Connecthings Joins Current, powered by GE As a Key Smart City Partner to Foster Urban & Economic Development

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Connecthings,
operator of the largest global network of beacons in public spaces
(130,000+), today announced its partnership with Current,
powered by GE (NYSE:GE) to encourage the use of the Intelligent
Environments platform as a living laboratory to enable economic growth
and enhance the quality of life. The platform allows companies and the
local tech community to harness the power of the Industrial Internet and
develop new applications to solve city challenges and engage with
citizens.

Founded in 2007, Connecthings has been transforming passive points of
contact and locations including street furniture, train stations,
airports and more into smart, connected objects communicating with the
smartphones of citizens and visitors alike. Connecthings’ Internet of
Public Things platform contextualizes the beacon network to send the
right information at the right time to mobile users – on all or parts of
the beacon network, worldwide. Any mobile application can easily plug
onto the beacon network and engage with their users while on the move.

“We are very proud to join Current, powered by GE’s vibrant ecosystem
of innovative companies,” says Laetitia Gazel Anthoine, CEO &
Founder, Connecthings. “With our new generation of mobile
engagement powered by smart city physical networks, mobile application
users access real-time, contextualized information through their usual
apps; the mobile apps publishers can access data usage across smart city
environments. Together with Current, Connecthings is paving the way for
new and exciting ways to catalyze the energy sector.”

Current, which specializes in creating intelligent environments for
commercial buildings and cities, is partnering up with city leaders to
turn their ubiquitous lighting footprint into a digital infrastructure
enabled by CityIQ™ – transforming a city lighting infrastructure into an
all-knowing, data intelligence network.

“With the ever-expanding ecosystem of partners and the innovative
developer community, thousands of applications can be built to drive
desired outcomes for cities. From reducing traffic congestion,
increasing pedestrian safety, driving new economic development and job
creation to providing citywide Wi-Fi connections, innovation is at the
core of who we are—and what we do. Together with Connecthings, we will
usher in a new digital frontier, giving cities and citizens alike the
benefits of a connected city,” says Jim Benson, GM Strategic
Alliances and Marketing, Current by GE.

To learn more about Connecthings, please visit www.connecthings.com.

About Current, powered by GE

Current is the digital engine for intelligent environments. A
first-of-its-kind startup within the walls of GE (NYSE: GE), Current
blends advanced energy technologies like LED and solar with networked
sensors and software to make commercial buildings and industrial
facilities more energy efficient & productive. Backed by the power of
Predix*, GE’s platform for the Industrial Internet, and a broad
ecosystem of technology partners, Current is helping businesses and
cities unlock hidden value and realize the potential of their
environments. www.currentbyge.com

About Connecthings

Connecthings was founded in 2007 by Laetitia Gazel Anthoine with the
vision and intuition that smartphones will connect the physical world
with the digital world.

Connecthings operates a global network of beacons (Bluetooth, NFC, QR
code, Wi-Fi) in public spaces to transform passive urban points of
contact and locations (street furniture, train stations, airports,
shopping malls, public venues) into smart, connected objects that
communicate with the smartphones of citizens and visitors alike. The
beacon network powers Connecthings’ Internet of Public Things SaaS
platform.

Awarded by numerous smart city and innovation international prizes,
Connecthings’ integrated Internet of Public Things platform
contextualizes the beacon network to send the right information at the
right time to mobile users – on all or parts of the beacon network,
worldwide.

Connecthings’ services are up and running in 60 cities in Europe and in
Rio de Janeiro, with +130 000 beacons connected in the urban space: this
is the largest Internet of Public Things network worldwide.

Connecthings is headquartered in Paris and has offices in New York, Rio
de Janeiro, Barcelona, Milan and Berlin.

Contacts

Carve Communications for Connecthings
Moon Vitiello, 917-494-0080
[email protected]