KERLINK (EPA:ALKLK) - Kerlink Launches Japanese Subsidiary to Serve Growing Interest in the IoT in Japan and Speed Expansion in Asia

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Kerlink Launches Japanese Subsidiary to Serve Growing Interest in the IoT in
Japan and Speed Expansion in Asia

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Thorigné-Fouillard, France - Oct. 22, 2018, 8:00 a.m. CET - Kerlink (ALKLK -
FR0013156007), a specialist and global leader in solutions dedicated to the
Internet of Things (IoT), today announced the launch of a Japanese subsidiary
to support LoRa(TM) network deployments in that country and accelerate the
company's growth in Japan and across Asia.

Tsuneo Tatara, an international information and communications technology (ICT)
veteran who joined Kerlink in the fall of 2017 as country manager to guide the
company's ramp up in Japan, was promoted to general manager of the subsidiary,
Kerlink Japan KK.

"Japan is a very large potential market for IoT deployments in the key
verticals, such as smart cities, smart industry, asset tracking and smart
health, and Kerlink will help develop that potential with this expanded
presence in Japan," said Robert Clapham, Kerlink's assistant general manager.
"Tsuneo Tatara has laid the groundwork for this expansion, which marks
Kerlink's commitment to help large network operators, cities and small
businesses realize the benefits of LoRa(TM) low-power, wide-area networks. One
of his first tasks will be increasing Kerlink's sales staff in Japan and Asia."

Tatara has 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.

"Kerlink has become a leading global provider of turnkey solutions for
deploying LoRaWAN(TM)  networks, because of the reliability of its products,
and focus on building long-term relationships with its customers, so they can
achieve the specific goals for their IoT networks," Tatara said. "Since opening
a sales office in Japan last fall, we have seen growing interest among Japanese
ICT companies and smart-city proponents in deploying both public and private
LoRaWAN networks. With this subsidiary, Kerlink will work closely with
customers in Japan and Asia to start realizing the efficiency, safety and
security benefits of the Internet of Things."

As a co-founder and board member of the LoRa Alliance(TM) , an ecosystem of
more than 500 diverse companies that support LoRaWAN(TM)  networks, Kerlink has
played a major role in spreading LoRa technology around the world. Founded in
2004, the company has installed more than 100,000 gateways, base stations and
other wireless connectivity products for M2M and IoT networks for more than 330
clients in Europe, Asia and North and South America. As it grew
internationally, it diversified its IoT portfolio, augmenting its equipment
with a complete range of services for designing, deploying and managing
low-power, wide-area (LPWA) networks. Kerlink also specializes in critical
network services, such as geolocation, an accurate, land-based tracking
technology that is both less expensive and more energy efficient than
satellite-dependent systems. Kerlink also specializes in critical network
services, such as geolocation, an accurate, land-based tracking technology that
is both less expensive and more energy efficient than satellite-dependent
systems, and device management, a powerful tool for configuring, updating, and
remotely managing connected LoRaWAN(TM) devices.

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.

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