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“LoRaWAN technology continues to deliver strong value to cities worldwide as they engage in digital transformation,” said Donna Moore, CEO and Chairwoman of the LoRa Alliance. “With public, private and satellite networks available in thousands of cities and backed by a huge member ecosystem, LoRaWAN is accelerating cities’ paths to becoming smart. We will be out in force at SCEWC this year to showcase the benefits of LoRaWAN, its broad accessibility and the huge range of applications where it adds value to improve cities’ sustainability, efficiency and quality of life.”

LoRa Alliance activities at the show include:

• Exhibition booth in GRAN VIA, Hall P2, Level 0, Street F, Stand 90 in the Fira Barcelona.
• Enhancing Urban Life through IoT panel featuring Donna Moore and Catherine Caruana-McManus of member company Meshed, which will take place from 11:25 – 12:10 in Hall 1, Red Room.
• How a LoRaWAN Connected City Improves Quality of Life for Citizens panel composed of LoRa Alliance member companies Brunata ZENNER, Town of Cary, North Carolina, USA, OrbiWise, Milesight and Seeed Studio on Wed. Nov. 8 from 16:30-17:00 in Hall 2, Central Plaza.
• LoRa Alliance Press Conference is taking place Wed. Nov. 8 from 11:00-12:30 in the Media Briefing Room outside the press center. It will feature breaking news from Actility, Atsign, Brunata ZENNER, Helium Foundation, IotaComm, Meshed, Milesight and OrbiWise.

LoRa Alliance drinks reception at the booth on Wed. Nov. 8 from 17:30-18:30 with participating companies: ELSYS, Helium Foundation, Meshed, Milesight, Brunata ZENNER, Pepperl+Fuchs, and WATTECO.

On-booth demonstrations of LoRaWAN in action for smart city applications include:

• The power of Actility’s ThingPark IoT platform for smart city solutions using LoRaWAN.
• Brunata ZENNER will demo how to build the future together using LoRaWAN for smart cities. ELSYS will show how to reduce energy costs with wireless temperature sensors using LoRaWAN.
• Milesight will demo its efficient smart city solution for LoRaWAN
• OrbiWise will show its smart city solutions for digital transformation that use LoRaWAN, including environmental & power monitoring, intelligent lighting and intelligent mobility.
• Pepperl+Fuchs will showcase its smart waste management and water-level monitoring with its WILSEN.sonic sensor using LoRaWAN.
• Seeed Studio will feature its smart city environmental monitoring and pollution reduction solution using LoRaWAN.
• WATTECO will show how IoT and AI combine for efficient and sustainable maintenance with LoRaWAN.

Editors or analysts interested in joining the press conference or arranging a private briefing during the show can contact lora-alliance@kiterocket.com to make arrangements.

About LoRa Alliance^®

The LoRa Alliance^® is an open, nonprofit association that has become one of the largest and fastest-growing alliances in the technology sector since its inception in 2015. Its members closely collaborate and share expertise to develop and promote the LoRaWAN^® standard, the de facto global standard for secure, carrier-grade IoT LPWAN connectivity. LoRaWAN has the technical flexibility to address a broad range of fixed and mobile IoT applications and a robust LoRaWAN Certification program to guarantee that devices perform as specified. The LoRaWAN standard has been deployed by more than 170 major mobile network operators globally, with connectivity available worldwide. More information: lora-alliance.org

LoRa Alliance^®, LoRaWAN^® and LoRaWAN Certified^CM are registered marks. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. All company, product and service names used are for identification purposes only.

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Fremont, Calif. – March 1, 2023 – The LoRa Alliance^®, the global association of companies backing the open LoRaWAN^® standard for the internet of things (IoT) low-power wide-area networks (LPWANs), today announced the full program for LoRaWAN Live Orlando, offering a wide variety of programming across technical and certification tracks, business developments and solutions, global and regional deployments, and live demos and exhibitions with a focus on smart cities, buildings and utilities. This is the first LoRaWAN Live event of 2023 and the only LoRaWAN Live of 2023 in the Americas and will take place at Loews Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Orlando in Orlando, Florida, USA, from 15-16 March 2023.

Program highlights include LoRa Alliance CEO and Chairwoman Donna Moore speaking about the LoRa Alliance ecosystem’s work to deliver solutions for digital transformation that optimize business operations, work environments, critical infrastructure, and environmental sustainability. As part of her keynote, she will host a panel with the City of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and its partners TEKTELIC, eleven-x and OrbiWise from the LoRaWAN ecosystem to learn how Calgary became a world-class smart city using LoRaWAN.

Additionally, MetaWorldX will share a live demonstration of a real smart city pulling in real-time LoRaWAN data as part of a city scale digital twin project. A second demo from Actility and Semtech will show how easy and economical it is to use LoRaWAN’s new relay feature to extend coverage in dense urban environments and underground, which is a critical advantage for LoRaWAN’s use in cities, buildings and utilities. Other program highlights include featured presentations from Cisco, Georgia-Pacific and Mueller Water Products.

“The LoRa Alliance LoRaWAN Live events are must-attend learning and networking opportunities for anyone involved in IoT deployments, whether you’re at the earliest stages of inquiry or actively deploying LoRaWAN,” said Donna Moore, CEO and Chairwoman of the LoRa Alliance. “We’re coming to Orlando next month because of the amazing growth we’ve seen in LoRaWAN deployments across the Americas, including massive projects in Latin America. LoRaWAN Live Orlando is the best opportunity this year to hear from, meet and network with our tremendous ecosystem and learn about LoRaWAN technology and how it can help you enable digital transformation to advance your business and sustainability goals.”

Register now to take advantage of your chance to experience LoRaWAN Live Orlando.

LoRaWAN Live offers visitors the opportunity to join global LoRaWAN leaders, innovators, developers, system integrators, network providers, device manufacturers, end users, media, and more to connect, exchange ideas, share large-scale success stories, go in-depth about LoRaWAN features, and create partnerships. The event will also feature an extensive vendor marketplace, allowing visitors to explore LoRaWAN solutions and experience a multitude of live demonstrations.

Key session highlights include:

Latin America

• How ST Engineering is using IoT to increase the quality of life for citizens in Brazilian cities (ST Engineering and Everynet)
• Panel: Get ready for smart metering with DLMS over LoRaWAN, featuring a discussion of current deployments in Brazil (Aklio, Everynet, HTMicron, NEPEN and Semtech)
• Leveraging an FCC Radio Approval in Latin America—Except when you cannot (Approve-IT)
• Panama Canal: LoRaWAN Deployment Helps Canal Operators Track Sulfur Dioxide Emissions by Each Ship (Kerlink and Senzary)

Smart Cities

• Panel: LoRaWAN for Smart Cities (3S, Brunata MINOL Zenner Group, OrbiWise, Seeed Studio and X-TELIA)
• Building a city scale digital twin (MetaWorldX)
• uCifi Alliance Unified Data Model and LoRaWAN Synergies (Kerlink)
• Innovative LoRaWAN Partnerships Between Universities and Local Communities (Center for IOT Engineering and Innovation – East Carolina University)

Smart Building

• LoRaWAN Delivers Enhanced Restroom Experiences (Georgia-Pacific and Comcast’s MachineQ)
• New National Gas Standard Sets the Stage for LoRaWAN Implementation (Senet and ProSentry)
• From GM to Delta Airlines: Construction Sites Made Safer and More Productive Using Smart Badges (Kwant)
• Ghirardelli Square: LoRaWAN Innovations provide a path to protect and preserve a sweet piece of American history (Kairos)
• Crossing the Chasm – Where LoRaWAN is Scaling Fast with Strong ROI (MultiTech)
• Smart Refrigeration with LoRaWAN: How to Comply with Regulations, Reduce Food Waste (MultiTech, PwC and Therma, moderated by IoT for All)
• Panel: Building Intelligence with LoRaWAN (AvalonBay, Klika Tech, Nordic Propeye and Vutility, moderated by Moor Insights & Strategy)

Smart Utilities

• LoRaWAN: the Right Technology for Utilities (Zenner USA)
• Panel: Protect Water with LoRaWAN (APANA, LimnoTech, Mueller Water Products, moderated by James Brehm & Associates)
• Utility Infrastructure Modernization & Service Optimization (Senet)
• From AMR to AMI: Transforming Legacy Systems with LoRaWAN (Mainlink)
• Transforming IoT Utility Metering – From Innovation to Mainstream Technology (Actility and MarineSync)
• Integrating Legacy Energy Meters to a LoRaWAN Smart Grid (Instituto Federal do Amazonas – Innovation hub)

Register now join us at LoRaWAN Live Orlando.

Thanks to LoRaWAN Live’s Sponsors

• Event Sponsors: Everynet, Seeed Studio and Zenner USA
• Happy Hour Sponsor: Semtech

Media Event on March 15 at 10:30

Media and analysts are invited to attend the 2-day conference at no cost. It will also feature a media event at 10:30 am on March 15, 2023. The following companies will make announcements from the event: the LoRa Alliance, Actility, City of Calgary, Dryad, Everynet, Peplink, Seeed, and Semtech. Contact lora-alliance@kiterocket.com for your complimentary registration details.

About LoRa Alliance^®

The LoRa Alliance^® is an open, nonprofit association that has become one of the largest and fastest-growing alliances in the technology sector since its inception in 2015. Its members closely collaborate and share expertise to develop and promote the LoRaWAN^® standard, the de facto global standard for secure, carrier-grade IoT LPWAN connectivity. LoRaWAN has the technical flexibility to address a broad range of fixed and mobile IoT applications and a robust LoRaWAN Certification program to guarantee that devices perform as specified. The LoRaWAN standard has been deployed by more than 170 major mobile network operators globally, with connectivity available worldwide. More information: lora-alliance.org

LoRa Alliance^®, LoRaWAN^® and LoRaWAN Certified^CM are registered marks.

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Advancements across several key market factors drove LoRaWAN’s tremendous growth in 2022:

• LoRaWAN is now a mature technology. 
• It is approved by ITU as an open international standard. 
• The LoRa Alliance has the largest and most diverse IoT ecosystem, with stakeholders from the entire value chain participating. 

• LoRaWAN has the most networks around the world and the only LPWAN with network options – public, private, satellite, community and hybrid.
• LoRa Alliance members have the most deployed solutions and the largest at-scale deployments  as well as the most deployed multi-technology solutions – with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, RFID, 5G, DLMS, OMS, BACnet and more. 
• The LoRa Alliance has the most certified LPWAN devices with the greatest choice of device vendors and diversity of devices on the market. 
• Through alliance members partnership and collaboration, we have the largest number of end-to-end solutions, making deployments easier for customers. 

“We saw a major shift in 2022, with LoRaWAN being recognized as an essential technology,” said Donna Moore, CEO and Chairwoman of the LoRa Alliance. “We’ve moved from needing to educate about ‘what’ LoRaWAN is to focusing on ‘how’ to deploy LoRaWAN. As end users move from exploratory stages and proofs-of-concept into massive adoption of LoRaWAN, integrators and solutions providers across a variety of industries are intensifying their sales efforts, which is growing LoRaWAN deployments exponentially. Our members are innovative, determined and passionate about changing the world for the better, and I can’t wait to see what they do next.”

The LoRa Alliance experienced a tremendous increase in member-driven initiatives, with cross-company collaboration driving more projects than ever before. There was also significant growth in webinars and educational programs in the past year, which also reflects the shifting market awareness and interest in LoRaWAN. Additionally, 2022 was another strong year for advancing the LoRaWAN standard from a technological perspective. The LoRa Alliance focuses on continually making LoRaWAN easier to develop and deploy and strengthening its certification program. Key achievements over the past year include:

• Support for IPv6 over LoRaWAN  accelerates onboarding Internet Protocol (IP)-based applications,
• The new relay feature extends LoRaWAN coverage beyond its current physical limits,
• The payload codec application programming interface (API) eases the integration of application platforms with LoRaWAN networks,
• Significant expansion of self-testing and ease of use of the LoRaWAN Certification Test Tool accelerates certification, and
• The LoRaWAN certification program has added support for critical technologies, including certifying devices for IPv6 over LoRaWAN. 

“Together with our incredible ecosystem, we will continue to improve the world in ways no one ever imagined possible. I invite everyone interested in developing LoRaWAN solutions to join us at LoRaWAN Live this coming March in Orlando to explore our ecosystem and network with industry leaders,” said Moore.

The LoRa Alliance will host the next LoRaWAN Live event on March 15 and 16, 2023, in Orlando, Florida, USA. Open to the public, the program will focus on smart cities, smart utilities and smart building, with diverse sessions ranging from educational training to deployment use cases. The program also provides significant opportunities for business development and collaboration. Attending LoRaWAN Live provides access to the latest LoRaWAN news as well as the opportunity to network with industry leaders and potential business partners, find the right tools, and develop the know-how to bring your own solutions to market. Learn more and register here.

Limited sponsorship and exhibition opportunities are still available. Please contact events@lora-alliance.org for details.

Media and analysts are invited to attend LoRaWAN Live Orlando at no cost. Contact lora-alliance@kiterocket.com for registration details.

About LoRa Alliance^®

The LoRa Alliance^® is an open, nonprofit association that has become one of the largest and fastest-growing alliances in the technology sector since its inception in 2015. Its members closely collaborate and share expertise to develop and promote the LoRaWAN^® standard, which is the de facto global standard for secure, carrier-grade IoT LPWAN connectivity. LoRaWAN has the technical flexibility to address a broad range of IoT applications, both fixed and mobile, and a robust LoRaWAN Certification program to guarantee that devices perform as specified. The LoRaWAN standard has been deployed by more than 170 major mobile network operators globally, with connectivity available worldwide. More information: lora-alliance.org

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PHILADELPHIA AND AIX-LES-BAINS, FRANCE, November 15, 2022 – Microshare, a leading Smart Building technology and sustainability data firm, will become the exclusive North America reseller of devices by Skiply, a specialist manufacturer of customer experience sensing devices, the companies announced today.

Skiply, based in Aix-Les-Bains, France, makes Internet of Things (IoT) devices for collecting anonymous, real-time customer feedback and requesting service assistance. Its connected survey terminals – compact boxes that operate on wireless networks – make it possible to instantly gather satisfaction data or address a service need in commercial spaces, such as offices, restaurants, stores and public washrooms. Its alert systems, which are integrated into several Microshare products, can be configured to notify dedicated sales or maintenance teams when problems are reported or the level of satisfaction deteriorates, improving service quality and customer loyalty.

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Battery-operated relays provide easy to deploy, low power, and standards-based approach to achieve robust network coverage in challenging environments

Fremont, Calif. – October 3, 2022 – The LoRa Alliance^®, the global association of companies backing the open LoRaWAN^® standard for internet of things (IoT) low-power wide-area networks (LPWANs), today announced that it has expanded the LoRaWAN link-layer standard with the addition of a relay specification. Relay allows for battery-operated, easy-to-deploy network coverage extensions at a fraction of the cost of adding additional gateways. This allows LoRaWAN to achieve excellent coverage in use cases requiring deep indoor or underground coverage, or relay data on satellite connected LoRaWAN devices within proximity. The LoRa Alliance is hosting a webinar about the new relay feature tomorrow, October 4 at 7am US PDT, click here for information or to register.

“LoRa Alliance members identified that end users in specific markets needed a solution to achieve full network coverage due to environmental challenges surrounding their deployments,” said Donna Moore, CEO and Chairwoman of the LoRa Alliance. “With relay, we’re providing a standardized solution that allows for full end-to-end communications in extremely challenging underground, metal and concrete environments where sensor signals could use a boost or redirect to reach either the gateway or end-device. The new relay feature is a direct response to market needs and provides an essential building block to enable massive IoT.”

One of the first markets to adopt relay is metering in the utilities sector. Utilities represents a massive opportunity for IoT, with VDC Research estimating that worldwide LPWAN communication services revenue will reach $2.47 billion by 2025. Adding relay to the LoRaWAN standard to achieve coverage for even the most difficult cases (e.g., meters inside metal closets) significantly strengthens LoRaWAN’s market position in metering and utilities, and more broadly across key verticals including smart cities and buildings, and industrial IoT. Using relay is ideal for any application monitoring static assets in challenging environments.

LoRaWAN Relay Feature

The LoRaWAN standard is proven for long range communications, however, there can be physical limits to where LPWAN communications can reach, such as around turns, underground, where a signal needs to be reflected/relayed into a specific location, etc. LoRaWAN relays allow signals to go where they physically couldn’t go before. The LoRaWAN TS011-1.0.0 LoRaWAN Relay Specification document describes the relaying mechanism used to transport LoRaWAN frames bi-directionally between an end-device and gateway/network server via a battery-operated node. By enabling relay, the device can transfer LoRaWAN frames between an end-device and network when there is insufficient coverage from the gateway.

This specification enables Network coverage extension through battery operated relay and maintains compatibility with the LoRaWAN Link-Layer standard in terms of protocol and security. The new relay nodes are battery-powered and can be installed anywhere and do not require electricity or internet connectivity. This makes them a very easy to deploy, low cost and low power way to extend network coverage, without needing to add additional gateways. Relay end points allow LoRaWAN to provide coverage of all devices with only a nominal cost of installation.

Join the LoRa Alliance This Fall and See How LoRaWAN is Leading Massive IoT

Interested in learning more about the new relay feature or the many ways that LoRaWAN supports deployments in highly challenging environments for utilities, cities, and buildings? Please join us onsite at:

• SIDO | November 8 – 9, 2022 in the Palais de Congrès in Paris (free to attendees)
• Smart City Expo World Congress | November 15 – 17, 2022 at Fira de Barcelona
• Enlit | November 29 to December 1, 2022, in Hall 12.1 Stand B192

Editors and analysts interested in arranging a meeting with LoRa Alliance representatives can contact us at lora-alliance@kiterocket.com.

About LoRa Alliance^®

The LoRa Alliance^® is an open, nonprofit association that has become one of the largest and fastest-growing alliances in the technology sector since its inception in 2015. Its members closely collaborate and share expertise to develop and promote the LoRaWAN^® standard, which is the de facto global standard for secure, carrier-grade IoT LPWAN connectivity. LoRaWAN has the technical flexibility to address a broad range of IoT applications, both fixed and mobile, and a robust LoRaWAN Certification program to guarantee that devices perform as specified. The LoRaWAN standard has been deployed by more than 170 major mobile network operators globally, with connectivity available worldwide. More information: lora-alliance.org

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Rotterdam, 26th September 2022. Not a company to stand still for long, Dutch I-IoT solution provider TWTG has now secured an enterprise framework agreement to supply their vibration analytics solution to Shell Information Technology International BV. Only months after delivering 2,500 wireless NEON Vibration Sensors to Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Rotterdam, the pioneering scale-up has reinforced the position of industry innovators by securing a precious global agreement to supply their Vibration Application.

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Fremont, Californie – Le 6 juillet 2022 – LoRa Alliance^®, l’association mondiale des entreprises soutenant le standard ouvert LoRaWAN^® annonce les lauréats de ses Prix Annuels lors de la conférence LoRaWAN World Expo. Les prix récompensent des personnes et des entreprises pour leur leadership, leurs services et leurs contributions à la LoRa Alliance au cours de l’année écoulée. LoRaWAN est un standard dédié aux réseaux étendus à basse consommation (LPWAN) de l’Internet des objets (IoT).

