KERLINK (EPA:ALKLK) - Kerlink Announces Dutch Technology Specialist MCS Will Extend Existing Partnership to Value-Added Distribution Agreement, Enhancing Promotion of its Internet of Things Solutions

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Kerlink Announces Dutch Technology Specialist MCS Will Extend Existing
Partnership to Value-Added Distribution Agreement, Enhancing Promotion of its
Internet of Things Solutions

PRESS RELEASE

Barcelona, Spain - Feb. 26, 2018, 6:00 p.m. CET - Kerlink (ALKLK -
FR0013156007), a specialist and global leader in solutions dedicated to the
Internet of Things (IoT), and  MCS, a Dutch company that provides businesses
and system integrators with industrial IoT (IIoT) solutions and private
communication networks, today announced MCS will extend their partnership to a
value-added distribution agreement to offer Kerlink's IoT network and
solutions portfolio.

The development of this partnership is part of Kerlink's commitment to grow
its value-added distributor (VAD) network to extend its business reach to new
markets or new geographical territories where the company does not have sales
operations. Kerlink also aims at accelerating market penetration of
LoRaWAN(TM) technology for private networks by relying on strategic partners
who bring vertical end-to-end solutions and have a strong local presence in
their markets.

MCS is a technology specialist and developer of IoT hardware that provides
24x7-managed platforms for its customers. It also installs and manages private
IoT networks, such as Private LoRa(r), Private GSM / GPRS and Private LTE. Its
ITalks LoRaWAN(TM) server provides managed services and is designed for rugged,
professional LoRaWAN(TM) environments. It also offers additional features that
simplify the management of the LoRa(r) infrastructure.

The first deployment of MCS ITalks is a combination of infrastructure
deployment and network-operation and management features for customers that
leverage Kerlink's Wanesy(TM) Management Center, Wirnet(TM) Stations and
Wirnet(TM) iBTS Compact outdoor LoRaWAN(TM) gateways. MCS also has helped
deploy private networks in the Netherlands using solutions bundled with
indoor Wirnet(TM) iFemtoCell LoRaWAN(TM) gateway and Wanesy(TM) Small Private
Network for use cases such as smart buildings, industry logistics and storage,
and smart city applications in Rotterdam.

"MCS has worked with various IoT solutions providers, starting in the early
days of LoRaWAN(TM)," said MCS CCO Jasper den Hartog. "Kerlink was the most
reliable partner for LoRaWAN(TM) infrastructures then and has continued to
be, year after year. These kinds of partnerships support us in our growth
strategy."

"Kerlink is delighted to partner with MCS, whose expertise and value-added
offering will clearly accelerate the deployment of LoRaWAN(TM) networks in the
Benelux, through outreach to private companies," said Ermeline Lebon,
Kerlink's global head of channel sales. "Its vertical solutions bring
immediate benefits for end users, leveraging the long-range and low power
consumption of the LoRa(r) technology."

MCS ITalks Starter Indoor Lora(r) Full with Kerlink Wirnet(TM) iFemtoCell
LoRaWAN(TM) Gateway

MCS ITalks IoT Suite User Interface

About Kerlink Group

Kerlink Group is a global leading provider of end-to-end network solutions for
the Internet of Things (IoT), serving telecom operators, businesses and public
authorities worldwide. Its growing suite of turnkey IoT services includes
network planning, design and operational management that maximizes performance
of its market-leading, carrier-grade infrastructure offering. The Group,
widely recognized for its IoT expertise, also continually introduces
innovative value-added services, such as network-based geolocation, remote
end-device management and low-power IoT reference design, which allows its
customers to quickly bring to market IoT-ready devices and to imagine
innovative business models to monetize their deployments.

In just over 10 years, more than 100,000 Kerlink installations have been
deployed in more than 69 countries. In 2017 Kerlink supplied more than 330
customers, including major telecom operators such as Tata Communications, and
service providers such as GrDF and Suez. The company's solutions are enabling
IoT networks worldwide with major deployments in Europe, South Asia, South
America and Oceania. Kerlink, a co-founder and board member of the LoRa
Alliance(TM), has invested more than EUR10 million in research in the past
three years. In 2017, Kerlink Group generated revenues of nearly EUR25
million, more than 50 percent internationally. Since 2013, it has posted
average annual growth of more than 62 percent. It 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 us on Twitter
@kerlink_news.

About MCS

As a technology specialist, MCS facilitates its business partners and system
integrators with (industrial) IoT solutions and private communication networks.
We know the way in Private GSM, Private LTE, Private VoLTE and Private LoRa. We
build tight-knit relationships with hardware suppliers, network providers,
resellers and business partners. We believe in the power of collaboration and
the sharing of knowledge. Because it brings you further. And us too.

Visit https://www.mcs-nl.com/producten/internet-of-things/

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MCS Press Contact:
Monika Verboon
+31 88 4375 520
m.verboon@mcs-nl.com

Kerlink's Investor contact:
Actifin Benjamin Lehari
+33 (0)1 56 88 11 25
blehari@actifin.fr

Kerlink's Press and Market
Analysts contact:
Mahoney Lyle
Céline Gonzalez
+33 (0)6 75 85 60 42
cgonzalez@mahoneylyle.com

Kerlink's Financial Press contact:
Actifin
Isabelle Dray
+33 (0)1 56 88 11 29
idray@actifin.fr

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