French IoT solutions developer Kerlink is entering the Japanese market to sell its IoT and LoRaWAN products and services through a partnership with Japanese electronics and IoT equipment trading house Takumi Shoji.

Through the partnership, Takumi Shoji will market, sell and support Kerlink’s solutions in the Japanese IoT, telecoms and enterprise markets.

Takumi Shoji’s network of business partners in Japan includes more than 2,000 companies. As an independent trading company, it collaborates with nearly 650 semiconductor manufacturers and distributors in Japan and overseas.

Kerlink is a provider of end-to-end network solutions for IoT, serving telecom operators, private businesses and public authorities worldwide. Its services includes IoT network planning, design and operational management, as well as value-added application layers to maximise performance of its carrier-grade infrastructure offering.

“Japan shows a very promising outlook for LoRaWAN network deployments, and Takumi Shoji, as a distributor of Semtech products, is already well aware of the high potential of LoRa technology,” said Kilian Halopeau, Kerlink’s vice president for Japan. “Leveraging its long experience in the industry, Takumi Shoji is quick to identify and respond to new market opportunities, and they are eager to add new value-added solutions to their portfolio. We look forward to strengthening our partnership with them to provide a high level of support and service to our clients.”

“Kerlink has been a core member of the LoRa Alliance since its inception and has grown to become the global leader in industrial-grade LoRaWAN gateways,” said Shin Nohara, deputy general manager of the Advanced Product Sales Division at Takumi Shoji. “As a Kerlink distributor, we will do our best to provide high quality LoRaWAN-based solutions and answer the needs of the rapidly expanding IoT market in Japan.”