to maximise energy
efficiency
Tx: ~20-35 mA during a few seconds (25mW ; 14dB)
Key factor: idle consumption (unconnected 99.x% of the time)
Idle consumption: a few µA
6. Out of the box
No configuration, no pairing, no signalisation
The network is serving the devices, not the other way round
A message is picked up by several base stations ; validation &
reduplication are handled by the network
7. Very Long Range
Best case scenario
+100km between transmitter & receiver (base station)
Real life
A few kms (city) to tens of kms (countryside), depending on
the topography
8. Outdoor & Indoor
Sigfox works well indoor
Of course, you need to consider signal attenuation (~20dB)
10. Security
Each message is signed with a key unique to the device
Messages can be encrypted or scrambled
No keys exchanged over the network, no handshake
Security is an ever ongoing effort