VIP's on your Sigfox Success
Very Important Principles that ONLY SIGFOX EXPERTS KNOWS.
- Mounting of the device
It’s the climb. - We couldn't express it any clearer that most devices performed better when they are mounted vertically or pointing upwards, most of the devices we've tested (Loka, Alps, Oyster) performed way better (Up to 6 dBm better! Imagine having that extra power without having to add an extended antenna?).
- Coverage
Connection before Implementation. - Before implementing your IoT solutions, make sure that the areas that you are targeting is well covered by the Sigfox Network. We have tools to check that remotely: Thinxtra Coverage Map | Sigfox Service map | Sigfox Resources
Related Help Article: https://help.thinxtra.com/portal/en/kb/articles/check-your-sigfox-coverage-thinxtra-coverage-tool - Coverage can be tricky at times, we understand that and we're here to help. Not happy with the Thinxtra Coverage Map results?
Tip: Most of the coverage problems that we've encountered was easily solved by acquiring this small but powerful Access Station Micro | Sigfox build! If you are interested to have one, please send us an email to support@thinxtra.com so we can assist you on this. - Platform
Choosing the Platform that you suits you BEST. - Choosing the right platform that can give you confidence that visualizing the data from the device is a piece of cake, skip on the code and go straight to a platform that best suit your needs.
We have IoT Platform Offering for a variety of industries: - Our goal is to meet your business case? Need help on deciding which is which? Partnering with the Experts of IoT can help you to make these decisions, you may contact us at support@thinxtra.com so we can help you go further ahead of your market competition.
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