Intelligent transportation and gas meters can be read on a phone: the Internet of Things is heading for Iran thanks to a deal announced February 16. Internet of Things (IoT) applications allows users to monitor and control everything from fridges to city-wide metro systems by connecting remote sensors with computers, mobile phones and smart watches. French startup Sigfox, which runs a wireless IoT network connecting such devices, signed the deal with local internet provider Parsnet to deploy its nationwide services in Iran by June, Parsnet said in a statement, AFP reported. Iran will be the 31st country to deploy Sigfox´s network, it said. “The arrival of this global connectivity solution opens the door to new economically competitive and energy-efficient services for Iranian businesses,” Parsnet head Ahmad Jafarabadi said. Parsnet´s parent company, Pars Online, is one of Iran´s biggest internet providers. Iran has a population of 80 million people who use at least 30 million smartphones, a third of which have internet access.
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