« Chaque année, voir comment nos membres contribuent à faire avancer le standard LoRaWAN me stimule énormément. Cette année ne fait pas exception, » déclare Donna Moore, PDG et présidente de LoRa Alliance. « L’année 2021 a vraiment été décisive pour le standard LoRaWAN : non seulement il a été reconnu comme norme par l’UIT-T mais aussi il est devenu le leader des réseaux LPWAN avec des déploiements à l’échelle mondiale. Ces réalisations ne sont possibles que grâce au soutien et au travail acharné de nos membres, que je suis fière de célébrer aujourd’hui. »

La liste complète des lauréats de cette année :

Prix d’excellence pour l’ensemble de leurs réalisations

• Olivier Beaujard : directeur senior, LoRa Ecosystem, Semtech ; secrétaire et membre du conseil d’administration de LoRa Alliance ; président des groupes de travail sur la réglementation et de la ‘roadmap’ LoRa Alliance
• Olivier Hersent : fondateur & directeur technique, Actility ; membre du conseil d’administration de LoRa Alliance

Prix de la meilleure entreprise

• • Everynet BV est reconnue pour avoir fait croître l’empreinte de LoRaWAN à travers le monde, en rendant l’IoT massif plus accessible dans de nombreux pays, dont l’Indonésie, l’Italie, le Royaume-Uni, l’Irlande, l’Espagne, le Brésil et les États-Unis, tout en faisant progresser l’itinérance LoRaWAN. Au sein de LoRa Alliance, Everynet contribue au développement du protocole DLMS sur LoRaWAN, participe activement aux événements et est engagé dans de multiples groupes de travail et d’étude de LoRa Alliance.

Prix du meilleur leadership

• • Sandoche Balakrichenan : responsable des partenariats R&D, Afnic ; présidente du groupe de travail académique, LoRa Alliance
  • Tony Tilbrook : directeur technique/directeur des opérations, National Narrowband Network Communications (NNNCo) ; vice-président de la région Asie-Pacifique et président du groupe de travail sur les villes intelligentes, LoRa Alliance

Prix en reconnaissance de services distingués

• • Jeanette Aaron : directrice principale de la stratégie client chez MachineQ, a Comcast Company ; membre du conseil d’administration de LoRa Alliance

• Rémi Demerlé : directeur marketing pour l’Ecosystème LoRa, Semtech ; président du groupe de travail sur les services publics intelligents et président du groupe de travail IPv6 sur LoRaWAN, LoRa Alliance

• Rémi Lorrain : directeur des réseaux mondiaux LoRaWAN, Semtech ; président du forum des opérateurs de réseaux et vice-président de la région EMEA, LoRa Alliance

• • Constantine Nfor : ingénieur, Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services, Inc.
  • Ramez Soss : expert principal RF et responsable des produits sans fil, Actility

Prix de la meilleure équipe

• • Actility et Arad Technologies, qui ont travaillé ensemble pendant trois ans pour faire approuver LoRaWAN par le ministère des Communications en Israël
  • L’équipe du groupe de travail ‘SDO’ (Standard Development Organization), qui a fait accepter le standard LoRaWAN comme norme internationale par l’UIT
  • Olivier Beaujard, Semtech (leader) ; Olivier Dubuisson, Orange ; Dave Kjendal, Senet ; Olivier Seller, Semtech ; Alper Yegin, Actility

Prix ​​de l’Innovation

• • Acklio, pour sa technologie pionnière de compression SCHC et son soutien au travail de LoRa Alliance pour standardiser le protocole Internet over LoRaWAN, permettant ainsi d’élargir considérablement le marché de LoRaWAN
  • Actility, pour avoir mené le développement de l’itinérance LoRaWAN et avoir été le premier fournisseur de réseau à mettre en place, interopérer et déployer commercialement cette fonctionnalité
  • En 2021, Senet et Helium ont collaboré pour fournir le premier réseau commercial LoRaWAN le plus densément déployé aux États-Unis, offrant ainsi une couverture à plus de 2 000 villes, dans les principaux ports d’expédition, à travers les principaux corridors logistiques et dans les zones agricoles sur tout le territoire.
  • Thingy IoT, pour avoir fait de LoRaWAN la solution de connectivité idéale dans la recherche à distance et l’agriculture intelligente, avec le déploiement d’un réseau distribué de surveillance de la fumée et de l’environnement couvrant la côte ouest des États-Unis en 2021.

Quelques mots des lauréats du Prix d’excellence pour l’ensemble de leurs réalisations

Olivier Beaujard

« Je me sens honoré de recevoir ce prix prestigieux qui récompense plus de cinq ans de travail engagé pour développer l’écosystème LPWAN. Grâce à la coopération de Semtech avec LoRa Alliance, l’une des alliances technologiques les plus importantes en termes de croissance qui fait de la norme LoRaWAN le principal standard mondial ouvert pour l’Internet des objets, nous offrons plus de choix à nos clients », a déclaré Beaujard. « Je suis fier d’être associé à LoRa Alliance et de continuer à renforcer l’écosystème avec le standard LoRaWAN ainsi que la technologie LoRa^® de Semtech. »

Olivier Hersent

« Ma gratitude va à tous les membres de l’Alliance qui contribuent chaque jour à ce rêve de connectivité omniprésente », a déclaré Hersent. « Cela aura été un voyage incroyable, depuis nos premières séances de brainstorming avec Nicolas Sornin et Thorsten Kramp il y a 8 ans… jusqu’à LoRaWAN World Expo aujourd’hui, avec tous les principaux acteurs de l’industrie et un écosystème en plein essor. Je pense que notre principale innovation a été de permettre une collaboration transparente, à la fois horizontalement avec l’itinérance entre les réseaux privés et publics, et verticalement avec l’activation sécurisée de bout en bout des appareils. Préserver cet esprit de collaboration à travers l’écosystème est la priorité d’Actility pour aller de l’avant. »

Quelques mots du lauréat du Prix de la meilleure entrepris

Everynet

« L’équipe Everynet est honorée de recevoir le Prix de la meilleure entreprise », a déclaré Lawrence Latham, PDG d’Everynet. « Nous partageons l’engagement de LoRa Alliance en faveur de la croissance et de la promotion de LoRaWAN à l’échelle mondiale et sommes fiers que l’expansion de nos réseaux nationaux à travers le monde joue un rôle clé dans cet effort. Everynet est un membre actif de LoRa Alliance depuis sa création et nous sommes impatients de continuer à soutenir l’Alliance dans les années à venir. »

Pour en savoir plus sur LoRaWAN, LoRa Alliance et les avantages de l’adhésion, et pour suivre les derniers développements de l’alliance, suivez-nous sur LinkedIn ou Twitter ou consultez notre site Web.

À propos de LoRa Alliance^®

LoRa Alliance^® est une association ouverte à but non lucratif qui, depuis sa création en 2015, est devenue l’une des alliances les plus importantes et les plus dynamiques dans le secteur de la technologie. Ses membres collaborent étroitement et partagent leur expertise pour développer et promouvoir la norme LoRaWAN^®, qui est la norme mondiale de facto pour une connectivité IoT LPWAN sécurisée et de qualité opérateur. LoRaWAN dispose de la flexibilité technique pour répondre à une large gamme d’applications IoT, qu’elles soient fixes ou mobiles, et d’un solide programme de certification LoRaWAN pour garantir que les dispositifs fonctionnent conformément aux spécifications. La norme LoRaWAN a été déployée par plus de 170 grands opérateurs de réseaux mobiles dans le monde, avec une connectivité disponible dans le monde entier. Pour plus d’informations : lora-alliance.org

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Fremont, Calif. – July 6, 2022 – The LoRa Alliance^®, the global association of companies backing the open LoRaWAN^® standard for internet of things (IoT) low-power wide-area networks (LPWANs), announced the winners of its annual Contribution Awards during a live ceremony at the LoRaWAN World Expo. The awards recognize individuals and companies for their leadership, service, and contributions to the LoRa Alliance over the past year.

“Every year I am energized by reviewing our members’ contributions to advancing the LoRaWAN standard. This year is no exception,” said Donna Moore, CEO and Chairwoman of the LoRa Alliance. “2021 was truly a breakthrough year for LoRaWAN: It was accepted as a standard by ITU-T, became the leader for LPWAN networking, and led in global deployments at scale. These achievements are only possible thanks to the support and hard work of our members, and I am proud to celebrate them today.”

This year’s full list of winners:

Lifetime Achievement Award

• Olivier Beaujard: Senior Director, LoRa Ecosystem, Semtech; Secretary and Member of the LoRa Alliance Board of Directors; Chair of the Regulatory and Roadmap Workgroups, LoRa Alliance
• Olivier Hersent: Founder & CTO, Actility; Member of the LoRa Alliance Board of Directors

Corporate Award

• • Everynet BV was recognized for its work to increase the footprint of LoRaWAN across the world, making massive IoT more accessible in many countries, including Indonesia, Italy, UK, Ireland, Spain, Brazil and the United States, among others, and advancing LoRaWAN roaming. Within the LoRa Alliance, Everynet contributed to the development of DLMS over LoRaWAN, participates actively in events, and is engaged in multiple LoRa Alliance Workgroups and Task Forces.

Leadership Award

• • Sandoche Balakrichenan: Head of R&D Partnerships, Afnic; Chair of the Academia Workgroup, LoRa Alliance
  • Tony Tilbrook: CTO/COO, National Narrowband Network Communications (NNNCo); Asia-Pacific Regional Vice Chair and Chair of the Smart Cities Workgroup, LoRa Alliance

Distinguished Service Award

• • Jeanette Aaron: Senior Director for Client Strategy at MachineQ, a Comcast Company; Member of the LoRa Alliance Board of Directors

• Rémi Demerlé: Alliance Partnerships and Marketing Director for LoRa Ecosystem, Semtech; Chair of the Smart Utilities Workgroup and Chair of the IPv6 over LoRaWAN Task Force, LoRa Alliance
• Rémi Lorrain: Global LoRaWAN Networks Director, Semtech; Network Operator Forum Chair and EMEA Regional Vice Chair, LoRa Alliance
• Constantine Nfor: Engineer, Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services, Inc.
• Ramez Soss: Senior RF Expert and Wireless Product Manager, Actility

Team Award

• • Actility and Arad Technologies, who worked together over three years to get LoRaWAN approved by the Ministry of Communication in Israel
  • Standards Development Organization (SDO) Task Force Team, which secured LoRaWAN’s acceptance as an international standard by ITU
    • Olivier Beaujard, Semtech, lead; Olivier Dubuisson, Orange; Dave Kjendal, Senet; Olivier Seller, Semtech; Alper Yegin, Actility

Innovation Award

• • Acklio, for pioneering SCHC compression technology and its support of the LoRa Alliance’s work to standardize LoRaWAN over internet protocol, significantly expanding the market for LoRaWAN
  • Actility, for leading the development of LoRaWAN roaming and being the first network vendor to implement, interoperate, and commercially deploy this feature
  • In 2021, Senet and Helium collaborated to deliver the first and most densely deployed commercial nationwide LoRaWAN network in the United States, providing coverage to more than 2,000 cities, at key shipping ports, across major logistics corridors, and in agricultural areas throughout the U.S.
  • Thingy IoT, for positioning LoRaWAN as the go-to-connectivity solution in remote research and smart agriculture, including deployment of a distributed smoke and environmental monitoring network covering the U.S. West Coast in 2021

From Our Lifetime Achievement Award Winners

Olivier Beaujard

“Recognizing over five years of dedication of growing the LPWAN ecosystem, I feel honored to receive this prestigious award. Through Semtech’s joint cooperation with LoRa Alliance, one of the fastest-growing technology alliances driving the LoRaWAN standard as the leading open global standard for the Internet of Things, we are providing more choices for our customers,” said Beaujard. “I am proud to be associated with the LoRa Alliance and to continue strengthening the ecosystem with the LoRaWAN standard and Semtech’s LoRa^® technology.”

Olivier Hersent

“My gratitude goes to all the members of the Alliance who contribute every day to this dream of pervasive connectivity,” said Hersent. “It has been an amazing journey from our early days brainstorming sessions with Nicolas Sornin and Thorsten Kramp 8 years ago… all the way to the LoRaWAN World Expo today with all of the top industry players and a booming ecosystem. I think our key innovation has been to enable seamless collaboration both horizontally with roaming between private and public networks, and vertically with end-to-end secure activation of devices. Preserving this collaborative spirit across the ecosystem is Actility’s priority moving forward.”

From Our Corporate Award Winner

Everynet

“The Everynet team is honored to receive the Corporate Award,” stated Lawrence Latham, Everynet CEO. “We share the LoRa Alliance’s commitment to the growth and promotion of LoRaWAN globally and are proud that the expansion of our national networks around the world is playing a key role in that effort. Everynet has been an active member of the LoRa Alliance since its inception, and we look forward to continuing our support of the Alliance in the years to come.”

To learn more about LoRaWAN, the LoRa Alliance, and the benefits of membership, and to keep up with the alliance’s latest developments, please follow us on LinkedIn or Twitter or visit our website.

About LoRa Alliance^®

The LoRa Alliance^® is an open, nonprofit association that has become one of the largest and fastest-growing alliances in the technology sector since its inception in 2015. Its members closely collaborate and share expertise to develop and promote the LoRaWAN^® standard, which is the de facto global standard for secure, carrier-grade IoT LPWAN connectivity. LoRaWAN has the technical flexibility to address a broad range of IoT applications, both fixed and mobile, and a robust LoRaWAN Certification program to guarantee that devices perform as specified. The LoRaWAN standard has been deployed by more than 170 major mobile network operators globally, with connectivity available worldwide. More information: lora-alliance.org

LoRa Alliance^®, LoRaWAN^® and LoRaWAN Certified^CM are registered marks. All other product and company names are trademarks of their respective holders.

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Fremont, Kalifornien – 6. Juli 2022 – Die LoRa Alliance^®, der globale Zusammenschluss von Unternehmen, die den offenen LoRaWAN^®-Standard für Low-Power-Wide-Area-Netze (LPWANs) für das Internet der Dinge (IoT) unterstützen, hat im Rahmen einer Live-Zeremonie auf der LoRaWAN World Expo die Gewinner der jährlichen Contribution Awards ausgezeichnet. Mit diesen Auszeichnungen werden Mitarbeiter und Unternehmen für ihre Führungsqualitäten, Leistungen und Beiträge zur LoRa Alliance innerhalb des vergangenen Jahres gewürdigt.

„Jedes Jahr aufs Neue bin ich beeindruckt, wenn ich mir die Beiträge unserer Mitglieder zur Weiterentwicklung des LoRaWAN-Standards ansehe. Auch dieses Jahr ist da keine Ausnahme“, so Donna Moore, Geschäftsführerin und Vorsitzende der LoRa Alliance. „Im Jahr 2021 ist LoRaWAN wirklich ein Durchbruch gelungen: Der Standard wurde von der ITU-T akzeptiert, er wurde zum Marktführer für LPWAN-Netzwerke und kam weltweit in großem Umfang zum Einsatz. Solche Erfolge sind allein der tatkräftigen Unterstützung und der harten Arbeit unserer Mitglieder zu verdanken, und ich bin stolz darauf, sie heute würdigen zu können.“

Die diesjährige vollständige Liste der Gewinner:

Lebenswerk-Auszeichnung

• Olivier Beaujard: Leitender Direktor, LoRa Ecosystem, Semtech; Sekretär und Mitglied des LoRa Alliance Board of Directors; Vorsitzender der Regulatory and Roadmap Workgroups, LoRa Alliance
• Olivier Hersent: Gründer & CTO, Actility; Mitglied des LoRa Alliance Board of Directors

Unternehmensleistungsauszeichnung

• • Everynet BV wurde für seine Arbeit an der weltweiten Verbreitung von LoRaWAN ausgezeichnet, die in vielen Ländern, darunter Indonesien, Italien, Großbritannien, Irland, Spanien, Brasilien und den Vereinigten Staaten, den Zugang zum massiven Internet der Dinge erleichtert und das LoRaWAN-Roaming vorantreibt. Im Rahmen der LoRa Alliance hat Everynet zur Entwicklung von DLMS über LoRaWAN beigetragen, beteiligt sich aktiv an Veranstaltungen und ist in mehreren Arbeitsgruppen und Task Forces der LoRa Alliance aktiv.

Auszeichnung für herausragende Führung

• • Sandoche Balakrichenan: Leiter der Forschungs- und Entwicklungspartnerschaften, Afnic; Vorsitzender der Akademischen Arbeitsgruppe, LoRa Alliance
  • Tony Tilbrook CTO/COO, National Narrowband Network Communications (NNNCo); Stellvertretender Vorsitzender der Region Asien-Pazifik und Vorsitzender der Arbeitsgruppe „Intelligente Städte”, LoRa Alliance

Auszeichnung für Herausragende Dienstleistungen

• • Jeanette Aaron: Leitende Direktorin für Kundenstrategie bei MachineQ – Unternehmen von Comcast; Mitglied des LoRa Alliance Board of Directors

• Rémi Demerlé: Marketingdirektor für das LoRa-Ökosystem, Semtech; Vorsitzender der Arbeitsgruppe für Intelligente Versorgungsunternehmen und Vorsitzender der IPv6 over LoRaWAN Task Force, LoRa Alliance

• Rémi Lorrain :Global LoRaWAN Direktor für Netzwerke, Semtech; Vorsitzender des Network Operator Forum und stellvertretender EMEA-Regionalvorsitzender, LoRa Alliance

• • Constantine Nfor: Ingenieur, Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services, Inc.
  • Ramez Soss: Leitender RF-Experte und Wireless-Produktmanager, Actility

Team-Auszeichnung

• • Actility und Arad Technologies, die drei Jahre lang gemeinsam an der Zulassung von LoRaWAN durch das israelische Kommunikationsministerium gearbeitet haben
  • Arbeitsgruppe der Organisation für die Normenentwicklung (SDO), die die Anerkennung von LoRaWAN als internationale Norm durch die ITU sichergestellt hat
  • Olivier Beaujard, Semtech, Leitung; Olivier Dubuisson, Orange; Dave Kjendal, Senet; Olivier Seller, Semtech; Alper Yegin, Actility

Innovationsauszeichnung

• • Acklio, für die bahnbrechende SCHC-Kompressionstechnologie und die Unterstützung der LoRa Alliance bei der Standardisierung von LoRaWAN über das Internetprotokoll, wodurch ein deutlicher Ausbau des Markts für LoRaWAN ermöglicht wird.
  • Actility, für die führende Rolle bei der Entwicklung von LoRaWAN-Roaming und als erster Netzwerkanbieter, der diese Funktion implementiert, interoperiert und kommerziell einführt
  • Im Jahr 2021 werden Senet und Helium zusammen das erste und am dichtesten ausgebaute kommerzielle landesweite LoRaWAN-Netz in den Vereinigten Staaten bereitstellen, das über 2.000 Städte, wichtige Schifffahrtshäfen, wichtige Logistikkorridore und landwirtschaftliche Gebiete in den USA versorgt.
  • Thingy IoT, für die Positionierung von LoRaWAN als führende Konnektivitätslösung für die Bereiche Fernforschung und intelligente Landwirtschaft, einschließlich der Einrichtung eines verteilten Rauch- und Umweltüberwachungsnetzes an der Westküste der USA im Jahr 2021

Das sagen die Preisträger der Lebenswerk-Auszeichnung 

Olivier Beaujard

„Es ist mir eine Ehre, diese prestigeträchtige Auszeichnung zu erhalten, die mein Engagement für das Wachstum des LPWAN-Ökosystems über fünf Jahre hinweg honoriert. Durch die Kooperation von Semtech mit der LoRa Alliance, einer der am schnellsten wachsenden Technologieallianzen, die den LoRaWAN-Standard als führenden offenen globalen Standard für das Internet der Dinge fördert, bieten wir unseren Kunden eine größere Auswahl an”, so Beaujard. „Es erfüllt mich mit Stolz, Teil der LoRa Alliance zu sein und das Ökosystem mit dem LoRaWAN-Standard und der LoRa®-Technologie von Semtech weiterhin zu stärken.”

