By : Rasha Hussein

InfraX, a subsidiary of Digital DEWA, the digital arm of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (PJSC), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with UnaBiz, Massive IoT service provider and the new owner of Sigfox 0G technology. The signing ceremony took place between Rashid Alahmedi, COO of InfraX and Phillippe Chiu, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of UnaBiz.

The MoU will pave way for joint collaborations between the parties that will see UnaBiz engaging the UAE market under InfraX umbrella to provide high quality custom designed IoT solutions that are energy-efficient, scalable and simple to deploy. According to IoT Analytics, in 2022, the global IoT market will grow by 18% to 14.4 billion active connections and reach 27 billion connected IoT devices by 2025.

“InfraX works in alignment with the directives of the wise leadership of the UAE that aims to accelerate the growth and development of smart cities and digital transformation in the UAE. Our partnership with UnaBiz is another effort to offer meaningful and robust IoT solutions that will enable clients to achieve operational efficiencies through big data, analytics and automation. While the new synergy of both the organisations will pave way for future progress, it will also witness enhanced disruption in the IoT space in the UAE,” said Rashid Alahmedi, COO of InfraX.

InfraX is the Information Communication and Technology arm of Digital DEWA and a TDRA licensed nationwide IoT service provider, which focuses on providing managed connectivity and advanced IoT solution to Digital DEWA customers.

“UnaBiz is pleased to partner InfraX to bring its proven, cost-effective and energy-efficient IoT solutions to the UAE region. Digital DEWA is a strong and reliable alliance for UnaBiz in the UAE region, and we look forward to working with its partners and customers to leverage Sigfox and other LPWA technologies to create meaningful and disruptive solutions that will help businesses transform their operations, lower emissions, and achieve their energy goals,” said Philippe Chiu, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of UnaBiz.

UnaBiz is a proven global Massive IoT service provider that specialises in solution design, manufacturing, connectivity and data platform services across a hybrid of low-power wide area technologies to power sustainable business growth. UnaBiz owns Sigfox 0G technology which powers the global 0G Network that connects over 10 million sensors for 1,500 B2B customers in collaboration with 70+ national 0G Operators and global strategic partners.