Apr 13, 2016

Tele2 IoT strengthens its presence in France April 13, 2016 02:00 ET | Source: Tele2 AB Stockholm - Tele2 AB (Tele2), (NASDAQ OMX Stockholm Exchange: TEL2 A and TEL2 B)today announces a strengthened presence and offering for its Internet of Things(IoT) implementations in France.During the last couple of months, Tele2 IoT has recruited dedicated resources inFrance and signed a strategic partnership with Sisteer, in order to secure theright setup needed to support the important IoT market that France represents.Tele2 IoT expects the total number of connections in France to double withinthree years.Rami Avidan, Managing Director at Tele2 IoT, comments: “France is a large andcentral IoT market in Europe, so we are happy to announce our strong partnershipwith Sisteer. Their solid local presence will complement our own resources in afantastic way, and together we will be very competitive in supporting the Frenchmarket.”Sisteer, Tele2’s new partner, is the leading alternative connectivity resellerin France, a strong enabler that is well set-up to deploy telecom and IoTconnected systems to the market.Alain Bureau, CEO at Sisteer adds: “The Sisteer/Tele2 partnership is born from amagic formula: the quality and reliability of a large operator, the proximityand solid telecom expertise of a French recognized actor, together with one ofthe best IoT connectivity platforms.”To further accelerate the presence in the French market, Tele2 and Sisteer willtogether host an event, IoT Talks Paris on June 8th. The purpose of this eventis to engage and inspire even more customers and partners to start their IoTjourney. Visit www.tele2iottalks.com/paris for more information andregistration.For more information, please contact:Viktor Wallström, Communications Director, Tele2 AB, Phone: +46 703 63 53 27Louise Tjeder, Head of Investor Relations, Tele2 AB. Phone: +46 704 26 46 52TELE2 IS ONE OF EUROPE'S FASTEST GROWING TELECOM OPERATORS, ALWAYS PROVIDINGCUSTOMERS WITH WHAT THEY NEED FOR LESS. We have 14 million customers in 9countries. Tele2 offers mobile services, fixed broadband and telephony, datanetwork services, content services and IoT solutions. Ever since Jan Stenbeckfounded the company in 1993, it has been a tough challenger to the formergovernment monopolies and other established providers. Tele2 has been listed onthe NASDAQ OMX Stockholm since 1996. In 2015, we had net sales of SEK 27 billionand reported an operating profit (EBITDA) of SEK 5.8 billion. Related Articles