Olivier Hersent

„Mein Dank gilt allen Mitgliedern der Allianz, die tagtäglich zur Verwirklichung unseres Traums von allgegenwärtiger Konnektivität beitragen”, sagte Hersent. „Es war eine unglaubliche Reise von den ersten Brainstorming-Sitzungen mit Nicolas Sornin und Thorsten Kramp vor 8 Jahren bis hin zur heutigen LoRaWAN World Expo mit allen führenden Branchenakteuren und einem expandierenden Ökosystem. Ich glaube, unsere wichtigste Innovation war es, eine reibungslose Zusammenarbeit zu ermöglichen – sowohl horizontal, mit Roaming zwischen privaten und öffentlichen Netzen – als auch vertikal, mit einer sicheren End-to-End-Aktivierung von Geräten. „Diesen Kooperationsgeist im gesamten Ökosystem aufrechtzuerhalten, hat für Actility auch in Zukunft Priorität.”

Von unserem Gewinner der Unternehmensleistungsauszeichnung

Everynet

„Unser Everynet-Team fühlt sich durch die Auszeichnung für Unternehmensleistung sehr geehrt”, sagte Lawrence Latham, Geschäftsführer von Everynet. „Wir unterstützen das Engagement der LoRa Alliance für das Wachstum und die Förderung von LoRaWAN auf globaler Ebene und nehmen mit Stolz zur Kenntnis, dass der Ausbau unserer nationalen Netzwerke weltweit eine Schlüsselrolle im Rahmen dieser Bestrebungen spielt. Everynet ist ein aktives Mitglied der LoRa Alliance seit der Gründung, und wir freuen uns darauf, die Alliance auch in den kommenden Jahren tatkräftig zu unterstützen.”

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Über LoRa Alliance^®

Die LoRa Alliance® ist ein offener, gemeinnütziger Zusammenschluss, der sich seit seiner Gründung im Jahr 2015 zu einer der größten und am schnellsten wachsenden Allianzen im Technologiesektor entwickelt hat. Die Mitglieder kooperieren eng miteinander und tauschen ihr Expertenwissen aus, um den LoRaWAN®-Standard zu entwickeln und voranzutreiben. Es handelt sich hierbei um den weltweiten De-facto-Standard für sichere Carrier-Grade-IoT-LPWAN-Konnektivität. LoRaWAN verfügt über die technische Flexibilität, um eine breite Palette von IoT-Anwendungen – sowohl im Festnetz als auch im Mobilfunk – abzudecken, sowie über ein robustes LoRaWAN-Zertifizierungsprogramm, das garantiert, dass die Geräte wie angegeben funktionieren. Der LoRaWAN-Standard wird von über 170 großen Mobilfunknetzbetreibern weltweit eingesetzt – dies gewährleistet eine globale Verfügbarkeit der Konnektivität. Weitere Informationen: lora-alliance.org

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The message from Orange, responding to an appeal for clarification from Enterprise IoT Insights after fellow operator Bouygues Telecom announced it will shut down its LoRaWAN network in France from 2024, and stop selling LoRaWAN immediately, goes some way to resolve a dramatic untangling of French-born unlicensed IoT, which has also seen Toulouse-based Sigfox go into receivership and bankruptcy in France and the US, respectively.

Read more: https://enterpriseiotinsights.com/20220405/internet-of-things/lorawan-que-je-taime-orange-reaffirms-lora-affair-keeps-the-wan-in-lorawan

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If you take public transport, you’ve likely experienced a loss of cell phone service while underground on a subway train or waiting in a concrete-enclosed bus terminal. Although many facilities try to overcome the loss of mobile connectivity with Wi-Fi, and more work is being done with 5G to tackle the issue, most networks continue to be slow and unreliable due to the large volume of connected devices. As a result, many people are resigned to consuming downloaded media or accept that they cannot use their devices during these travel times.

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Fremont, Kalifornien – 29. März 2022 – Die LoRa Alliance ®, der globale Zusammenschluss von Unternehmen, die den offenen LoRaWAN ® -Standard für das Internet der Dinge (IoT) und Low-Power- Wide-Area-Netzwerke (LPWAN) unterstützten, hat heute das erweiterte Programm für die LoRaWAN World Expo angekündigt, die vom 6. bis 7. Juli 2022 im Palais des Congrès in Paris stattfindet. Die neuen Programmergänzungen konzentrieren sich darauf, warum LoRaWAN das führende LPWAN ist, um die Umwelt-, Sozial- und Governance-Praktiken (ESG) von Unternehmen zu unterstützen und gleichzeitig einen hohen Return on Investment (ROI) sicherstellt.

„Die weltweite Nachfrage nach LoRaWAN-Lösungen ist explodiert – zum Teil, um die ESG-Anforderungen zu erfüllen“, sagte Donna Moore, CEO und Vorsitzende der LoRa Alliance. „Automatisierte Warnmeldungen, die durch die Analyse der von LoRaWAN gesammelten Daten ausgelöst werden, schaffen bedeutende Möglichkeiten für Ressourceneinsparungen, vorausschauende Wartung und Sicherheit sowie Abfallreduzierung, verbessern die Effizienz und Effektivität unserer Ressourcen. LoRaWAN ist die am weitesten verbreitete LPWAN-Lösung, weil der Markt dieser Technologie vertraut, die über eine globale Netzwerkverfügbarkeit und die Fähigkeit zum globalen Roaming verfügt und so erhebliche Kosteneinsparungen ermöglicht.“

Das Wachstum von LoRaWAN wurde zu einem großen Teil durch die Beschleunigung der digitalen Transformation vorangetrieben, die sich von einem „Nice-to-Have“ zu einer absoluten Notwendigkeit für Unternehmen und Städte weltweit entwickelt hat, zusätzlich angetrieben aufgrund der mit COVID-19 verbundenen Erfahrungen. Kurz gesagt, die Digitalisierung ist für die Schaffung eines sicheren Umfelds für das Wohlergehen und die Sicherheit der Bürger und unseres Planeten von entscheidender Bedeutung geworden.

Moore fügte hinzu: „Egal, ob Sie sich gerade erst auf Ihre IoT-Reise begeben oder sich bereits intensiv mit den

Einsatzmöglichkeiten von IoT beschäftigen, kommen Sie zu uns, um zu sehen, wie sich LoRaWAN positiv auf unser Leben und die Gesundheit unseres Planeten auswirkt und die Bemühungen von Unternehmen in diesen Bereichen unterstützt. Die LoRaWAN World Expo ist die beste Gelegenheit im Jahr 2022, den klügsten Köpfen der IoT-Branche zuzuhören und sich persönlich mit den LoRaWAN-Marktführern auszutauschen und zu vernetzen. Mit dem Schwerpunkt auf soziale Verantwortung können Teilnehmer herausfinden, wie LoRaWAN für ihre Unternehmen und Städte profitabel ist, der globalen Gemeinschaft nützt und dazu beitragen kann selber verantwortungsvoller als Unternehmensangehöriger und Bürger zu agieren.“

Während LoRaWAN bereits die Menschen, den Planeten und viele Geschäftserfolge unterstützt, erkennt die LoRa Alliance das Wachstumspotenzial und freut sich, dieses Thema in vielen der Veranstaltungen auf der Expo vorstellen und vertiefen zu können. Laut dem Bericht des Weltwirtschaftsforums „Internet of Things Guidelines for Sustainability“ berücksichtigen 84% der IoT-Einführungen derzeit die Ziele der Vereinten Nationen für nachhaltige Entwicklung (Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs) oder haben das Potenzial, diese zu erreichen. Die Expo-Vorträge zur ökologischen Nachhaltigkeit decken ein breites Spektrum an Themen rund um intelligente Landwirtschaft und Bewässerung, intelligente Gebäude und Städte, den Klimawandel und seine Auswirkungen auf die Umwelt, Katastrophenschutz und den New Green Deal sowie den Artenschutz ab. Eine Reihe der Beiträge befasst sich mit gesellschaftlichen Aspekten wie der Gesundheitsfürsorge, Altenpflege, Arbeitssicherheit, Bewahrung des kulturellen Erbes und mehr. Schließlich werden Vertreter von „ThinkTanks“ und Regierungsorganisationen wie Arcep, ITU-T und der Kommission der Europäischen Union für Innovation, Forschung, Kultur, Bildung und Jugend wichtige Überlegungen zu LoRaWAN anstellen und erörtern wie diese mit Unternehmensführung und Verwaltung zusammenhängen.

Zu den neuen Rednern und Veranstaltungen, die heute angekündigt wurden, gehören:

• Daniel Mes, Mitglied des Kabinetts des Executive Vice President für den europäischen Grünen Deal
• Laure de la Raudiere, Regulierungsbehörde für elektronische Kommunikation, Post- und Printmedienvertrieb
• Mariya Gabriel, EU-Kommissarin für Innovation, Forschung, Kultur, Bildung und Jugend
• Scott Sigel, Helium Foundation: The Value of Community Networks
• Sandra Lopez, GM/VP/CMO von Microsoft Advertising, zum Thema „Inklusives Produktdesign: Im Zentrum einer besseren Welt
• Mysore Madhusudhan, Executive Vice President, Collaboration and Connected Solutions, Tata Communications, Skalierung von Hyperkonnektivität mit LoRaWAN
• William Gouesbet, Kerlink: LoRaWan-fähige Anwendungen des IoT fördern Nachhaltigkeit und CSR
• Ulrich Rousseau von Wi6labs: Die kleinste Smart City der Welt
• Najwa Hamzeh, Red Sea Development Project: Das Giga Projekt im Roten Meer
• Referenten aus der WBA, DLMS zu Multi-RAN-Ansätzen für das IoT
• Referenten von Microshare, Microsoft, CBRE diskutieren, wie Smart Building-Lösungen Nachhaltigkeit und ESG-Datenmetriken in die gebaute Welt bringen
• Referenten von GetWireless und Oxit: Auf dem Weg zum Markt mit LoRaWAN
• Referenten von Actility; Birdz; Helium; NNNCo, Semtech und SenRa zur Vielfalt von Netzwerk-Geschäftsmodellen
• Referenten von MachineQ, einem Comcast-Unternehmen, über die Einführung von Enterprise LoRaWAN
• Referenten von EDF, Nortegas, Semtech und Veolia über LoRaWAN für Versorgungsunternehmen

Hauptsponsoren

• Platin: Semtech
• Silver: Actility, Birdz, Kerlink, RAKwireless, STMicroelectronics
• Bronze: Browan Communications, ControliX, Digi, Ivanti, MultiTech, MClimate, Murata Manufacturing, OrbiWise, TEKTELIC
• Referentensponsoren: Kiwi-Technologie; MachineQ, ein Comcast-Unternehmen

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Die LoRa Alliance ® ist ein offener, gemeinnütziger Verein, der seit ihrer Gründung im Jahr 2015 zu einem der größten und am schnellsten wachsende Allianzen in der Technologiebranche gehört. Ihre Mitglieder arbeiten eng zusammen und tauschen Fachwissen aus, um den LoRaWAN® -Standard zu entwickeln und zu fördern, der de facto der globale Standard für sichere IoT-LPWAN-Konnektivität auf Carrier-Niveau ist. LoRaWAN verfügt über die technische Flexibilität, um ein breites Spektrum von IoT-Anwendungen, sowohl Festnetz- als auch Mobilanwendungen, abdecken zu können, sowie ein robustes LoRaWAN-Zertifizierungsprogramm, um sicherzustellen, dass Geräte so funktionieren, wie sie es sollen. Der LoRaWAN-Standard wird von mehr als 165 großen Mobilfunknetzwerkbetreibern weltweit angewendet, um weltweit verfügbare Konnektivität sicherzustellen. Weitere Informationen: lora-alliance.org

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La agenda de la LoRaWAN World Expo se centrará en cómo LoRaWAN aborda las necesidades de responsabilidad social de los negocios

La nueva sesión incluirá a líderes del sector como Kerlink, Microshare, Microsoft, CBRE y la Comisión Europea. También se incorporan al programa ponentes de Tata Communications y Helium Foundation (Helium)

Fremont, Calif. – 29 de marzo, 2022 –LoRa Alliance®, la asociación global de empresas que respaldan el estándar abierto LoRaWAN® para las redes extensas de bajo consumo (LPWANs) del Internet de las cosas (IoT), ha presentado hoy el programa ampliado de la LoRaWAN World Expo que tendrá lugar en el Palacio de Congresos de París el 6 y 7 de julio de 2022. Las nuevas incorporaciones al programa se centran en por qué LoRaWAN es la LPWAN preferente para el desarrollo de prácticas ambientales, sociales y de gobernanza (ASG) de las empresas al tiempo que permite un importante retorno sobre la inversión (ROI por sus siglas en inglés).

«La demanda de las soluciones de LoRaWAN se ha disparado en todo el mundo, en parte para abordar los requisitos de ASG», comentó Donna Moore, directora y presidenta de LoRa Alliance. «Las alertas automáticas activadas por el análisis de los datos que LoRaWAN recopila están generando oportunidades significativas para la conservación de recursos, el mantenimiento predictivo y la seguridad, así como para la reducción de residuos, con el fin de mejorar la eficacia y eficiencia de nuestros recursos. LoRaWAN es la solución LPWAN más extendida porque el mercado confía en una tecnología disponible en todo el mundo a través de la red global, con capacidad de proporcionar itinerancia a nivel mundial y que ofrece un ahorro considerable de costes».

El crecimiento de LoRaWAN se ha visto muy estimulado por la aceleración de la transformación digital, que ha pasado de “no esencial” a “indispensable” en el universo de la empresa y la gestión urbana en todo el mundo, todo ello favorecido por las enseñanzas derivadas del periodo de pandemia Covid-19. En pocas palabras, la digitalización se ha convertido en algo fundamental para ofrecer entornos seguros en el ámbito de la salud, el estado de bienestar y la seguridad de los ciudadanos y del planeta.

Moore añadió: «Tanto si estás empezando a descubrir el IoT como si ya lo utilizas con frecuencia en tus desarrollos, anímate a venir a la Expo para ver cómo LoRaWAN puede crear un impacto positivo en nuestras vidas y en la salud del planeta, y cómo dirige los esfuerzos de las empresas en estas áreas. La LoRaWAN World Expo será la mejor oportunidad de 2022 para escuchar a las mentes más brillantes en el sector del IoT y para establecer contactos con los líderes de mercado de LoRaWAN. Con la responsabilidad social como tema principal, los asistentes descubrirán cómo LoRaWAN es rentable para sus empresas, beneficioso para la comunidad global, y un medio para ser mejores ciudadanos corporativos».

Mientras que LoRaWAN ya trabaja por las personas, el planeta y el beneficio de los negocios, LoRa Alliance reconoce que aún tiene potencial de crecimiento y se complacerá en presentar este asunto en muchas de las sesiones de la Expo. Según el informe del Foro Económico Mundial, Internet of Things Guidelines for Sustainability, el 84% de los casos de implementación del IoT incorporan, o tienen el potencial de incorporar, los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) de las Naciones Unidas. Las sesiones sobre sostenibilidad ambiental de la Expo cubrirán una gran variedad de temas sobre agricultura e irrigación, edificios y ciudades inteligentes, cambio climático e impacto en el medio ambiente, prevención de desastres y el nuevo Pacto Verde, así como sobre la conservación de la naturaleza. Varias sesiones abordarán temas relativos a la sociedad, como la sanidad, el cuidado de los mayores, la seguridad en el trabajo, la conservación del patrimonio y mucho más. Por último, representantes de grupos de expertos y organizaciones gubernamentales como Arcep, ITU-T y el departamento de la Comisión Europea en materia de innovación, investigación, cultura, educación y juventud tratarán cuestiones clave para LoRaWAN y cómo se relaciona con la gobernanza.

Algunos de los nuevos ponentes y sesiones que se han presentado hasta la fecha son:

• Daniel Mes, miembro del gabinete del vicepresidente ejecutivo del Pacto Verde europeo
• Laure de la Raudiere, autoridad reguladora de comunicaciones electrónicas, correos y distribución de prensa
• Mariya Gabriel, comisaria europea de innovación, investigación, cultura, educación y juventud
• Scott Sigel, Helium Foundation: El valor de las redes comunitarias
• Sandra Lopez, directora general/vicepresidenta/directora de marketing de Microsoft Advertising, sobre el tema “El diseño de producto inclusivo: en el corazón de un mundo mejor”
• Mysore Madhusudhan, vicepresidente ejecutivo de Collaboration and Connected Solutions, Tata Communications: Aumentando la hiperconectividad con LoRaWAN
• William Gouesbet, Kerlink, sobre casos prácticos de IoT habilitados por LoRaWAN que impulsan la sostenibilidad y la RSC
• Ulrich Rousseau de Wi6lab: La ciudad inteligente más pequeña del mundo
• Najwa Hamzeh, Red Sea Development Project, Red Sea Giga Project
• Ponentes de WBA y DLMS hablarán sobre los enfoques multi-RAN para IoT
• Ponentes de Microshare, Microsoft y CBRE hablarán de cómo las soluciones para edificios inteligentes fomentan la sostenibilidad y el uso de datos sobre ASG en el mundo de la construcción
• Ponentes de GetWireless y Oxit hablarán sobre la llegada al mercado con LoRaWAN
• Ponentes de Actility, Birdz, Helium, NNNCo, Semtech y SenRa hablarán sobre la diversidad de los modelos de negocio de redes

• Ponentes de MachineQ, a Comcast Company, sobre la incorporación de LoRaWAN en las empresas
• Ponentes de EDF, Nortegas, Semtech y Veolia sobre LoRaWAN para los servicios públicos

Patrocinadores principales

• Categoría platino: Semtech
• Categoría plata: Actility, Birdz, Kerlink, RAKwireless, STMicroelectronics
• Categoría bronce: Browan Communications, ControliX, Digi, Ivanti, MultiTech, MClimate, Murata Manufacturing, OrbiWise, TEKTELIC
• Patrocinador ponente: Kiwi technology; MachineQ, a Comcast Company

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Acerca de LoRa Alliance®

LoRa Alliance® es una asociación abierta sin ánimo de lucro que se ha convertido en una de las alianzas más grandes y de mayor crecimiento en el sector tecnológico desde su creación en 2015. Sus miembros colaboran estrechamente y comparten su experiencia en el desarrollo y promoción del estándar LoRaWAN®, que es el estándar global de facto para la conectividad LPWAN a nivel de operador seguro para IoT. LoRaWAN posee la flexibilidad técnica para abordar una amplia gama de aplicaciones de IoT, tanto fijas como móviles, y un robusto programa de certificación LoRaWAN para garantizar que los dispositivos funcionan como se especifica. Más de 165 operadores de redes móviles de todo el mundo han implantado el estándar LoRaWAN con conectividad disponible a nivel mundial. Más información: lora-alliance.org

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The monitoring system, a proof of concept retained as part of the government-funded Blue Resilience innovation program, was designed and installed by Digital Twin Services (DTS), a Mauritian technology solutions provider specialized in Industry 4.0 solutions. DTS is integrating products from two French IoT companies, Aqualabo – a designer, manufacturer, and supplier of a wide range of water analysis and testing devices and instruments – and Kerlink (AKLK – FR0013156007) – a specialist in solutions dedicated to the Internet of Things (IoT).

