What’s Next presented by Sigfox South Africa – CEO Gregory Rood on how the IoT sector is evolving
In this What’s Next with Aki Anastasiou interview, Gregory Rood unpacks how the IoT industry is evolving and the future of smart connectivity in South Africa.
Rood is the Chief Executive Officer at Sigfox South Africa and a top figure in the South African telecoms sector with over two decades of experience.
He joined Sigfox South Africa as its CEO in 2024.
Before this, he worked as a Managing Director at both Talking Telecom and Zoom Networks, serving at these companies for eight and ten years respectively.
Rood’s entry into the sector was as an Account Manager at Storm Telecom for a year, following which he moved to Definity Telecom, where he served as the General Manager for five years.
He holds an MBA from the Gordon Institute of Business Science.
The interview
In this What’s Next interview, Rood discusses how a single-use communication model works and its wide range of use cases.
Rood then outlines how Sigfox simplifies the development of custom solutions for businesses and the process involved in developing new, unique technologies.
He also notes the advantages of its single-use communication solutions, including their shelf-life and how they’ve made it easier for companies to adopt IoT solutions.
Rood concludes the interview by explaining how companies interested in getting their own custom solution from Sigfox can go about it.
Watch the interview with Gregory Rood below.
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