In this episode of the IoT For All Podcast, Christian Rouffaert, Founder and CEO of Teragence, joins Ryan Chacon to discuss achieving reliable IoT connectivity with crowdsourced data. Specialist IoT connectivity providers rely on the connectivity provided by local operators and do not receive any honest information on the level of coverage, leaving everyone at the mercy of the incumbents. Teragence aims to change change that by providing location-specific, transparent data about every licensed operators' level of coverage.

About Christian Rouffaert

Christian Rouffaert studied engineering in Belgium and acquired an MBA from London Business School. He is the founder and CEO of Teragence. As a jack-of-all trades, Christian has worked across a wide range of domains in the telecoms sector, including data centers, mobile networks, finance, and sales in Europe, Asia, and the United States. Previously, he worked as a management consultant at Accenture.

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About Teragence

Teragence uses crowdsourced data to deliver actionable network insights in a bite-sized format. Their data is crowdsourced from handsets and IoT devices and is combined with advanced geospatial analytics and machine learning to deliver actionable network insights – information about mobile networks that is useful and practical.

Key Questions & Topics

(00:11) Introduction to Christian Rouffaert and Teragence
(01:00) The importance of reliable cellular connectivity
(02:29) Challenges of IoT connectivity
(04:21) Navigating the IoT ecosystem and value chain
(07:55) Convincing customers that their problem is solvable
(12:04) Transparency issues with mobile operators
(14:10) Alternatives to local operator coverage data
(16:31) Real-world success stories
(19:39) Gathering coverage data internationally
(21:39) The future of connectivity intelligence
(23:04) Learn more and follow up