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The standard is titled Recommendation ITU-T Y.4480 “Low power protocol for wide area wireless networks” and is under the responsibility of Study Group 20 of the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T), ITU’s standardization expert group for “Internet of Things and smart cities and communities.”

“LoRaWAN was developed as an open standard from the very beginning, which was recognized by the LPWAN community and demonstrated by its rapid global adoption as the LPWAN for IoT,” said Donna Moore, CEO and Chairwoman of the LoRa Alliance. “We undertook this endeavor with ITU-T to have LoRaWAN formally documented as an international standard by an independent authority because of our commitment to openness and standardization–which are critical to achieving the interoperability needed for massive scaling. The transposition as an ITU-T Recommendation validates the market’s decision to adopt LoRaWAN as an internationally recognized standard and sets the stage for even more growth.”

“I would like to applaud ITU members and the LoRa Alliance for their work together in paving the way for this significant agreement,” said Bilel Jamoussi, Chief of Study Groups for the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Bureau. “Collaboration among standardization communities continues to grow in importance alongside the accelerating digital transformation underway across our economies. We see strong commitment to building synergies among standardization efforts in ITU’s work for the Internet of Things and smart cities and communities, and the approval of this new international standard demonstrates that this is a commitment that ITU shares with the LoRa Alliance.”

The LoRa Alliance has been engaged with ITU throughout much of 2021 to complete its qualification process. ​​​​​​​​The Study Groups of ITU-T assemble experts from around the world to develop international standards, known as ITU-T Recommendations, which act as defining elements in the global infrastructure of ICTs.

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The LoRa Alliance^® is an open, nonprofit association that has become one of the largest and fastest-growing alliances in the technology sector since its inception in 2015. Its members closely collaborate and share expertise to develop and promote the LoRaWAN^® standard, which is the de facto global standard for secure, carrier-grade IoT LPWAN connectivity. LoRaWAN has the technical flexibility to address a broad range of IoT applications, both fixed and mobile, and a robust LoRaWAN Certification program to guarantee that devices perform as specified. The LoRaWAN standard has been deployed by more than 155 major mobile network operators globally, and connectivity is available in more than 170 countries, with continual expansion. More information: lora-alliance.org

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Fremont, CA – May 26, 2021 – The LoRa Alliance^®, the global association of companies backing the open LoRaWAN^® standard for the Internet of Things (IoT) low-power wide-area networks (LPWANs), today provided an update on recent milestones and industry engagements that position LoRaWAN as the only LPWAN technology able to meet the needs required for scaling massive IoT.

“Without question, 2021 is the year of scale,” said Donna Moore, CEO and Chairwoman of the LoRa Alliance. “The LoRa Alliance and our members have laid the groundwork – a large member ecosystem that brings industry-leading technical and market expertise to our activities, a strong certification program, global roaming availability, industry-leading end-to-end security, and easy to develop and deploy. Due to these achievements, we are exceeding our targets for mass global scaling.”

Recent goals achieved by the LoRa Alliance include:

• LoRaWAN has the greatest number of certified LPWAN sensors on the market, with a 34% increase in certified devices in the past year
• Release of the LoRaWAN link layer 1.0.4 makes development, deployments, and certification faster and easier
• New Regional Parameters document significantly increases network capacity with Long Range-Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (LR-FHSS)
• LoRaWAN now supports zero-touch device identification QR codes for automated onboarding
• Growth of LoRaWAN public networks to over 160 countries
• Expanding global authorization for LoRaWAN use, most recently in Italy and Israel
• Advancement of LoRaWAN device roaming now in more than 25 countries, including satellite connectivity, which seamlessly interconnects Private and Public networks
• Largest growth of multi-RAN deployments with technologies such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, DLMS/COSEM and RFID
• LoRa Alliance membership growth with 40 new members joining in the past 3 months  
• LoRaWAN deployments offer the greatest number of market-ready end-to-end solutions with companies actively investing in infrastructure to accelerate LoRaWAN growth
• Evolution of LoRaWAN security by the Security Working Group, led by well-renowned security expert Christophe Buffard of Kudelski
• Hiring of leading certification and standards expert Michael J. Kirwan as Vice President of Certification and Standards Development

“Since our inception, the Committees and Working Groups have been led by the brightest minds in their respective fields, ensuring that the LoRaWAN standard is backed by tremendous engineering and marketing talent in key roles,” said Moore.

Buffard and Kirwan join a strong leadership team driving LoRa Alliance activity, including:

• Technical Committee: Chair Alper Yegin, Actility and Vice Chair Olivier Seller, Semtech
• Certification Committee: Chair Michael Kirwan
• Marketing Committee: Vice Chair Amanda Lowe, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Regional Vice-Chairs:
  • Rémi Lorrain, Semtech, EMEA
  • Xiaobo Yu, Alibaba, Asia Pacific
  • Karthik Ranjan, Semtech, North America

Collaboration is the only way to drive IoT and meet the needs of this massive market opportunity. The LoRa Alliance’s vast ecosystem facilitates collaborations to simplify and accelerate deployments for end-to-end market solutions. Major projects and collaborations are announced daily, some of which include:

• AWS IoT Core for LoRaWAN powers CrisisGo’s Safety OneClick, an easy-to-use physical wireless panic button system, helps schools meet safety mandates like Alyssa’s Law, extend safety plans to any location, and get help at the click of a button.
• MachineQ, a Comcast Company, in partnership with CoreKinect, designed and implemented an inventory management solution for a single customer with over 325,000 LoRaWAN devices at more than 80 locations across U.S. and Canada.
• Actility deploys a large-scale LoRaWAN network for smart grids with Powerco in order to improve the monitoring of New Zealand’s second largest electricity distribution network, covering over 28,000 kilometersof overhead lines and underground cables.
• MultiTech outdoor gateways and Aloxy partner to increase worker safety and improve industrial plant efficiency using value positioning monitoring.
• Milesight performs robust LoRaWAN network deployment of low temperature monitoring for Covid-19 vaccine storage in pharmacies and hospitals to maintain vaccine efficacy to be compliant with the national requirements from governmental Health Care Facilities of Indonesia.
• Minol ZENNER Connect, reached a new milestone surpassing 2.3 Million connected devices and 20,000+ LoRaWAN gateways deployed. Already one of the largest LoRaWAN networks in Germany, the provider continues to serve energy suppliers, cities and the housing industry.
• Chevron, Oil & Gas Supermajor operates a large oil field in San Joaquin Valley, (CA) where it deployed 30 MultiTech gateways and 3,000 devices to support a variety of use cases in their daily operations. The energy firm recovered its investment and had a 100% return within the first year.  
• Kerlink & AIUT have installed the largest smart LoRaWAN network in Poland for water-supply-system monitoring and management with their Kerlink Wirnet iStation gateways.
• Everynet BV has recently partnered with Actility to provide seamless network integration between Everynet’s carrier-grade national networks and Actility’s IoT platforms around the world. The collaboration aims at broadening accessibility to LoRaWAN^® coverage for current and future clients of both companies.
• Abeeway, Actility’s subsidiary, deploys over 60,000 tracking devices for Smart Construction: over 20,000 trackers for Bouygues Construction Matériel in France and Switzerland, androughly 40,000 devices for Red Sea Giga Project,world’s most ambitious regenerative tourism project in Saudi Arabia.
• NNNCo is bringing enterprise-grade connectivity across the state of Tasmania, Australia, to bring IoT solutions and opportunities to cities, farms, and enterprises so they can deploy their own IoT solutions.
• Netze BW has launched the largest outdoor LoRaWAN deployment in the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany’s third largest state. Working with Kerlink, and ZENNER IoT Solutions, the deployment includes up to 3,000 Kerlink Wirnet LoRaWAN gateways.
• TEKTELIC and Talkpool are collaborating on the deployment of scalable, LoRaWAN® connected Smart Building solutions aimed at providing superior Air Quality Monitoring and HVAC Optimization. 
• Senet raises $16M to accelerate the operation of carrier-grade LoRaWAN networks across the United States, supporting the design and deployment of water and gas metering projects representing millions of households, and millions of daily transactions for multi-location enterprise and industrial customers.
• SenRa deploys LoRaWAN network for India’s largest smart water metering project in Pimpri-Chinchwad Smart City connecting 10,000 AMI water meters and plans for global expansion to include the Middle East, Asia, Africa.
• The United Kingdom is going to receive nationwide LoRaWAN networks and infrastructure for the first time after connectivity provider Connexin raised £80 million in funding.

To learn more about LoRaWAN, the LoRa Alliance, the benefits of membership, and to keep up with the alliance’s latest developments, please follow us on LinkedIn or Twitter or visit our website.

About the LoRa Alliance:

The LoRa Alliance^® is an open, nonprofit association that has become one of the largest and fastest-growing alliances in the technology sector since its inception in 2015. Its members collaborate closely and share expertise to develop and promote the LoRaWAN^® standard, which is the de facto global standard for secure, carrier-grade IoT LPWAN connectivity. LoRaWAN has the technical flexibility to address a broad range of IoT applications, both static and mobile, and a robust LoRaWAN Certification program to guarantee that devices perform as specified. Deployed by 150 major mobile network operators globally, LoRaWAN connectivity is available in more than 160 countries, with continual expansion. More information: https://lora-alliance.org/

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“The Israeli Ministry of Communications is proud to lead the process of regulatory approval and implementation of LoRaWAN technology in Israel. The ministry sees this technology as an integral part of the IoT. Approval of technology in Israel will enable the realization and promotion of the Internet in many areas such as smart cities, agriculture, industry and so on. A tier in the further development of the Israeli economy.”

Until now, authorizations in Israel were for trials, with several cities in Israel conducting pilot network deployments. This new spectrum allocation provides certainty and confidence to the Israeli market that full commercial LoRaWAN deployments are open for business. As a result, the LoRa Alliance anticipates higher investment in the LoRaWAN ecosystem in general and Israel in particular knowing that deployments are authorized.

“It is fantastic to see LoRaWAN being allocated spectrum in countries around the world and I’m very excited at what this development means for the Israeli market. Having authorization from Israel’s Ministry of Communications is a clear signal to the supply chain and end-users that LoRaWAN is market-ready, and the infrastructure is in place to support full commercial deployments. I look forward to learning about how companies in Israel are using LoRaWAN and invite them to join the LoRa Alliance ecosystem to accelerate their go-to-market plans.” ––Donna Moore, CEO and Chairwoman of the LoRa Alliance

The work to secure this status is the result of the LoRa Alliance^® Regulatory Working Group’s engagement with the Israeli government since January 2020 to share technical and marketing information on LoRaWAN and preferred regulatory conditions with extensive support from local member companies who participated in the working group effort. The LoRa Alliance specifically thanks Actility for its extensive support in Israel.

“This step was much awaited to unlock LoRaWAN business in Israel. We are proud of the coordination work achieved with the Ministry of Communication and the LoRa Alliance, leveraging Actility’s local presence in Israel to guarantee the success of this long series of negotiations. Actility is confident that LoRaWAN deployments in Israel will add another piece of success stories to the LoRaWAN growth around the world.” – Ramez Soss, ThingPark Product Manager at Actility.

Last week, the LoRa Alliance released a new profile called ‘AS923-4’ to be used in Israel to promote the development and deployment of LoRaWAN in the country.

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Fremont, CA – April 27, 2021 – The LoRa Alliance®, the global association of companies backing the open LoRaWAN® standard for the Internet of Things (IoT) low-power wide-area networks (LPWANs), today issued two best practices documents to standardize and accelerate LoRaWAN network deployments. The new guidelines for LoRaWAN gateways provide recommendations for what and how to measure RF performance to standardize and accelerate deployments. The new white paper reviews considerations for deploying gateways outdoors and recommends best practices to minimize interference.

“This year is all about scale,” said Donna Moore, CEO and chairwoman of the LoRa Alliance. “The LoRa Alliance has been laser focused on advancements to the LoRaWAN standard that make deployments easier–which is critical for achieving mass scaling. Following these guidelines and best practices provides confidence in gateway performance and simplifies deployments to assist users to get their LoRaWAN networks up and running quickly with optimal performance. On behalf of the LoRa Alliance I also want to thank Michel Gilbert from founding and board member company Kerlink for his expertise and tremendous support in developing the white paper.”

The Gateway Test and Measurement Guidelines standardizes RF measurements for LoRaWAN gateways. Following the new guidelines supports rapid deployments by ensuring all gateways are tested in a same manner. This in turn allows users to validate the testing more easily and compare results between gateways, thereby simplifying operational assessments and network planning for deployment.

The White Paper on Radio Coexistence Issues and Solutions, details the phenomenon which could cause interference and desensitization of the LoRaWAN gateways and recommendations to avoid it. For many use cases, LoRaWAN gateways may need to be collocated with other radio systems such as cellular base stations (GSM/UMTS/LTE) or TV emitters. This paper examines the potential issues and provides guidance on how to install LoRaWAN gateways to avoid interference from out-of-band and in-band sources. Understanding the potential issues and addressing them up front ensures networks can be deployed quickly and with optimal performance.

To learn more about LoRaWAN, the LoRa Alliance, the benefits of membership, and to keep up with the alliance’s latest developments, please follow us on LinkedIn or Twitter or visit our website.

About the LoRa Alliance:

The LoRa Alliance® is an open, nonprofit association that has become one of the largest and fastest-growing alliances in the technology sector since its inception in 2015. Its members collaborate closely and share expertise to develop and promote the LoRaWAN® standard, which is the de facto global standard for secure, carrier-grade IoT LPWAN connectivity. LoRaWAN has the technical flexibility to address a broad range of IoT applications, both static and mobile, and a robust LoRaWAN Certification program to guarantee that devices perform as specified. Deployed by 150 major mobile network operators globally, LoRaWAN connectivity is available in more than 160 countries, with continual expansion. More information: https://lora-alliance.org/

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Destination LoRaWAN will showcase the incredible impact LoRaWAN is making in IoT around the world. The series will travel the world, featuring LoRa Alliance members, industry analysts, futurists and technologists who will present on a wide variety of topics throughout 2021. Sessions will be hosted in the language and time zone of each event to highlight the positive effect LoRaWAN is making in local markets around the world and maximize accessibility. The schedule and registration for events taking place in the first half of 2021 is open now.

The first event is focused on “The Power of LoRaWAN.” It will include a look back at the advancements behind LoRaWAN technology in honor of the LoRa Alliance’s fifth anniversary. It will also showcase the myriad achievements of the technology, LoRa Alliance members, and how LoRaWAN is driving business value.

Member companies CareBand, Kerlink, Milesight, and MultiTech will share their LoRaWAN for Good projects illustrating how the technology supports the United Nation’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The Amazon Web Services (AWS) keynote will feature Michael MacKenzie, GM, AWS IoT Connectivity & Control Services and Karthik Ranjan, AWS LoRaWAN Ecosystem Leader, who will showcase how AWS is accelerating IoT connectivity with LoRaWAN. The company launched a new platform yesterday that allows users to easily and quickly connect and secure LoRaWAN device fleets at scale and accelerate IoT application development.

“We’re thrilled to be working with the LoRa Alliance,” said Michael MacKenzie, General Manager, AWS IoT Connectivity and Control, Amazon Web Services, Inc. “The LoRaWAN standard offers tremendous flexibility for building or augmenting IoT architectures with a wide range of wireless sensors and static devices.”

“The LoRa Alliance is a global member driven organization and it is amazing to see the innovative LoRaWAN solutions our members are bringing to market to advance their businesses and improve the planet,” said Donna Moore, CEO and Chairwoman of the LoRa Alliance. “I’m very excited to launch the Destination LoRaWAN series, which gives the market an in-depth look at the huge opportunities to transform their businesses and for our members to showcase their products and solutions on the global stage.”

About the LoRa Alliance:

The LoRa Alliance^® is an open, nonprofit association that has become one of the largest and fastest-growing alliances in the technology sector since its inception in 2015. Its members collaborate closely and share expertise to develop and promote the LoRaWAN^® standard, which is the de facto global standard for secure, carrier-grade IoT LPWAN connectivity. LoRaWAN has the technical flexibility to address a broad range of IoT applications, both static and mobile, and a robust LoRaWAN Certification program to guarantee that devices perform as specified. The LoRaWAN standard has been deployed by more than 140 major mobile network operators globally, and connectivity is available in more than 160 countries, with continual expansion. More information: https://lora-alliance.org/

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Cary, NC (December 7, 2020) – Connected Development, a leading wireless, M2M and IoT engineering services firm, today announced their designation as member of the LoRa Alliance®, a non-profit association of more than 500 member companies, committed to enabling large scale deployment of Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWAN) IoT through the development and promotion of the LoRaWAN® open standard. 

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OrionM2M, a company specializing in the production of devices for telemetry systems for reading, transmitting and processing data, announced that it had successfully passed the tests required to obtain the European certificate of safety for goods.

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• The benefits of LoRa devices and the LoRaWAN protocol
• How connectivity solutions complement the strengths of 5G

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Portsmouth, NH – (November 19, 2020) – Senet, Inc., a leading provider of cloud-based software and services platforms that enable global connectivity and on-demand network buildouts for the Internet of Things (IoT), and GeoLinks, a California-based telecommunications provider and competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC) public utility, today announced a partnership to deliver LoRaWAN® network connectivity across GeoLinks’ coverage areas and extend GeoLinks’ branded services to support the rapid growth of low power, wide area IoT applications.

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Fremont, Calif. – Dec. 8, 2020 – The LoRa Alliance^®, the global association of companies backing the open LoRaWAN^® standard for the Internet of Things (IoT) low-power wide-area networks (LPWANs), today introduced its LoRaWAN Device Identification QR Codes for Automated Onboarding that simplify and accelerate LoRaWAN network management. The new QR codes carry all required identification information to add devices to a network.

The new QR codes enable zero-touch onboarding by facilitating network acceptance of LoRaWAN devices via automated information exchange. Now, QR codes can be printed on devices, and contain all of the required device and vendor information, pre-formatted to ensure standardized input into a vendor’s network management system. The new QR codes use industry-accepted norms for information processing, allowing members to implement a quick, easy, secure and interoperable method for onboarding a device through optical reading. This greatly improves the deployment experience while significantly accelerating the onboarding process.

“One of the LoRa Alliance’s key goals is to simplify LoRaWAN deployments,” said Donna Moore, CEO and chairwoman of the LoRa Alliance. “Implementing QR code-based network management offers tremendous advantages by automating a previously manual process. These benefits build on our recent enhancements of the LoRaWAN 1.0.4 specification, which now provides every element needed for easy development, certification testing, and deployment of LoRaWAN. This commitment to ease of use is a strategic goal of the LoRa Alliance and is key to achieving massive IoT globally.”

“As the LoRaWAN ecosystem grows, the alliance is constantly working to identify and implement approaches to accelerate deployments,” said Alper Yegin, Vice Chair of the Board of Directors and Chair of the Technical Committee for the LoRa Alliance, and Director of Advanced Technology Development at Actility. “As massive IoT is ramping up and the number of IoT devices being deployed accelerates, we identified a clear need to streamline the device provisioning process to replace the existing manual one. The Technical Committee has developed the QR code approach to support the continued growth of LoRaWAN and the market need for true zero touch deployments.”

