What is our journey so far ?
2004
July 2004: Creation of Kerlink with the vision of becoming a specialist in machine-to-machine communication (M2M)
2006
April 2006: Launch of Wanesy, a platform for remote device management and remote software maintenance
2008
April 2008: First fundraising event raises €650,000 from local investors
2013
May 2013: Second round of fundraising of €1.5 million to support strong growth and accelerate international development
2014
January 2014: Global launch of the Wirnet Station, the world’s first LoRaWAN gateway
2015
January 2015: Kerlink is one of the founding members of the LoRa Alliance. Kerlink also serves as a board member and actively contributes to each alliance committee
December 2015: Global launch of Kerlink’s iSeries modular range of LoRaWAN carrier grade gateways, Wirnet iBTS and Wirnet iBTS Compact
2016
May 2016: Initial public offering raises more than €10 million
October 2016: ISO 9001-2008 certification received for the “design, development, and sales process of network solutions for the Internet of Things”
November 2016: Opening of Singapore subsidiary
2017
January 2017: Kerlink Inc. subsidiary launched to serve North American markets
April 2017: Second capital increase raises more than €20 million
September 2017: Opening of office in Chennai, India
October 2017: Kerlink joins the EnterNext PEA-PME 150 index
November 2017: Announcement of a sales representation in Japan
December 2017: Kerlink supplies, expands and densifies Proximus’s LoRaWAN IoT network in Belgium
December 2017: Kerlink included in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 EMEA Ranking
2018
February 2018: ISO 9001-2015 certification awarded
February 2018: Kerlink launches Low Power IoT Reference Design
April 2018: Kerlink listed among Europe’s fastest-growing companies in Financial Times FT 1000
April 2018: Kerlink joins the Tech40 index of AlterNext
June 2018: Kerlink announces single-contract package of end-to-end IoT connectivity solution
July 2018: Kerlink included in Forbes Futur40 Fast-Growing Companies for the second year in a row
September 2018: Kerlink unveils Wirnet iBTS 64 Highway at Mobile World Congress Americas
October 2018: Kerlink launches Japanese subsidiary to serve growing interest in the IoT in Japan and accelerate expansion in Asia
2019
February 2019: Kerlink to launch end-to-end smart vertical IoT solutions with partners for key verticals at MWC 2019
June 2019: Kerlink signs a partnership with Tata Communications transformation services (TCTS) to expand LoRaWAN networks deployments
June 2019: Launch of the Wirnet iStation outdoor industrial-grade iSeries new LoRaWAN gateway
September 2019: Launch of the Wirnet iFemtoCell-evolution indoor iSeries new LoRaWAN gateway
October 2019: ISO 9001-2015 certification renewal by AFNOR
November 2019: Kerlink Low Power IoT Reference Design Included In Objenious’s Catalog of LoRaWAN Certified Products
2020
February 2020: Kerlink is chosen to help UNHCR to supervise water management in refugees camps.
March 2020: Kerlink powers the largest LoRaWAN network in Germany for a water, gas & electricity company
April 2020: Kerlink’s distribution network keep on spreading with a new contract in Ukraine
May 2020: Kerlink and Microshare team up to create a contact tracing solution to help suppress Covid-19 pandemic
May 2020: Kerlink Launches the Wanesy Wave, a cost-efficient LoRaWAN multi-technology Tracking anchor for Smart-Retail and Smart-Facility Applications
June 2020: Kerlink and US IoT software company TagoIO to integrate Wanesy Management Center & End-to-End cloud platform
July 2020: Kerlink & Japanese Distributor GISupply Partner on a Diversity Of LoRa-based IoT Solutions for Health, Smart Agriculture Markets.
November 2020: Kerlink & Richardson RFPD Announce Distribution Agreement
December 2020: Kerlink LoRaWAN Gateways Are AWS-Qualified Devices For New AWS IoT Core for LoRaWAN
2021
March 2021: Kerlink and Microshare deliver smart building and asset management solution for Aramark
March 2021: Kerlink powers HYDRAO solutions for US hospitality chain to save water
April 2021: Third capital increase raises more than €11 million
April 2021 : Kerlink IoT Gateways Compatible with Helium Network
May 2021: Kerlink powers AIUT’s largest LoRaWAN network in Poland for smart water
May 2021: Kerlink & Cloud Energy expanding IoT market in Vietnam
July 2021: CyRIC IoT, an IoT end-to-end solutions , becomes Kerlink’s official distributor in Cyprus
August 2021: Kerlink and NetOP Technology, based in Turkey, collaborate on a wildfire-prevention system
2022