KERLINK (EPA:ALKLK) - Senior ICT Expert Tsuneo Tatara Joins Kerlink Team To Support the Company’s Expansion in Japan

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Senior ICT Expert Tsuneo Tatara Joins Kerlink Team To Support the Company's
Expansion in Japan

PRESS RELEASE

THORIGNÉ FOUILLARD, France - Nov. 13th, 2017, 09:00 AM CET - Kerlink (ALKLK -
FR0013156007), a specialist and global leader in network solutions dedicated to
the Internet of Things (IoT), today announced that Tsuneo Tatara, a senior
professional in Japan's information and communications technology (ICT)
industries, joins its team as country manager to guide Kerlink's expansion in
Japan.

Tatara brings more than 40 years of professional experience with companies
whose businesses spanned Japan, Canada and India. His expertise ranges from
engineering and business development to sales and marketing, working with
international fixed-operators and mobile telcos, telecom vendors and Japanese
multinational companies (MNCs).

Prior to joining Kerlink, Tatara held a variety of senior positions at
SoftBank, Japan Telecom (now SoftBank), Tata Communications and CNCP
Communications in Canada. During his career, he led many international projects
with major carriers, including France Telecom, Verizon and AT&T, and with CAPEX
ranging from $100 million to $1.5 billion.

"Tsuneo Tatara has built a stellar career with his combination of deep
expertise in ICT, his ability to identify solid business-development
opportunities and his understanding of the importance of relationships in
multinational, multicultural environments," said Kerlink CEO William Gouesbet.
"Kerlink is very pleased to have Tsuneo on our team, as we extend our
international expansion efforts to Japan, a key market for low-power, wide-area
IoT networks (LPWA)."

"Kerlink is rapidly emerging as the leading global provider of turnkey
solutions for deploying and operatingLoRaWAN(TM) networks," Tatara said. "This
success illustrates both the excellence of its solutions and thecompany's focus
on customer satisfaction and relationship building. This combination of
technology and service will be well received by Japanese ICT companies and
smart-city proponents."

Tsuneo Tatara, Arnaud Boulay, Kerlink's APAC sales director, and Didier
Larrieu, Kerlink's chief sales officer, participate in Business France's tour
of Japan on Nov. 13-15.

About Kerlink

Kerlink, a co-founder and board member of the LoRa Alliance(TM) , specialises
in network solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT). Its mission is to
provide its clients - telecom operators, businesses and public authorities -
with equipment, software and services to design, launch and operate IoT
networks. Over the past three years, Kerlink has invested more than EUR8
million in R&D. In just over 10 years, more than 70,000 Kerlink installations
have been rolled out for more than 260 customers, including major telecom
operators such Tata Communications, and utilities such as GrDF and Suez. The
company's solutions are enabling IoT networks worldwide with major deployments
in Europe, South Asia and South America. In 2016, Kerlink generated revenues of
EUR14.1 million, 25 percent internationally. Since 2013, it has posted average
annual growth above 50 percent. Kerlink has been listed on Euronext Growth
Paris since May 2016 and was added to the EnterNext PEA-PME 150, an index of
150 fast-growing French SMEs in 2017.

For more information, visit www.kerlink.com or follow them on
Twitter @kerlink_news.

About LoRaWAN(tm) Technology

The technology used in a LoRaWAN(TM) network is designed to connect low-cost,
battery-operated sensors over long distances in harsh environments that were
previously too challenging or cost-prohibitive to connect. With its unique
penetration capability, a LoRaWAN(TM) gateway deployed on a building or tower
can connect to sensors more than 10 kilometres away or to water meters deployed
underground or in basements. The LoRaWAN(TM) protocol offers unique and
unequalled benefits in terms of bidirectionality, security, mobility and
accurate localization that are not addressed by other LPWAN technologies. These
benefits will enable the diverse use cases and business models that will grow
deployments of LPWAN IoT networks globally.

About the LoRa Alliance(tm)

The LoRa Alliance(TM) is an open, non-profit association that has grown to over
500 members since its inception in March 2015, becoming one of the largest and
fastest-growing alliances in the technology sector. Its members are closely
collaborating and sharing their experience to promote the LoRaWAN(TM) protocol
as the leading open global standard for secure, carrier-grade IoT LPWAN
connectivity. With the technical flexibility to address a broad range of IoT
applications, both static and mobile, and a certification program to guarantee
interoperability, LoRaWAN(TM) has already been deployed by major mobile network
operators globally, with wide expansion anticipated in 2017. For information
about joining the LoRa Alliance(TM) , please visit the membership page.

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2017 full year revenue: 30 January 2018 after market

Investor Contact for Kerlink
Actifin
Benjamin Lehari
+33 (0)1 56 88 11 25
blehari@actifin.fr

Press & Analyst Contact for Kerlink
Mahoney Lyle
Amélie Ravier
+33 (0)6 64 52 81 10
aravier@mahoneylyle.com

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