LoRa Alliance members are each assigned a dedicated vendor ID. Use of the codes provides members a competitive advantage in the marketplace by simplifying business operations and driving sales, thanks to improved ease of use. It also provides competitive differentiation, as only LoRa Alliance members can use the new onboarding process. These vendor IDs initially support the QR code functionality and will be used for future applications to further drive standardization for LoRaWAN deployments. The QR codes are just one of the many benefits of LoRa Alliance membership.

The full LoRaWAN Device Identification QR Codes for Automated Onboarding Technical Recommendation document is available for download here. To learn more about LoRaWAN, the LoRa Alliance, the benefits of membership, and to keep up with the alliance’s latest developments, please follow us on LinkedIn or Twitter, or visit our website.

About the LoRa Alliance:

The LoRa Alliance^® is an open, nonprofit association that has become one of the largest and fastest-growing alliances in the technology sector since its inception in 2015. Its members collaborate closely and share expertise to develop and promote the LoRaWAN^® standard, which is the de facto global standard for secure, carrier-grade IoT LPWAN connectivity. LoRaWAN has the technical flexibility to address a broad range of IoT applications, both static and mobile, and a robust LoRaWAN Certification program to guarantee that devices perform as specified. Deployed by more than 140 major mobile network operators globally, LoRaWAN connectivity is available in more than 160 countries, with continual expansion. More information: https://lora-alliance.org/

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Fremont, CA – November 23, 2020 – The LoRa Alliance^®, the global association of companies backing the open LoRaWAN^® standard for the Internet of Things (IoT) low-power wide-area networks (LPWANs), today announced the 2020 LoRa Alliance Contribution Award winners. The annual award recognizes individuals and companies for their strong support and dedication to the LoRa Alliance^® over the past year.

“The success of the LoRa Alliance and the rapid pace of large-scale deployments of the LoRaWAN standard over the past few years is due to our dedicated membership,” said Donna Moore, CEO and Chairwoman of the LoRa Alliance. “As a global, member-driven organization, we rely on our members and their companies to develop and enhance the LoRaWAN specification and certification program, as well as drive global marketing and adoption. It is an honor to recognize this year’s winners, who have truly advanced the LoRaWAN standard over the past year.”

In a year unlike any other and despite the challenges compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic impacting companies and individuals around the globe, we have seen these members step forward and go above and beyond to support the LoRa Alliance’s work. Each of this year’s winning companies and individuals strengthened the LoRaWAN standard and accelerated its adoption around the world.

The 2020 LoRa Alliance Contribution Award Winners are:

• Lifetime Achievement Award
  • Dave Kjendal (Senet, Inc.)
• Corporate Award
  • Charter Communications
  • SenRa
• Leadership Award
  • Remi Lorrain (Semtech Corporation)
  • Wael Guibene (Charter Communications)
  • Xiaobo Yu (Alibaba Group)
• Distinguished Service Award
  • Val Jelinic (Minol ZENNER Group)
  • Ahmed Kasttet (Birdz)
  • Miguel Luis (Semtech Corporation)
  • Olivier Seller (Semtech Corporation)
  • Boris Stoeckermann (Minol ZENNER Group)
  • Itziar de la Torre (IMST GmbH)
  • Lorenzo Vangelista (A2A Smart City S.p.A.)

To learn more about LoRaWAN, the LoRa Alliance, the benefits of membership, and to keep up with the alliance’s latest developments, please follow us on LinkedIn or Twitter or visit our website.

About the LoRa Alliance:

The LoRa Alliance^® is an open, nonprofit association that has become one of the largest and fastest-growing alliances in the technology sector since its inception in 2015. Its members collaborate closely and share expertise to develop and promote the LoRaWAN^® standard, which is the de facto global standard for secure, carrier-grade IoT LPWAN connectivity. LoRaWAN has the technical flexibility to address a broad range of IoT applications, both static and mobile, and a robust LoRaWAN Certification program to guarantee that devices perform as specified. Deployed by more than 140 major mobile network operators globally, LoRaWAN connectivity is available in more than 160 countries, with continual expansion. More information: https://lora-alliance.org/

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Fremont, Calif. – November 19, 2020 – The LoRa Alliance^®, the global association of companies backing the open LoRaWAN^® standard for the Internet of Things (IoT) low-power wide-area networks (LPWANs), today introduced Destination LoRaWAN, a webcast series that will kick off on December 16, 2020, and run throughout 2021. Through Destination LoRaWAN, industry leaders from inside and outside of the LoRa Alliance ecosystem will demonstrate the power LoRaWAN has to affect change in the world today.

“Destination LoRaWAN will share the latest global and regional developments with LoRaWAN technology, products and services through a series of localized virtual events,” said Donna Moore, CEO and Chairwoman of the LoRa Alliance. “Our goal is to provide the latest information on key LoRaWAN topics, showcase the value of digitizing your business, and share technical content specifically geared for developers and implementors. We are very excited to have Machine Q, a Comcast Company, leading the way as the gold sponsor of Destination LoRaWAN and Birdz and Charter Communications as our silver sponsors.”

The series will bring information and updates about LoRaWAN and the LoRa Alliance to regions around the world, with webcasts in local languages and region-specific market and technology experts. The topics will engage all audiences, from developers to end-users, who want to learn more about LoRaWAN technology and how LoRa Alliance membership drives business value for members.

The kick-off event will take place on December 16, 2020, at 10 a.m. local time in China, Europe (EST), and the United States (PST). Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) leaders Michael MacKenzie, General Manager, AWS IoT Connectivity & Control Services, and Karthik Ranjan, AWS LoRaWAN Ecosystem Leader will keynote, and panelists from CareBand, Kerlink, MultiTech, and Xiamen Ursalink Technology will showcase their LoRaWAN for Good projects that support the United Nation’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

The LoRa Alliance also announced that it postponed the LoRaWAN^® World Expo, scheduled to be held in-person in Paris, France, on December 3 and 4, 2020, to new dates March 29-30, 2022.

Please visit our site to discover when Destination LoRaWAN will be coming to your region. We will also share updates on LinkedIn and Twitter, so be sure to follow us there.

About the LoRa Alliance:

The LoRa Alliance^® is an open, nonprofit association that has become one of the largest and fastest-growing alliances in the technology sector since its inception in 2015. Its members collaborate closely and share expertise to develop and promote the LoRaWAN^® standard, which is the de facto global standard for secure, carrier-grade IoT LPWAN connectivity. LoRaWAN has the technical flexibility to address a broad range of IoT applications, both static and mobile, and a robust LoRaWAN Certification program to guarantee that devices perform as specified. More than 140 major mobile network operators have deployed the LoRaWAN standard globally, and connectivity is available in more than 160 countries, with continual expansion. More information: https://lora-alliance.org/

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Thorigné-Fouillard, France and Geneva, Ill., USA – Nov. 18, 2020, 6:00 p.m. CEST – Kerlink (AKLK – FR0013156007) and Richardson RFPD, an Arrow Electronics company, today announced they have signed a distribution agreement.

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Fremont, CA – November 17, 2020 – Selecting an intelligent multi-radio strategy is becoming increasingly important to succeed in a connected world, as illustrated in a new whitepaper released today by the LoRa Alliance^® and Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA). The paper, “Wi-Fi & LoRaWAN^® Trials – An Overview of Use Cases Across Regions Combining Two Technologies” provides details on practical trials and proof of concept deployments (POCs), representing a variety of uses cases implemented across different geographies and verticals.

It builds on the two organizations’ earlier work, “Wi-Fi & LoRaWAN Deployment Synergies: Expanding Addressable Use Cases for the Internet of Things,” which compared the two technologies theoretically and sought to demonstrate how they could be utilized to effectively support a vast array of use cases.

The proof of concepts explored in this new white paper conclude that hybrid Wi-Fi and LoRaWAN connectivity increases market opportunity, provides a strong ROI, and offers enhanced network solutions. Adding LoRaWAN to Wi-Fi using network mutualization is a cost-effective approach to deployment using the existing base of Wi-Fi access points. This offers a significant opportunity for Wi-Fi providers to expand their addressable business on complementary use cases and cover both broadband applications and massive IoT leveraging the license-exempt spectrum.

The work is the result of a collaboration between members of the WBA and the LoRa Alliance. Wi-Fi and LoRaWAN are two of the most widely adopted unlicensed technologies and together they address a large proportion of current IoT use cases. Both technologies are disrupting private-public business models and enable participation in the 5G ecosystem and developing capabilities for IoT roaming, using OpenRoaming models. 11 companies representing both Alliances from all global regions contributed to this work: Actility, Abeeway, Boingo Wireless, Charter Communications, Cisco, Kerlink, Lacuna Space, Nesten, Simplycity, Skyhook, and Semtech.

Covered use cases include:

• Smart Buildings: Multi-Family Dwellings (Boingo Wireless, United States)
• Smart City: Smart Light Pole (Charter Communications, United States)
• Smart City: Energy Management and People Attendance Monitoring (Simplycity, Australia)
• Smart City: Interoperability between Wi-Fi and LoRaWAN at the Network Level (Nesten, Skyhook, United States)
• Smart Interconnection: OpenRoaming & LoRaWAN (ORL) (Cisco, Switzerland)
• Smart Retail: Wi-Fi & LoRaWAN In-Store Retail Analytics (Kerlink, Smart Traffik, The Netherlands)
• Smart Tracking: Tracking with Semtech LoRa Edge and Lacuna Satellites to Resolve Human-Wildlife Conflict (Lacuna Space, IRNAS and Smart Parks, South Africa)
• Smart Transportation: Asset Tracking for the Automotive Industry (Actility, Abeeway, Volvo, France)

The featured use cases are expected to give existing market players who have deployed both technologies new ideas for how to leverage their networks to support innovative applications. Additionally, network operators, enterprises, or communities that have deployed either Wi-Fi or LoRaWAN networks are shown ways they might consider extending their offerings by deploying the other complementary technology.

“2020 has been a turning point for IoT adoption and unlicensed wireless technologies are a key driver supporting the rapidly accelerating digital transformation,” said Donna Moore, CEO and chairwoman of the LoRa Alliance. “This latest collaboration between our Alliances clearly shows  Wi-Fi and LoRaWAN can deliver real business advantages and improved ROI.”

Tiago Rodrigues, CEO of WBA commented: “Homes, cities, transport systems and retailers all stand to benefit from these findings. In proving this large variety of use cases, we are able to demonstrate how Wi-Fi and LoRaWAN can work together to augment capacity, coverage and increase ROI, and we start to see real commercial drivers for the two technologies working side by side and resolving interoperability through OpenRoaming.”

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9th November 2020 – Global connectivity provider Lacuna Space announced successful launch and communications with its fourth IoT (Internet of Things) gateway in space. The satellite, carrying a new generation of space gateways, was transported to equatorial low Earth orbit onboard the PSLV-C49 mission from India last Saturday. The mission will cover a geographic band around the entire globe between the 40th parallels North and South, stretching from Madrid all the way down to Cape Town.

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Fremont, CA – November 10, 2020 – The LoRa Alliance^®, the global association of companies backing the open LoRaWAN^® standard for the Internet of Things (IoT) low-power wide-area networks (LPWANs), today announced the release of Regional Parameters RP2-1.0.2, which includes support for all versions of the LoRaWAN^® Layer 2 Specification. Support of LoRaWAN operation in Senegal, Montserrat, Mali, Guinea, Syria, and Vanuatu has been identified, with the RP now supporting more than 200 countries and regions globally.

One major change to the Regional Parameters is the addition of support for new Long Range – Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (LR-FHSS) data rates for the EU868, US915, and AU915 regions. The use of LR-FHSS data rates is optional and so preserves backward compatibility with all previous revisions of the Regional Parameters Specification.

LoRaWAN’s excellent low power consumption is maintained with the LR-FHSS rates, while network capacity is significantly increased in certain scenarios compared to standard data rates, allowing greatly increased scale on the same network footprint. Additionally, deployment and management costs of networks will decrease because of this new capability, since not as many gateways are needed. The new rates feature high interference resistance and high spectral efficiency to achieve the increase in network capacity. They are used for uplink only, standard data rates remain in use for the downlink.

“This new set of Regional Parameter Specifications represents our ongoing evolution of the LoRaWAN standard,” said Donna Moore, CEO and Chairwoman of the LoRa Alliance. “The changes augment LoRaWAN’s strong support of applications requiring extreme barrier penetration – such as smart buildings and certain smart city applications like parking, as well as greatly improving scalability across a wide range of IoT use cases. Additionally, when used in conjunction with satellite-based networks, they can provide worldwide LoRaWAN coverage and roaming. These benefits will accelerate LoRaWAN deployments globally.”

The new rates create new opportunities and capabilities:

Direct link from end-device to satellites

According to Satellite Markets and Research, the global market for satellite IoT services is expected to grow at a CAGR of just under 40%.¹ LR-FHSS will play a significant role in providing a direct link from end-device to satellites. The high capacity and reliability of LR-FHSS will enable satellite companies to achieve their return on investment goals on  IoT services.

More capacity for deep indoor coverage

Enhanced deep indoor coverage strengthens LoRaWAN’s position as the technology of choice for the rapidly growing global smart meter market, which is expected to grow at a 6% CAGR between 2018 and 2024, according to IoT Analytics Smart Meter Market Report 2019-2024. The report goes on to state that water metering is expected to represent 21% of the global smart metering market value in 2024 and is the fastest-growing segment at 8% CAGR over the 2018-2024 period. LR-FHSS allows for significantly more deep indoor end devices on the same network infrastructure, improving scalability for large IoT projects.

Longer outdoor range and uplink frames

The new rates allow large payloads at high power and low data rates, providing massive additional capacity for the lowest data rate end-devices for outdoor applications. The new rates:

• Can free up channels for critical applications that require LoRaWAN and reduce network congestion
• Can enable lower-cost solutions for countries with dwell time limitation like the US; the new rates could cover the equivalent of the SF10, SF11, and SF12 data rates
• Can be applied in places where many LoRaWAN channels cannot be allocated

For more information, the full RP2-1.0.2 document is available for download here. Interested in contributing to future LoRaWAN enhancements? Learn about the benefits of membership here.

About the LoRa Alliance:

The LoRa Alliance^® is an open, nonprofit association that has become one of the largest and fastest-growing alliances in the technology sector since its inception in 2015. Its members collaborate closely and share expertise to develop and promote the LoRaWAN^® standard, which is the de facto global standard for secure, carrier-grade IoT LPWAN connectivity. LoRaWAN has the technical flexibility to address a broad range of IoT applications, both static and mobile, and a robust LoRaWAN Certification program to guarantee that devices perform as specified. The LoRaWAN standard has been deployed by more than 140 major mobile network operators globally, and connectivity is available in more than 160 countries, with continual expansion. More information: https://lora-alliance.org/

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EXEDRA is a professional IoT solution provider company and we are proud to announce today it has joined the LoRa Alliance® as an Adopter Member. The LoRa Alliance® is one of the largest and fastest-growing alliances in the technology sector since its inception in March 2015. Its members closely collaborate and share experiences to promote and drive the success of the LoRaWAN® protocol as the leading open global standard for secure carrier-grade IoT low power wide area network (LPWAN) connectivity.

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IoT experts put hopes into 5G as the IoT connectivity standard of the future that will replace physical networks and enable real-time responsiveness. The keyword here is ‘future’. Ericsson predicts that 5G technology will only be available to two-thirds of the global population by 2025.

With so much hype around 5G at the moment, people frequently neglect an alternative that has been there for five years: low-range wide-area networks (LoRaWAN). In many instances, LoRaWAN can replace 5G, at least until 5G becomes available worldwide.

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DEKRA and A2A Smart City will collaborate to offer LoRaWAN^® Testing & Certification services in Italy. DEKRA is a LoRa Alliance^® Authorized Test House (ATH) to certify products under LoRaWAN specifications, a network protocol that allows long-range connectivity for Internet of Things (IoT) devices. From now on, DEKRA will work together with A2A Smart City to provide these services in the Italian market. A2A Smart City will be in charge of performing testing in manufacturers’ products interested in obtaining LoRaWAN certification, and DEKRA will assess and certify those products.

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According to industry research firm IoT Analytics, LoRaWAN is the most adopted LPWAN technology to date, representing more than one third of all deployments globally. The market is expected to grow at an annualized rate of 42% over the coming 5 years.

“One of the key goals of The LoRa Alliance has been the simplification of end-to-end deployment for the internet of things (IoT),” said Donna Moore, CEO and Chairwoman of the LoRa Alliance. “Today, I am proud to announce we have achieved this goal with the release of the LoRaWAN TS1-1.0.4 specification. Our focus as we developed this update to the specification was to ensure that it would provide every element needed for easy development, certification testing, and deployment. This complete package will further accelerate mass IoT and support our members and end-users as they roll out their LoRaWAN solutions worldwide.”

The new specifications package includes:

• LoRaWAN TS1-1.0.4 L2 Specification;
• LoRaWAN TS1-1.0.4 Certification requirements document and Program;
• LoRaWAN TS1-1.0.4 LoRaWAN Certification Test Tool (LCTT) update for end-device pre-certification and regression tests;
• LoRaWAN TS1-1.0.4 Reference Code for end-devices, which meets certification
• LoRaWAN TS1-1.0.4 LoRaWAN Certification Protocol (TS009)

The new specifications package accelerates development with LoRaWAN by providing a pre-defined reference implementation, which can serve as an example or even a starting point to develop a product. Once the product is ready, the developer can then verify that it meets LoRaWAN certification requirements using the LCTT, before seeking formal certification.

The package was created against Regional Parameters RP2-1.0.1, which is part of the complete LoRaWAN TS1-1.0.4 package. Additionally, the update to the LoRaWAN TS1-1.0.4 L2 Specification includes mainly clarifications that further simplify the development, deployment and management of LoRaWAN networks, and ensure interoperability. Finally, new security features augment the protocol’s inherent strong security features. Some of the key changes implemented include:

• Normative and grammatical clarification
• Renaming some of the terms and identifiers to clarify their use
• Class A RX window opening requirements are clarified
• Full reference made to the Regional Parameters [RP002] companion document
• Improvements and clarification to the ADR behaviors and including new Backoff Examples
• MAC Command handling and “persisted” MAC commands overview including priority of responses
• Handling of frames greater than max frame length clarified
• Clarify Class B and Class C modes of operation and priority of Class A downlinks over Class C downlinks
• Security features/clarifications for counters and persisted parameters

The new LoRaWAN TS1-1.0.4 package is available for download from our website. To learn more about LoRaWAN, the LoRa Alliance, the benefits of membership, and to keep up with the latest developments, please follow us on LinkedIn or Twitter.

About the LoRa Alliance:

The LoRa Alliance^® is an open, nonprofit association that has become one of the largest and fastest-growing alliances in the technology sector since its inception in 2015. Its members collaborate closely and share expertise to develop and promote the LoRaWAN^® standard, which is the de facto global standard for secure, carrier-grade IoT LPWAN connectivity. LoRaWAN has the technical flexibility to address a broad range of IoT applications, both static and mobile, and a robust LoRaWAN Certification program to guarantee that devices perform as specified. The LoRaWAN standard is deployed by more than 140 major mobile network operators globally, and connectivity is available in more than 160 countries, with continual expansion. More information: https://lora-alliance.org/

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  “Advanced Networks and IoT: Optimizing Agile, Efficient Operations,” a webinar from Comcast Business Services, explores the comparative benefits of LoRaWAN connectivity with Wi-Fi across a variety of IoT use cases.  Our panelists discuss the complementary nature of these two network technologies to extend network coverage power IoT use cases that drive business results.  

