15 July 2021
CyanConnode Holdings plc
("CyanConnode" or the "Company")
Follow-On Order From Thailand
CyanConnode Holdings plc (AIM: CYAN), a world leader in Narrowband Radio Frequency (RF) Smart Mesh Networks, is pleased to announce a further follow-on order from its partner the JST Group (JST) for the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA), a Thai state enterprise under the Ministry of Interior. The follow-on order is for 31,000 Omnimesh Modules and associated gateways and is in addition to the 33,000 Omnimesh Modules and 206,735 Omnimesh perpetual software licenses purchased in 2019 and 2020. Deployment of this order will follow the successful 'Go-Live' phase of the MEA Smart Grid Project, which is expected in Q4 of 2021.
CyanConnode is delivering the MEA project with JST, and its partner Forth Corporation Public Company Limited (Forth), a telecommunication and electronics company that provides products and integration services throughout Thailand.
MEA, who serve around 4 million customers in the city of Bangkok and two adjacent provinces, is deploying a Smart Metro Grid platform to improve power availability and reliability, as well as to analyse distribution losses, automate meter reading, and increase customer satisfaction.
CyanConnode's Omnimesh technology has been integrated into Forth's electricity meters, using the frequency bands of 442 and 447MMHz, which have been allocated to the Thai energy utilities by The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) of Thailand.
John Cronin, Executive Chairman, commented:
"We are delighted to have received this follow-on order from our partner JST. The Smart Grid project for MEA, being our first project in Thailand, is an important project for CyanConnode, and we are pleased to see it progress to the next stage of hardware requirements."
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Enquiries:
CyanConnode Holdings plc Tel: +44 (0) 1223 225 060
John Cronin, Executive Chairman www.cyanconnode.com
Arden Partners plc (Joint Broker) Tel: +44 (0) 20 7614 5900
Paul Shackleton / Akhil Shah (Corporate Finance)
Simon Johnson (Corporate Broking)
About CyanConnode
CyanConnode (AIM:CYAN.L), is a world leader in Narrowband Radio Frequency (RF) Smart Mesh Networks, which are used for machine to machine (M2M) communication. As well as being self-forming and self-healing, CyanConnode's RF Smart Mesh Networks are designed for rapid deployment, whilst giving exceptional performance and competitive total cost of ownership.
In June 2018, CyanConnode launched its award-winning Omnimesh Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) platform, which has already gained considerable commercial traction, especially in India which is a key market for the Company.
Through a Global partner eco-system, which is vendor agnostic, CyanConnode has several routes to market, therefore it is well positioned to capitalise upon increasing Global demand for smart metering solutions.
For more information, please visit www.cyanconnode.com
About The JST Group
The JST Group is an independent group of wholly owned Thai service and supply companies, with over 40 years' experience in Thailand and South East Asia. JST has developed a flexible organization structure to provide locally-based and managed specialist services to meet emerging customer requirements.
For more information, please visit http://www.jst-group.com/
About Forth Corporation Public Company Limited
Forth Corporation Public Company Limited (FORTH) was established in 1989 and has registered capital amounting to Baht 1 million. The Company was established to research, develop and manufacture Private Branch Exchange (PBX) under the trademark of FORTH, Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA) and electronic equipment manufacturing.
The Company increased capital and expanded into related-business e.g. telecommunication equipment manufacturing and distribution and digital electronic meter manufacturing, etc. In 2006, the Company was listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand in 2006 and became the public company named Forth Corporation Public Company Limited.
For more information, please visit https://www.forth.co.th/en/