1) The Internet of Things (IoT) is expected to connect 20 billion devices by 2020, up from 2 billion smartphones in 2005 and 1 billion Internet users in 1995, representing the next major wave. 2) Sigfox has created a global low-power wide-area network (LPWAN) specifically for low-cost, low-power IoT devices that can communicate over long ranges of 50km using little power. 3) Sigfox has a global network covering over 1.5 million square kilometers across 30 countries and aims to cover the top 60 countries by the end of 2018 to support IoT applications across various industries like smart buildings, cities, living, utilities and more.