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IRVINE, CALIF, UNITED STATES, October 21, 2020 /EINPresswire.com/ — TensorIoT, an AWS Advanced Consulting Partner focused on IoT, ML, and AI, has been formally welcomed into the LoRa Alliance^® as the newest Adopter member. The LoRa Alliance is the global association of companies backing the open LoRaWAN^® standard for IoT low-power wide-area networks (LPWANs.)

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Portsmouth, NH – (October 14, 2020) – Senet, Inc., a leading provider of cloud-based software and services platforms that enable global connectivity and on-demand network build-outs for the Internet of Things (IoT), today announced a full suite of Radio Access Network (RAN) planning and management tools, business development programs, and co-marketing initiatives to support the deployment of commercial LoRaWAN solutions, broadening the opportunity for traditional infrastructure providers and other physical asset owners to participate in the IoT services economy.

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HUNTSVILLE, Ala.–(September 16, 2020)—ADTRAN®, Inc., (NASDAQ:ADTN), a leading provider of innovative business and residential connectivity solutions, announced today it has joined the LoRa Alliance^® as a Contributor Member. ADTRAN will lend its expertise in creating reliable, high-density networks to the LoRaWAN^® ecosystem as it works to develop technical standards for IoT connectivity and solutions.

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LoRa Alliance è entusiasta della recente decisione del governo italiano che abilita il progresso dell’IoT in Italia aprendo la strada affinché LoRaWAN^® possa operare a pieno regime. Con questa nuova sentenza e a partire dal 15 settembre 2020, l’Italia apre a pieno regime agli investimenti su LoRaWAN. Dopo anni di forte impegno da parte del gruppo di lavoro regolatorio di LoRa Alliance insieme ad A2A Smart City, Everynet e Unidata, l’Italia ha recentemente rimosso i vincoli alla piena implementazione delle reti LoRaWAN.

Grande soddisfazione per l’entrata in legge del “Decreto Semplificazioni”, che contiene l’emendamento presentato al Senato dalla Senatrice Maria Laura Mantovani, è stata espressa dalle tre aziende operanti in Italia e aderenti a LoRa Alliance. L’emendamento consente infatti il passaggio a un modello autorizzativo permanente, sbloccando finalmente gli investimenti nel settore IoT perché la tecnologia LoRaWAN non è più soggetta a restrizioni.

Cronistoria

Sebbene ampiamente conosciuto in Italia, può risultare sorprendente il fatto che fino a settembre 2020 ci siano state alcune restrizioni sulle reti LoRaWAN  in Italia. Nonostante sia parte dell’Unione europea (UE) e la stessa UE abbia dato il via libera all’uso della frequenza EU868 per LoRaWAN nel 2016, l’Italia ha mantenuto nel tempo alcune limitazioni legate a potenziali problemi relativi all’interferenza con altre reti esistenti che utilizzano lo stesso spettro per applicazioni legate alla pubblica sicurezza nazionale.

Sebbene le reti LoRaWAN fossero già consentite prima d’ora, queste erano soggette a limitazioni temporali sostanzialmente connesse alla verifica di potenziali problemi di interferenza, questioni sino ad ora limitanti per consentirne l’uso illimitato. Tutte le licenze erano infatti limitate a 6 mesi, rendendo rischiosi investimenti importanti in infrastrutture e rallentando l’implementazione e l’adozione di LoRaWAN nel Paese. Allo stesso tempo, il Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico, che sovrintende alle telecomunicazioni, stava lavorando ad una revisione delle autorizzazione e dello spettro in generale.

Dopo anni di lavoro e di test, gli esperimenti effettuati dal 2016 ad oggi, insieme agli studi condotti da tutti gli stakeholder, hanno dimostrato la piena compatibilità delle tecnologie di rete a bassa potenza (LPWAN) con altri dispositivi nella banda 863-870 MHz intervallo di frequenze. Insieme alla gamma 915-921 MHz, sono utilizzati dal Ministero della Difesa per la difesa militare e nazionale e, secondariamente, da altri stakeholder dello spettro ivi inclusi utenti pubblici e privati, militari e civili, sancendo la possibilità che usi pubblici e privati possano coesistere nei suddetti range di frequenze.

 Accelerare l’IoT in Italia

Come spiegano A2A Smart City, Unidata ed Everynet, questo sviluppo fornisce definitivamente la semplificazione amministrativa nel settore IoT e apre il mercato all’adozione massiccia di dispositivi IoT. La nuova legge stimolerà un’ulteriore accelerazione per gli investimenti innovativi e l’implementazione di nuove soluzioni. Molte multinazionali avevano già in precedenza guardato al mercato italiano dell’IoT con grande trepidazione. Ora possono concentrarsi su tutti i settori di punta, come la manifattura, il turismo, la sanità, l’agricoltura e, soprattutto, il settore dei servizi di fornitura di energia, gas e acqua. Questi mercati dovrebbero essere i primi per l’applicazione della tecnologia LoRaWAN, con miliardi di euro pronti per essere investiti. Comprovate storie di successo globale, come il tracciamento dei beni e la misurazione delle forniture di gas e acqua implementate in Brasile, il calcolo dei consumi di elettricità in Indonesia e la gestione intelligente dei rifiuti in Islanda, possono essere replicate in modo conveniente in tutto il Paese.

“Il via libera legale è finalmente giunto anche in Italia”, ha sottolineato Patrizio Pisani, Responsabile R&D di Unidata. “Introduce una fondamentale semplificazione amministrativa nel settore IoT per le soluzioni tecnologiche LPWAN che richiedono le frequenze 863-870 e 915-921 MHz. La semplificazione elimina il termine di sei mesi e la relativa incertezza normativa. Consente investimenti nella tecnologia LoRaWAN in settori strategici come lo smart metering da parte delle aziende idriche, potenziale volano per la ripresa economica e lo sviluppo del Paese, nonché Smart City e agricoltura intelligente”.

“La costruzione e la gestione di una rete LoRaWAN a livello nazionale consente di fornire un numero consistente di servizi e soluzioni da parte di aziende nazionali e internazionali, che aiuteranno a superare il digital divide che ancora relega l’Italia al di sotto della media europea” ha spiegato Antonio Terlizzi, Vicepresidente senior di Everynet BV. “Con la conversione del ‘Decreto Legge Semplificazioni’, il governo italiano abilita un sistema di innovazione internazionale che già supportiamo in sette Paesi del mondo con le nostre reti nazionali. Ciò spazia dai contatori intelligenti per acqua, elettricità e gas, alle soluzioni per smart city e smart building, al monitoraggio di merci e persone, fino alle ultime soluzioni di distanziamento sociale e sanificazione legate alla recente pandemia di Covid-19 “.

“L’aver raggiunto la fine di un percorso così importante dopo quattro intensi anni di lavoro con queste istituzioni ci dà rinnovata forza per continuare a soddisfare le esigenze del mercato italiano. Abbiamo ora l’opportunità di affrontare le sfide e le opportunità che le soluzioni LoRaWAN abilitano per soddisfare le esigenze dei nostri Clienti in tutto il Paese”, ha affermato Marco Turchini, CEO di A2A Smart City. “È un momento straordinario per investire nell’IoT fornendo soluzioni LoRaWAN a beneficio del mercato italiano”.

Con la tecnologia LoRaWAN ora consentita in Italia e l’eliminazione delle relative barriere d’ingresso, l’Italia offre un mercato notevolmente ampliato per LoRaWAN. Gli utenti possono implementare applicazioni LoRaWAN sapendo che i loro investimenti sono sicuri, il che ha notevolmente rafforzato le prospettive di sviluppo dell’IoT nel Paese.

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The LoRa Alliance is thrilled by the recent decision of the Italian government to turbocharge the advancement of IoT in Italy by opening commercial LoRaWAN^® deployments and enabling large variety of new IoT applications. With this new ruling on September 15, 2020, Italy enabled business where LoRaWAN is concerned. After years of strong effort by the LoRa Alliance alongside member companies A2A Smart City, Everynet, and Unidata, Italy recently removed constraints on the full deployment of LoRaWAN networks.

The three LoRa Alliance member companies driving this effort in Italy expressed great satisfaction for the passage into law of the “Decreto Semplificazioni,” which contains the amendment presented in the Italian Senate by Senator Mantovani. The amendment removes the temporal restrictions to LoRaWAN and allows the transition to a permanent authorization model, finally unblocking investments in the IoT.

A bit of history is informative

Although part of the European Union (EU) greenlighted use of the EU868 frequency for LoRaWAN back in 2018, Italy put limitations in place while it examined potential issues around interference with defense and other existing networks using the same spectrum. While LoRaWAN networks were permitted, they were subject to regulations imposed by the Ministry of Defense, which wanted to understand whether there were any potential interference issues before allowing unlimited use. All licenses were restricted to 6-months, making risky major investments in infrastructure and slowing down deployment of LoRaWAN in the country. The experiments and studies carried out since 2016 have demonstrated the coexistence of low power wide area network (LPWAN) technologies with other systems (including military/defense, public/private uses) in the 863-870 MHz frequency band.

Accelerating the IoT in Italy

As A2A Smart City, Unidata, and Everynet explain, this change in regulation definitively provides administrative simplification in the IoT sector and opens the market for the massive adoption of IoT LPWAN applications. The new law will accelerate the investments in innovation and the implementations of new IoT solutions. Before multinational companies had looked at the Italian IoT market with trepidation. Now, they can focus on business IoT services for manufacturing, tourism, healthcare, agriculture, and, above all, the energy, gas, and water supply service sector. These markets are expected to be the first markets for LoRaWAN, with billions of Euro ready to be invested. Proven global success stories, such as asset tracking and gas and water metering implemented in Brazil, electricity metering in Indonesia, and smart waste management in Iceland, can be replicated cost-effectively across the whole country.

“The legal green light is finally also in Italy,” underscored Patrizio Pisani, Head of R&D at Unidata. “It introduces a fundamental administrative simplification in the IoT sector for LPWAN technology solutions that require the frequency ranges 863-870 and 915-921 MHz. The simplification removes the six-month time limit and its related regulatory uncertainty. It enables investments in LoRaWAN technology in strategic sectors such as smart metering by water utilities, a potential driving force for economic recovery and development of the country, as well as smart cities and smart agriculture.”

“The build-out and management of a LoRaWAN network on a national level enable a consistent number of services and solutions to be provided by national and international companies, which will help to overcome the digital divide that still relegates Italy below the European average,” explained Antonio Terlizzi, Senior Vice President of Everynet BV. “With the ‘Decreto Legge Semplificazioni’ law, the Italian government is enabling a system for international innovation that we already support in seven countries worldwide with our national networks. That ranges from smart meters for water, electricity, and gas, to smart city and smart building solutions, tracking of goods and people, and even to the latest social distancing and sanitization solutions related to the recent Covid-19 pandemic.”

“Having achieved the end of such an important path after four intense years of work with these Institutions gives us renewed strength to meet market requirements here. We have the opportunity to address the business challenges that LoRaWAN solutions can unlock for our customers all over the country,” said Marco Turchini, CEO A2A Smart City. “It is an amazing time to invest in IoT and provide LoRaWAN solutions to help advance the Italian market.”

With LoRaWAN now supported by the appropriate regulatory framework, Italy provides a secure environment for LoRaWAN investments and offers a new great market for LoRaWAN. Users can deploy LoRaWAN knowing their investments are safe, which has greatly strengthened its prospects here.

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Portsmouth, NH – (OCTOBER 1, 2020) – Senet, Inc., a leading provider of cloud-based software and services platforms that enable global connectivity and on-demand network build-outs for the Internet of Things (IoT), today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued U.S. Patent Number 10,735,521 entitled “IoT Network Controller / Server” and U.S. Patent Number 10,778,752 for LVN technologies entitled “System and Method for Low Power Wide Area Virtual Network for IoT.”

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LoRaWAN (Low Power Long Range Wide Area Access Network) radio frequency is not new – it is used globally in a multitude of situations. It is especially beneficial in rural areas where communications infrastructure can fall short but it hasn’t been used extensively in Wales until now. The Welsh government’s Farming Connect scheme is funding the installation of LoRaWAN gateway devices on eighteen farms across Wales.

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Thorigné-Fouillard, France and Austin, Texas, USA – Sept. 29, 2020, 6:00 p.m. CEST – Kerlink (AKLK – FR0013156007), a specialist in solutions dedicated to the Internet of Things (IoT), and ClearBlade, the industryleading IoT-platform and edge-computing software company, today announced an out-of-the-box smartcity & agriculture-asset monitoring solution that combines their best-of-breed gateways and device management, edge-application, LoRaWAN® network-management, and IoT-platform capabilities.

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Investment Offers Powerful Endorsement of Senet’s Strategy to Deliver Carrier-Grade LoRaWAN Network Services for Mission Critical IoT Applications

Portsmouth, NH – (September 22, 2020) – Senet, Inc., a leading provider of cloud-based software and services platforms that enable global connectivity and on-demand network build-outs for the Internet of Things (IoT), today announced it has secured a $16 million funding round led by Fisk Ventures. The funding positions Senet to meet increasing global demand for LoRaWAN network deployment and carrier-grade connectivity services as organizations adopt digital solutions for mission critical infrastructure improvements, process optimization, safety and security, and contactless data collection.

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iioote accelerates IoT’s development with advanced technologies helping organizations make smart and sustainable decisions. iioote develop high-performing IoT solutions and provide IoT consultancy for their customers in industrial, municipal, and public sectors.

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The Internet of Life and the ShadowView Foundation have successfully implanted LoRaWAN -equipped sensors directly into the horns of critically endangered black rhinos. The sensors give park rangers the ability to accurately monitor the whereabouts and activities of the large mammals and keep them safe from poachers.

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Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Switzerland and Phoenix (AZ), USA – September XX, 2020 – The Kudelski Group (SIX: KUD.S), the world leader in digital security, today announced that it has joined the LoRa Alliance, one of the largest and fastest-growing alliances in the technology sector since its inception in 2015.

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Focusing on the agriculture and tourism sectors in rural Wales, rapidly growing technology such as “internet of things” (IOT) – internet-connected devices – could help these areas thrive in future, according to the report.

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (PRWEB) September 02, 2020 — Everynet BV, the leading Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) technology pioneer and network operator, today announces the completed roll-out of a new secure data network designed to enhance Puerto Rico’s infrastructure modernization initiatives.

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HUNTSVILLE, Ala.–(September 2, 2020)—ADTRAN®, Inc., (NASDAQ:ADTN), a leading provider of innovative business and residential connectivity solutions, today announced at its 2020 Virtual CONNECT Press & Analyst Event that it is leveraging its expertise in carrier-grade broadband access network reliability to address specific Internet of Things (IoT) scale challenges. ADTRAN will offer cost-effective solutions that enable service providers, cloud providers and IoT sensor providers to better support the millions of IoT sensors connecting to the access network, diversify their customer base and generate new revenue opportunities.

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Thorigné-Fouillard, France and Minneapolis, USA – Sept. 1, 2020, 6:00 p.m. CET – Kerlink (AKLK – FR0013156007), a specialist in solutions dedicated to the Internet of Things (IoT), and Radio Bridge, a leading IoT sensor designer and manufacturer specializing in LoRaWAN ® networks, are integrating their technologies to offer enterprise customers a single solution for designing, deploying, provisioning and managing their private IoT networks

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Portsmouth, NH – (September 1, 2020) – Senet, Inc., a leading provider of cloud-based software and services platforms that enable global connectivity and on-demand network buildouts for the Internet of Things (IoT), today announced a partnership with Symmetry Electronics, a leading global distributor of wireless, IoT, and video technologies. Together, the companies are simplifying access to a robust combination of components and developer tools, reducing the number of steps to prototype, test, and launch commercial-grade LoRaWAN solutions.

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WATERLOO, ON | AUGUST 5, 2020 – As cities and organizations look to improve their programs and services while maintaining budgets and improving operations, wireless technologies offer secure remote asset and infrastructure management. SaskTel, the leading Information and Communications Technology (ICT) provider in Saskatchewan is partnering with eleven-x, a leading provider of wireless IoT solutions, to deploy a long range wide area network (LPWAN) provide sensor management services as well as complete solution integration. The LoRaWAN® based platform is purpose-built to handle a wide range of low power smart city, campus, building and industrial applications and deliver the real-time data requirements of modern “smart” technologies that are transforming businesses and industries world-wide.

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PERTH, Australia, July 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Digital Matter, a global leader in GPS and IoT hardware development, today announced their battery-powered GPS device, the Oyster, is now LoRaWAN Certified^CM. The device uses Digital Matter’s LoRaWAN stack which is optimized for low-power operations and superior battery life.

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Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, UK / July 29th 2020 – Specialist European IoT distributor, Alliot Technologies has today announced a new partnership with industry leaders, MultiTech. This new agreement sees Alliot expand its LoRaWAN® gateway range throughout the UK and Ireland.

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Surrey, UK – July 15, 2020 2020 – The Smart Water Networks Forum (SWAN) has formed a new strategic liaison with the LoRa Alliance^® to advance “smart,” data-driven solutions in water networks, and drive adoption of the LoRaWAN^® open standard in the water metering sector.

This agreement will build off of each organization’s vibrant membership pool and promote Internet of Things (IoT) deployments for smart network coverage. As LoRaWAN technology further expands its global footprint, utilities broadly—and water metering in particular—remain the leading application for low power wide area networking (LPWAN) technologies and will occupy the largest market segment over the next five years, a market study by IoT Analytics shows. Representing 30% of the installed base by 2025, utilities counts by far the most use cases and will continue to do so.

“Given the significant market opportunity, our two organizations will work together to drive a number of marketing initiatives with members,” said Donna Moore, CEO and Chairwoman of the LoRa Alliance. “This work will strengthen the ecosystem and bring valuable solutions to utility companies and public utilities end-customers across the globe.”

The benefits that IoT and LoRaWAN connectivity can bring to the water metering market are significant. LoRaWAN’s ability to communicate over long distances and through barriers (concrete, underground) at low cost per connection make it ideal for metering applications. Some key applications for utilities include access to real-time data, which enables leak identification, conservation of natural resources and saves end-users money; and that utilities can monitor water quality to ensure consumer safety, provide proper water distribution, plan for water availability through peak periods, and conduct correct billing management.

Commenting on the collaboration, LoRaWAN Ambassador Gary Stuebing from member company Cisco stated, “As water metering is one of the leading use cases for LoRaWAN, there is a strong value proposition for utilities to benefit from this liaison between the two ecosystems to enhance the digitization of water utilities.”

Amir Cahn, Executive Director of the SWAN Forum, added, “We are thrilled to partner with the LoRa Alliance and accelerate wireless integration that drives innovation across the global water sector, especially as remote working becomes the new reality and utilities seek continuity of operations.”

The two organizations recently collaborated on a webinar titled “LoRaWAN Solutions for Smart Water Management,” featuring several LoRa Alliance members and SWAN Council Member Fred Royan, VP of Sustainability and Circular Economy at Frost & Sullivan. The webinar focused on how the LoRaWAN standard can be used to manage water metering, leak detection, water quality, and more. A recording of the webinar is available here.

About the SWAN Forum:

The Smart Water Networks Forum (SWAN) is the leading global hub for the smart water sector, accelerating the awareness and adoption of data-driven technologies in water and wastewater networks worldwide. A nonprofit organisation, SWAN brings together key players in the water sector to collaborate and share knowledge while offering access to cutting-edge research, global networking opportunities, and the ability to proactively influence the future of the water industry. Learn more at: www.swan-forum.com.

SWAN will be holding its 10th Annual Conference virtually focused on “Moving Beyond Data to Value Creation” from 22-24 July 2020. The event has over 50 unique confirmed utilities and will also feature two, free pre-conference workshops taking place 21 July 2020 on Cybersecurity and Digital Twins. Registration is now open at https://www.swan-forum.com/.

About the LoRa Alliance:

The LoRa Alliance^® is an open, nonprofit association that has become one of the largest and fastest-growing alliances in the technology sector since its inception in 2015. Its members collaborate closely and share expertise to develop and promote the LoRaWAN^® standard, which is the de facto global standard for secure, carrier-grade IoT LPWAN connectivity. LoRaWAN has the technical flexibility to address a broad range of IoT applications, both static and mobile, and a robust LoRaWAN Certification program to guarantee that devices perform as specified. The LoRaWAN standard has been deployed by more than 120 major mobile network operators globally, and connectivity is available in more than 140 countries, with continual expansion. More information: https://lora-alliance.org/

The LoRa Alliance will be showcasing and promoting worldwide LoRaWAN solutions across a variety of vertical markets, among which will be utilities and metering at LoRaWAN World Expo on 3-4 December in Paris. This event will mark the LoRa Alliance’s fifth anniversary, and will focus on Connecting a Smarter Planet through various sustainable initiatives such as water protection and environmental safety. Click here for more information.

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In this episode of Moore’s Lobby, host Dave Finch takes a look at wireless IoT technologies and comes away with the knowledge that there is definitely no such thing as a “one size fits all” solution.

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The LoRaWAN technology and related devices have been used to track runners in real time over hundreds of kilometers. This enables the race organizers to get accurate data, which helps them prevent injuries among the runners and keep them safe, ensuring that the event turns out to be a successful one.

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Real-time, transparent, and seamless tracking of assets, both indoors and out, while optimizing logistics and supply chains, has long been the focus of innovative companies around the globe. Internet of Things (IoT) technology is on the cusp of ushering in a whole new era of end-to-end supply-chain monitoring and actionable analytics. In particular, the recent emergence of low-power, wide-area networks (LPWANs) is driving this transition.

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Working with Kerlink, a solutions provider dedicated to the Internet of Things (IoT), and ZENNER  IoT Solutions, a LoRaWAN system integrator and solution provider in Germany, the deployment includes up to 3,000 Kerlink Wirnet LoRaWAN gateways.

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Paris, June, 2nd, 2020 – Vertical M2M (www.vertical-m2m.com), a leading Industrial IoT Platform provider with its CommonSense IoT Platform® solution, announces today the availability of its new IoT offer to fight against COVID-19.

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Interactive Programs and Displays Along with Engaging Speakers Will Highlight How LoRaWAN Is Connecting a Smarter Planet and Creating a Sustainable Future

Fremont, California – June 3, 2020 – The LoRa Alliance^®, the global association of companies backing the open LoRaWAN^® standard for the Internet of Things (IoT) low-power wide-area networks (LPWANs), today announced its comprehensive agenda for the LoRaWAN World Expo taking place at the Palais des Congrès in Paris, France, Dec. 3-4, 2020.

“World-renowned technologists and futurists will present alongside global IoT leaders who are actively shaping a sustainable future,” said Donna Moore, CEO and Chairwoman of the LoRa Alliance. “Sessions will explore how IoT is improving the way we live and work, and showcase the value LoRaWAN provides in applications like sustainability, safety and achieving efficiencies. I’m excited to reveal our vision for the future and highlight the unlimited opportunities for LoRaWAN to make a meaningful difference in our daily lives and the planet’s sustainability.”

“LoRaWAN is the de facto standard for LPWAN applications and the sessions will allow many to learn more how to fully leverage the standard in its applications. LoRaWAN not only is used in industrial applications, but also to improve daily lives in the community,” said Marc Pegulu, Vice President, IoT Product Marketing & Strategy in Semtech’s Wireless and Sensing Products Group.

The multifaceted live program will feature an extensive array of industry leaders on topics related to sustainability, vertical market applications, the latest technological developments, a LoRaWAN for Good photo exhibition, LoRaWAN Certified^CM Showcase and hands-on workshops. Additionally, the program will celebrate the LoRa Alliance’s achievements over the past five years as the Alliance celebrates its 5^th anniversary and looks ahead to its future.

Keynote speakers include:

• Donna Moore, CEO and Chairwoman of the LoRa Alliance
• Karthik Ranjan, Amazon Web Services (AWS), LoRaWAN Ecosystem Leader
• Andrew Grill, Technology Advisor & Futurist
• Manuella Cunha Brito, Founder of Good Tech Lab

Panel sessions featuring industry experts:

• Global Smart Cities
• Smart Buildings
• LoRaWAN for Good
• Global LoRaWAN Network Coverage – Use Cases, Lessons Learned and Future Prospects
• Smart Connections by Satellite
• Digital Transformation for Good
• A series of panels on the environment, focused on protecting water resources, sustainable cities and nature conservation
• A series of regional panels regarding China, India, Europe, Brazil, Africa and Australia

Additional highlights include:

• Smart Water: 3 Million Meters Deployed
• Wildlife Tracking and Animal Conservation
• Environmental Sustainability and Governance
• WBA and LoRaWAN Solving IoT Use Cases
• The Connected Workplace
• Live Use Case: End-to-End Security
• LoRaWAN Roaming is Simple and Ready Today
• Smart Homes and Neighborhoods
• Venture Investing in LoRaWAN
• Indoor and Outdoor Geolocation on LoRaWAN
• Applications of DLMS over LoRaWAN
• 5G & LoRaWAN Co-existence

Event speakers are confirmed from the following companies:

Actility; AWS; Birdz; Bouygues Telecom; Baylan; Capgemini; Charter Communications; Fleet Space Technologies; IoT Analytics; IRNAS; Kiwi Technology; Kerlink; Lacuna Space; MachineQ, a Comcast Company; Microshare; Momenta Ventures; MultiTech; NetOP Technology; National Narrowband Network Communications (NNNCo); OrbiWise; Orange; PricewaterhouseCoopers; Semtech; Senet; SenRa; SimplyCity; Smart Parks; Spacewell; TEKTELIC; Vertical M2M; Volvo; Wireless 20/20; with more to be announced.

Key event sponsors include Semtech, Actility, Birdz, Kerlink, MachineQ and Microshare.

Registration is open now and early-bird rates remain available until Oct. 1, 2020. Limited sponsorship and exhibition opportunities are still available; contact skye.warden@lora-alliance.com for details. Finally, media and analysts are invited to attend LoRaWAN World Expo at no cost; contact lora-alliance@kiterocket.com for registration details.

About LoRa Alliance

The LoRa Alliance^® is an open, nonprofit association that has become one of the largest and fastest-growing alliances in the technology sector since its inception in 2015. Its members closely collaborate and share expertise to develop and promote the LoRaWAN^® standard, which is the de facto global standard for secure, carrier-grade IoT LPWAN connectivity. LoRaWAN has the technical flexibility to address a broad range of IoT applications, both static and mobile, and a robust LoRaWAN Certification program to guarantee that devices perform as specified. The LoRaWAN standard has been deployed by more than 120 major mobile network operators globally, and connectivity is available in more than 140 countries, with continual expansion. More information: lora-alliance.org

LoRa Alliance^®, LoRaWAN^®, and LoRaWAN Certified^CM are registered trademarks.

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The EPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) suggests Americans, on average, spend about 90% of their time indoors—this statistic is possibly even higher during a pandemic in which Americans are encouraged to stay at home by their local governments. Indoors, the concentration of some pollutants is often two to five times higher than it is outdoors. The very young, the very old, and those with cardiovascular or respiratory disease tend to spend even more time in built environments, and the EPA says these are the people who are most likely to be affected by air pollution.

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There are several alternative technologies being promoted as lightweight wide area networks (WANs). These include LoRa, Sigfox, Ingenu and Weightless along with some other radio standards that, to a greater or lesser degree, cover the same technical ground. It seems unlikely all of these will survive. Which will emerge as the winner?

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Thorigné-Fouillard, France – May 20, 2020, 6:00 p.m. CET – Extending its expertise to major markets such as smart retailing and smart facilities, Kerlink (AKLK – FR0013156007), a specialist in solutions dedicated to the Internet of Things (IoT), today is launching a real-time, indoor asset-tracking-and-counting system that uses WiFi or Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE).

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In this first episode, ZENNER takes a look back to E-World 2020, presents one of their IoT- use cases “e-mobility monitoring” and reports on a newly founded innovation center the “East Side Fab” in Saarbrücken, Germany.

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LUND, SWEDEN. May 18, 2020

Sensative AB, a Swedish tech company offering IoT solutions for Smart Cities, Smart Buildings, and Smart Homes today announces their official partnership with Alliot Technologies. The new agreement will see Alliot supply Sensative’s innovative LoRaWAN sensor range throughout the UK.

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Facing the Covid-19 pandemic, World Health Organization (WHO) officials stressed the importance for countries to combine testing, isolation, and tracing of new cases to suppress the spread of the virus1. Suppression is essential for buying time to develop new medicines and new vaccines, to manufacture much needed equipment, and to design reactive solutions to prevent the spreading of illnesses

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Fremont, California – May 13, 2020 – The LoRa Alliance^®, the global association of companies backing the open LoRaWAN^® standard for the Internet of Things (IoT) low-power wide-area networks (LPWANs), today introduced its 2020-2021 Board of Directors.

“I am very pleased to welcome these new representatives from Amazon Web Services (AWS), Charter Communications, Netze BW, and Senet to the Board of Directors,” said Donna Moore, CEO and Chairwoman of the LoRa Alliance. “As we have grown as an organization our membership composition has broadened, and it is exciting to see the Board also reflect this evolution. I look forward to working with the new Board members to accelerate the growth of LoRaWAN networks, deployments and applications around the world.” 

New board members include:

• Mr. Karthik Ranjan from AWS
• Mr. Manish Jindal from Charter Communications
• Mr. Matthias Gross from Netze BW GmbH
• Mr. Dave Kjendal from Senet

They join the following individuals to make up the full board of directors for 2020-2021:

• Mr. Olivier Hersent from Actility
• Mr. Wei Ku from Alibaba
• Mr. Gary Stuebing from Cisco
• Mr. John Brzozowski from MachineQ, a Comcast Company
• Mr. Yannick Delibie from Kerlink
• Mr. Ronan Le Bras from Orange
• Mr. Kaveh Razazian from Sagemcom
• Mr. Olivier Beaujard from Semtech
• Mr. Joel Huloux from STMicroelectronics
• Mr. Yachen Wang from Tencent 
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Manish Jindal – GVP Wireless Technology R&D at Charter Communications

“I am excited to join the LoRa Alliance BoD and drive the importance of LoRaWAN in LPWAN solutions complementary to other wireless technologies: WiFi, 4G, 5G, etc. With my team’s strong background in standards development I will strive to bring a strong cadence, discipline and expertise in collaborating across different standardization bodies and alliances. I look forward to provide Tier 1 service provider’s prospective and vision of open standardized LPWAN where partners can collaborate and enrich the ecosystem in order to build smarter communities and planet.”  

Matthias Gross – Vice President of Netze BW and P&L Responsible for the Grid Services and Telecommunications Business Unit, Serving Utilities, Industry and the Public Sector

“It is an honor to serve on the LoRa Alliance Board. As Netze BW we are currently rolling-out a LoRaWAN network covering initially the south-west of Germany. We will use it to optimize our electricity grid operations, and also offer the network and services to other users, such as municipalities and industry. Using the insights from a network-operator perspective, we would like to contribute to the further development and success of the LoRaWAN standard.”

Dave Kjendal – CTO at Senet  

“I’m excited for the opportunity to collaborate with the other Board Members to help further shape the future of the LoRa Alliance. The work of the LoRa Alliance has been instrumental in operationalizing the delivery of LoRaWAN technology and supporting vendor efforts to drive the rapid pace of adoption. As a founding member of the LoRa Alliance and operator of the largest public, carrier-grade LoRaWAN network in the United States, Senet is particularly interested in continuing to enhance the openness, interoperability and compatibility throughout the entire LoRaWAN ecosystem.” 

About LoRa Alliance

The LoRa Alliance^® is an open, nonprofit association that has become one of the largest and fastest-growing alliances in the technology sector since its inception in 2015. Its members collaborate closely and share expertise to develop and promote the LoRaWAN^® standard, which is the de facto global standard for secure, carrier-grade IoT LPWAN connectivity. LoRaWAN has the technical flexibility to address a broad range of IoT applications, both static and mobile, and a robust LoRaWAN Certification program to guarantee that devices perform as specified. The LoRaWAN standard has been deployed by more than 120 major mobile network operators globally, and connectivity is available in more than 140 countries, with continual expansion. More information: lora-alliance.org

LoRa Alliance^®, LoRaWAN^®, and LoRaWAN Certified^CM are registered trademarks.

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Eric Lawson, LoRa Alliance PR

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iioote’s IoT platform WebIoT forms the basis of the development of innovative cost-effective solutions in collaboration with customers. These solutions are primarily based on LPWAN radio communication technologies such as LoRaWAN and 3GPP (NB-IoT, LTE Cat-M and 2G, 3G, and 4G / LTE), where the platform is completely agnostic and handles all non-proprietary protocols and technologies on the market. “Digitalization is one of the municipality’s most

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To ensure a good and safe visiting and working environment at the Rambo Lönndal recycling station, a smart IoT solution has been developed that will count cars entering and leaving the station. A traffic light will control and guide the cars before entry. The information will soon be available on Rambo’s website/App where visitors can see the current load and later historical data will help their visitors to plan their visit.

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Team up with the very best and leading suppliers is part of iioote’s global strategy to contribute to Sweden’s goal of being the best in the world at using the potential for digitalization

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Fremont, California – April 09, 2020 – The LoRa Alliance^®, the global association of companies backing the open LoRaWAN^® standard for the Internet of Things (IoT) low-power wide-area networks (LPWANs), today announced that it has officially rescheduled the LoRaWAN World Expo from June 9-10 to Dec. 3-4, 2020. The postponement is a result of the international coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. 

“After close consultation with our stakeholders, including our members, event sponsors, exhibitors, media and industry peers, we have made the decision to reschedule the LoRaWAN World Expo,” said Donna Moore, CEO and Chairwoman of the LoRa Alliance. “The health and safety of our extended community is our top priority, and moving the event to later this year was the best way to ensure global participation and truly showcase the breadth of the LoRaWAN ecosystem for participants and attendees.”

Attendee registration, exhibit opportunities and sponsorships are open now, with a full agenda to be announced shortly. For the latest information, please visit the LoRaWAN World Expo website and connect with the LoRa Alliance on LinkedIn or Twitter. Previously registered speakers, sponsors, exhibitors and attendees will be contacted with relevant updates and details immediately. 

About LoRa Alliance

The LoRa Alliance^® is an open, nonprofit association that has become one of the largest and fastest-growing alliances in the technology sector since its inception in 2015. Its members collaborate closely and share expertise to develop and promote the LoRaWAN^® standard, which is the de facto global standard for secure, carrier-grade IoT LPWAN connectivity. LoRaWAN has the technical flexibility to address a broad range of IoT applications, both static and mobile, and a robust LoRaWAN Certification program to guarantee that devices perform as specified. The LoRaWAN standard has been deployed by more than 120 major mobile network operators globally, and connectivity is available in more than 140 countries, with continual expansion. More information: lora-alliance.org

LoRa Alliance^®, LoRaWAN^®, and LoRaWAN Certified^CM are registered trademarks.

MEDIA CONTACT:

Kiterocket

Eric Lawson, LoRa Alliance PR

elawson@kiterocket.com 

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Sensoterra’s  LoRaWAN soil moisture probes are available on the LoRAWAN AS923 band (923MHZ) enabling the devices to work on LoRaWAN networks across Australia and Asia Pacific.

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Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, UK / March 23rd 2020 – Leading European IoT distributor, Alliot Technologies has been awarded the Cyber Essentials certification. The Government-led assessment strategy confirms Alliot’s systems comply with essential cyber security controls.

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The deployment of LoRaWAN networks has not stopped growing in the past five years and in the present time with 133 network operators operating LoRaWAN, and this figure does not include the private launches of technology, for a total of 143 countries that operate with technology. The growth is mainly due to the market demand for this type of connectivity that efficiently covers a very specific niche market. The ecosystem continues to grow and there are 245 devices certified by the LoRa Alliance on the market.

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CYSEC is proud to announce that it has joined the LoRa Alliance®, a non-profit association that has grown to more than 500 members since its inception in March 2015. Its members closely collaborate and share experiences to promote and drive the success of the LoRaWAN® protocol as the leading open global standard for secure, carrier-grade IoT low power wide area network (LPWAN) connectivity. LoRaWAN® supports low-cost, mobile, and secure bi-directional communication for Internet of Things (IoT), machineto-machine (M2M), smart city, and industrial applications. Through standardization and the accredited certification scheme, the LoRa Alliance delivers the interoperability needed for LPWA networks to scale.

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Two10degrees’ flagship product is the Global Alerting Platform (GAP). GAP is a cloud communications platform for building satellite & cellular messaging applications. Two10degrees has already developed a range of ready-to-deploy solutions including Lone Worker, Fleet, Travel, M2M & IoT, as well as a wide range of dynamic custom solutions.

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The event will build on the technology’s massive growth over the past 5 years. Last year alone, LoRaWAN led the market with massive IoT deployments rolling out at scale, cementing the technology as the leading low power wide area networking (LPWAN) standard. For 2019, the LoRa Alliance reported 33% growth in LoRaWAN network operators and 43% growth in country availability, as well as nearly 25% growth in the number of LoRaWAN Certified^CM devices available to the market.

“LoRaWAN World Expo offers the best opportunity this year to engage with the LoRaWAN community and experience in person how we are connecting a smarter planet,” said Donna Moore, CEO and Chairwoman of the LoRa Alliance. “With an expected audience of more than 2,000 attendees, there is no better opportunity to see how companies are leveraging LoRaWAN in their businesses and achieving strong ROIs. Importantly, we will share our vision for the next 5 years and the future of LoRaWAN and how it will empower sustainable IoT businesses to maximize efficiency, improve quality of life and protect the planet’s resources.”

A partial list of speakers and exhibitors participating from leading global technology brands includes:

• Actility SA
• Adeunis
• AIUT Sp. z o.o.
• Alibaba Group
• Birdz
• Capgemini
• Decentlab GmbH
• Digital Matter
• ELSYS
• Insight SIP
• IoT Analytics
• Kerlink
• Kolmostar Inc.
• LORIOT
• MachineQ, a Comcast Company
• Microshare Inc.
• MultiTech
• Netze BW GmbH
• NEXELEC
• National Narrowband Network Communications (NNNCo)
• Objenious by Bouygues Telecom
• Sagemcom
• Semtech Corporation
• Senet, Inc.
• SenRa
• Sensing Labs
• STMicroelectronics International NV
• TEKTELIC Communications Inc
• TKF Corporation
• WIFX Sàrl

This not-to-miss event will open with keynotes from LoRa Alliance leadership and leading industry visionaries. Technical and vertical market tracks will showcase the latest technology development and how applications are leveraging LoRaWAN to achieve significant ROI. The LoRaWAN for Good session will look at the most impactful projects around the globe improving the quality of life and the world we live in. The Next Generation of LoRaWAN will feature presentations from students and under-30 engineers showcasing their ideas on the future of the technology. Day 2 will feature an AI hackathon to showcase how data from LoRaWAN devices can be implemented into AI solutions to solve real-world challenges.

Some opportunities remain to participate in the LoRaWAN World Expo:

• Call for papers closes March 15, 2020
• Next Generation of LoRaWAN proposals are due March 15, 2020
• Limited sponsorship and exhibition opportunities are available, contact skye.warden@lora-alliance.com for details

Most importantly – book your registration now! Early bird rates expire on April 6, 2020.

Media and analysts are invited to attend LoRaWAN World Expo at no cost, contact lora-alliance@kiterocket.com for registration details.

About LoRa Alliance
The LoRa Alliance^® is an open, nonprofit association that has become one of the largest and fastest-growing alliances in the technology sector since its inception in 2015. Its members closely collaborate and share expertise to develop and promote the LoRaWAN^® standard, which is the de facto global standard for secure, carrier-grade IoT LPWAN connectivity. LoRaWAN has the technical flexibility to address a broad range of IoT applications, both static and mobile, and a robust LoRaWAN Certification program to guarantee that devices perform as specified. The LoRaWAN standard has been deployed by more than 120 major mobile network operators globally, and connectivity is available in more than 140 countries, with continual expansion. More information: lora-alliance.org

LoRa Alliance^®, LoRaWAN^®, and LoRaWAN Certified^CM are registered trademarks.

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In cooperation with conservation organization African Parks, an elephant was recently equipped with a LoRaWAN^® / GPS-sensor in Liwonde National Park, which has been managed by African Parks with the Government since 2015 in Malawi. This technology is energy-efficient so that the device has a long-life span and sends reliable and consistent location updates. One of the advantages of receiving real-time data locations allows for improved monitoring of these giant land mammals.

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Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, UK / February 17 th 2020 – European IoT specialist, Alliot Technologies has today announced an expansion to its smart city offering with a new distribution agreement with leading innovators, Bosch. The new agreement will see Alliot supply Bosch’s smart parking sensor range throughout the UK and Europe.

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The long range and battery life, as well as good immunity from interference, are as before. The new feature is an ATEX-certified casing with applicable glands. Enclosures are available in single-transmitter or fourtransmitter versions. The Ex db / Ex tb protection method is applicable in Ex zones 1/21.

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WASHINGTON – CTIA Wireless Foundation today announced its seven semifinalists in Catalyst, its competitive grants program. These applicants move to the next round, and three finalists will be considered for grants of up to $100,000

“We are thrilled to have received such strong submissions that show the innovative applications of wireless for social entrepreneurs solving issues in the health and wellness space,” said Dori Kreiger, Executive Director of CTIA Wireless Foundation. “From remote healthcare to IoT devices and wearables, it’s incredible to see how these organizations are using wireless technology to solve real issues.”

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This year, the LoRa Alliance® will have a booth at this show for the first time, and members will present some of their most advanced farming solutions using Semtech’s LoRa® devices and the LoRaWAN® protocol. More and more Internet of Things (IoT) solutions in the farming vertical market are leveraging LoRa-based sensors and LoRaWAN-based long range networking. The benefits of this particular low power wide area networking (LPWAN) platform include ease of deployment, long battery life and no dependency on Cellular operators.

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Abuja, Nigeria, January 2020 – Nigeria-based company Layer3 and the global IoT company LORIOT announce their partnership aimed at introducing new Internet of Things solutions in Nigeria, with market size estimated to reach $1 Billion by 2025.

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Minister for Agriculture Jaclyn Symes today announced NNNCo had been successful in its bid to provide IoT network connectivity to Victoria’s On-Farm IoT Trial regions surrounding Maffra, Tatura, Serpentine and Birchip.

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Fremont, California – Feb. 3, 2020 – The LoRa Alliance^®, the global association of companies backing the open LoRaWAN^® standard for the Internet of Things (IoT) low-power wide-area networks (LPWANs), today announced that it will host a LoRaWAN Connected Farm in booth NS6 during the World Ag Expo taking place Feb. 11-13 in Tulare, California. LoRaWAN is a LPWAN IoT networking technology that allows sensors to simply and easily connect to a network to capture valuable insights about water use, soil quality, livestock management and many other applications. Farmers are already using the technology to make smarter irrigation decisions, to better monitor crops and track livestock, to track farm equipment and farm and field conditions, and to monitor supply levels, etc.

Water conservation is important across the United States, and agriculture consumes 80 percent of all water use in the country. LoRaWAN can be used to monitor and control usage, which has been demonstrated to reduce water consumption by up to 30 percent, while also reducing manual labor costs for irrigation checks, etc.

Specific benefits of LoRaWAN for agricultural applications include that it doesn’t require cellular connectivity to establish a network, meaning networks can be installed anywhere there is capability of transmitting over extremely long ranges in rural environments. Networks can be public or private, depending on the end-user needs. Compared to cellular data rates, LoRaWAN is extremely cost effective in sending messages from sensors that can be embedded anywhere, are battery powered and can last up to 10 years on a single battery. LoRaWAN technology has been proven to result in one-tenth the power usage, or in the case of battery-powered devices, 10x the battery life of competing machine to machine technologies. Because LoRaWAN leverages the unlicensed radio spectrum in the ISM band, it does not incur the operating expenses associated with having licensed wireless connectivity like cellular 4G or LTE for each end device in the network. Additionally, features such as TDoA geolocation capabilities allow operators to locate valuable assets in the field.

LoRa Alliance members will be on-site with demonstrations across many parts of the LoRaWAN ecosystem, from device manufacturers to transmission equipment providers to network operators and solution providers. Companies hosting demonstrations in the booth include IoT America, ITK, Kerlink, OrbiWise, Paige Wireless, Pessl, Sensoterra, Tektelic and WaterBit.

• ITK will showcase two different solutions. Firstly, Farmlife^® is a connected livestock solution with high added value for the management of cow farming. It provides 24-hour monitoring of animals to help farmers intervene at the best possible times. This helps anticipate risky situations by providing qualified indicators to monitor their evolution. It also optimizes the performance of animal batches by ensuring good behavior and health. Secondly, Vintel^® and Vintel Orchards^® are real-time field management decision support tools for managing vineyards and orchards suitable for all terroirs (microclimates and soil conditions). It acts as a daily plant-water stress indicator, as well as saves water and improves quality.

• Kerlink and IoT America will jointly demonstrate a soil monitoring managed service that enables farmers to gather data to increase yields and specifically grow larger grapes in their vineyards.

• OrbiWise will be showcasing its OrbiWAN LNS solution as it is used by its partners in the smart-agriculture market—agroThings (Brazil), YEAP! (Americas) and vineyards in France. The solution serves multiple purposes such as irrigation, farm equipment monitoring, crop management, livestock tracking and health monitoring.

• Paige Wireless will share the success of the first statewide public LoRaWAN network in the U.S. and its benefits for the connected farm. Along with providing the largest contiguous network in North America, Paige Wireless also offers its customers management platforms to easily and securely access the data from all connected devices.
• METOS USA by Pessl Instruments offers a wide range of weather stations and data loggers that provide localized weather forecasts, irrigation monitoring, disease modeling, workforce planning and more. Pessl will introduce the newest members of its METOS family, LoRAIN, LoRATH  and μMETOS, all of which leverage the LoRaWAN standard.
• Sensoterra will show its Single Depth wireless soil moisture sensor solutions, the new Multi-Depth sensor, new soil calibration curves and new reseller account management features. The patented “Farm Tough” wireless sensors can be installed in less than one minute, and provide actionable real-time data available on your phone, computer or via our API. Sensors measure at the active root zone, ensuring crops are optimally irrigated based on ground truth data.
• Tektelic will show its full end-to-end Smart Agricultural solution, including the newly released Smart Agriculture Sensor and lineup of best-in-class KONA gateways. The Agriculture Sensor is the ideal solution for streamlining and simplifying the collection of key soil and environmental metrics. Guests to the booth will get a firsthand look at how one can enjoy increased crop yields and decreased operating expenses with the deployment of this versatile device.
• WaterBit WaterBit will demonstrate its precision irrigation solution, which includes sensors and valve automation. This allows growers to plan and execute irrigation remotely and automatically to maximize their crop yield and quality, all the while optimizing water efficiency and labor usage.

The LoRa Alliance will exhibit in booth NS6 at the World Ag Expo Feb. 11-13, 2020 in Tulare, California. To schedule an appointment to tour the booth, please contact anne.vangemert@lora-alliance.com. Media interested in arranging an interview may reach out to lora-alliance@kiterocket.com to schedule.

About LoRa Alliance

The LoRa Alliance^® is an open, nonprofit association that has become one of the largest and fastest-growing alliances in the technology sector since its inception in 2015. Its members closely collaborate and share expertise to develop and promote the LoRaWAN^® standard, which is the de facto global standard for secure, carrier-grade IoT LPWAN connectivity. LoRaWAN has the technical flexibility to address a broad range of IoT applications, both static and mobile, and a robust LoRaWAN Certification program to guarantee that devices perform as specified. The LoRaWAN standard has been deployed by more than 120 major mobile network operators globally, and connectivity is available in more than 140 countries, with continual expansion. More information: lora-alliance.org

LoRa Alliance^®, LoRaWAN^®, and LoRaWAN Certified^CM are registered trademarks.

MEDIA CONTACT :

Kiterocket

Eric Lawson, LoRa Alliance PR

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SOWERBY BRIDGE, UK: Lucy Zodion Ltd, LoRa Alliance member and specialist in the development of smart city solutions, is working with Aberdeen City Council to make 17,000 streetlights throughout the city more intelligent and efficient. The organisation’s LoRaWAN® enabled smart city ecosystem Ki. is being deployed to give the city complete control over its street lighting system, with enhanced efficiencies and cost-savings key benefits.

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Thingstream’s new Connectivity-as-a-service offering for LoRaWAN® networks, MQTT Here, provides enterprises with the simplest technical proposition to reliably transport sensor data from LoRaWAN gateways directly into enterprise systems with zero integration overhead, in a straightforward commercial model.

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LoRa Alliance CEO and Chairwoman Donna Moore will deliver a keynote titled “LoRaWAN: The Right Choice, The Right Time. What’s Next?” at 10:30 a.m. on Jan. 30 on the main stage. She will address how LoRaWAN’s success over the past five years is a predictor of future achievement, how the LoRa Alliance is driving LoRaWAN business around the world, and what’s next for LoRaWAN and the alliance.

“The Things Conference offers an opportunity to meet with the global LoRaWAN community and share the value of the LoRa Alliance, membership and certification,” said Moore. “We’re committed to supporting and promoting businesses deploying LoRaWAN to enable massive IoT.”

In addition to Moore’s keynote, LoRa Alliance members will deliver the following presentations on Jan. 30:

• 1:30 pm: “Evolution of the LoRaWAN Specification,” Alper Yegin, Vice Chairman of the LoRa Alliance and Chair of the Technical Committee from member company Actility

• 3:00 pm: “Regional Parameters and Global Regulation,” Dave Kjendal, Chair of the LoRa Alliance Regional Parameters Working Group from member company Senet

• 3:30 pm: “LoRaWAN Certification,” Derek Hunt, LoRa Alliance, Director of Certification Additionally, the LoRa Alliance will host “Ask the Experts” sessions inside the LoRa Alliance Lounge.

Stop by to get answers to a wide range of LoRaWAN topics, from how to get to market quickly, how to get over the development hurdle, what is the fastest and least expensive way to certify products, how to enter new geographical and vertical markets, and many more from the following LoRaWAN Ambassadors:

• Byron BeMiller – Semtech

• Derek Hunt – LoRa Alliance

• Pierre Gelpí – Semtech

• Ram Ganesh – CyberEye

• Charles Paumelle – Microshare

• Jon Pearce – Everynet

• Boris Stoeckermann – Minol ZENNER Group

• Derek Wallace – LoRa Alliance

The Things Conference will take place Jan. 30-31, 2020 at Gedempt Hamerkanaal 231, 1021 KP Amsterdam. Interested in attending? Additional information and registration can be found here. https://lora-alliance.org/events/things-conference-amsterdam-2020

About LoRa Alliance

The LoRa Alliance® is an open, nonprofit association that has become one of the largest and fastest-growing alliances in the technology sector since its inception in 2015. Its members closely collaborate and share expertise to develop and promote the LoRaWAN® standard, which is the de facto global standard for secure, carrier-grade IoT LPWAN connectivity. LoRaWAN has the technical flexibility to address a broad range of IoT applications, both static and mobile, and a robust LoRaWAN Certification program to guarantee that devices perform as specified. The LoRaWAN standard has been deployed by more than 120 major mobile network operators globally, and connectivity is available in more than 140 countries, with continual expansion.

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The launch event is part of a national initiative with Malaysian Communications & Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to prepare the country for digital transformation with 5G technology and will be attended by MCMC chairman Al-Ishsal Ishak. Announced in April 2019, the 5G Demonstration Project (5GDP) targets 100 use-cases across different industrial sectors such as agriculture, education, healthcare, manufacturing, smart transportation and tourism.

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This deployment demonstrates the excellent scalability, flexibility, and robustness of LoRaWAN®. As a Contributor Member of the LoRa Alliance®, we proactively support the development of the de-facto open IoT standard within our core markets: Smart Buildings, Smart Cities and Smart Utilities.

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According to ABI Research, 1.3 billion smart meters will be deployed globally by 2023. Advanced metering systems require complex network design, strong security, and intuitive management. With more than 500 member companies in the LoRa Alliance backing the LoRaWAN standard and with more than 120 LoRaWAN network operators active in more than 140 countries, LoRaWAN is strongly positioned to support metering, utility and smart city applications around the world. LoRaWAN networks support market requirements in these areas with:

• Cloud-based resources to ensure high availability, scalability, and performance
• Ability to cover a larger area with less network infrastructure
• Substantially lower operational cost and capital expense
• Maximum flexibility in fixed and mobile data collection applications

“LoRaWAN brings compelling advantages to the utility market,” said Donna Moore, CEO and Chairwoman of the LoRa Alliance. “Deploying LoRaWAN Certified^CM devices allows utilities to better manage and optimize water, natural gas and electric services, transforms municipal service delivery and improves building efficiencies. Ultimately this helps build a better future, including resource management, sustainability, and improved quality of life.”

LoRaWAN’s versatility makes it very compelling for smart utilities because the variety of available sensors and applications allow utilities to make their processes much more transparent and less fragmented while accessing greater insight. Because LoRaWAN networks can easily accommodate multiple applications running concurrently, there is less fragmentation and data is more easily integrated, offering rapid return on investment. Finally, dense LoRaWAN networks deployed for utility services can be used for other applications, facilitating new partnership opportunities between utilities and municipalities, which is where the development of smart cities comes to play. Street lighting, garbage collection, smart parking, digital signage, traffic and transportation are a sampling of the types of applications leveraging dedicated LoRaWAN networks to streamline operations and achieve cost savings for organizations and municipalities.

The LoRaWAN standard brings unique added value, features and capabilities to the utility industry to set up actions in scalable private networks, which cannot easily be delivered by other available technologies in the market or are only deliverable with higher setup or operational costs. LoRaWAN solution providers are actively deploying state of the art solutions for pump performance monitoring, pipeline leakage monitoring, SCADA system integration, water resource management and water quality monitoring with quick ROI and reliable performance at scale.

Booth demonstrations include:

• A smart city-themed demonstration from Senet, showcasing several sensors/end devices, including pulse monitors/readers (gas, water, electric), streetlight controllers, smart waste sensors, and smart parking. The demo highlights how public LoRaWAN networks can be leveraged for a multitude of metering and other smart city applications. The demo also showcases Senet’s unique and flexible customer engagement models for deploying, expanding and managing LoRaWAN networks based on application-specific requirements.
• A LoRaWAN water management demo from Semtech that shows how a private LoRaWAN network with four smart devices ––Neptune’s ultrasonic smart water meter, Decentlab’s water pressure monitor, STREGA’s smart valve, and Radio Bridge’s water leak sensor. This demo illustrates how the same network infrastructure with the open LoRaWAN standard can be easily be used to connect smart meters and IoT devices for metering data collection and distribution automation, as well as other applications enabling the management of water networks.
• A pole tilt demonstration from MultiTech. By law, utilities have to check all telephone poles, pylons and similar distribution towers approximately every few years to make sure they are not falling or dangerous. As performed today, monitoring pole tilt represents a significant waste of expensive manpower and increases costs. This demo will showcase how it can be monitored remotely with a real time audit trail without costly truck rolls reducing OpEx cost using LoRaWAN.
• Water resource monitoring, gas supply management and water quality control are some of the main challenges for governments and utilities across the globe. Ellenex, with its partner IoT America, will showcase an end-to-end, application-centric and integrable solution for pressure, level, temperature and water quality across a distributed network of assets (pipelines, water and diesel tanks, pumps, bore holes, gas supply systems).

Distributech will take place 28-30 January 2020 in the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, TX, 78205. The LoRa Alliance and exhibiting member companies will be in Booth #1761. Media interested in scheduling a briefing can reach out to lora-alliance@kiterocket.com.

About LoRa Alliance

The LoRa Alliance^® is an open, nonprofit association that has become one of the largest and fastest-growing alliances in the technology sector since its inception in 2015. Its members closely collaborate and share expertise to develop and promote the LoRaWAN^® standard, which is the de facto global standard for secure, carrier-grade IoT LPWAN connectivity. LoRaWAN has the technical flexibility to address a broad range of IoT applications, both static and mobile, and a robust LoRaWAN Certification program to guarantee that devices perform as specified. The LoRaWAN standard has been deployed by more than 120 major mobile network operators globally, and connectivity is available in more than 140 countries, with continual expansion. More information: lora-alliance.org

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A great value of the new products lies in the application of connecting the data to ventilation systems. Frequent input of actual indoor climate conditions into the ventilation systems allows the ventilation system to activate only when necessary and deactivate directly once the ideal indoor climate is established, resulting in large energy savings…

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Smart city networks power everything from autonomous vehicles to traffic monitoring, services for first responders and intelligent streetlights. Long-range (LoRa) wireless technology can help cities overcome network coverage challenges and enable them to widely deploy Internet of Things solutions in smart cities, providing coverage where traditional Wi-Fi solutions may not.

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Thorigné-Fouillard, France and Gauteng, South Africa – Jan. 14, 2020, 6:00 pm CEST – Kerlink (AKLK – FR0013156007), a specialist in solutions dedicated to the Internet of Things (IoT), today announced its expansion into South Africa and a distribution agreement with IoTdc, a distributor of connected hardware and device-related applications for the IoT in that country.

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“Advances in connectivity are already shifting the landscape. There are many standalone technologies, of course, but we anticipate significant advantages from connectivity technologies working together. For example, bringing together LoRaWAN and Wi-Fi opens up a new realm of use cases that neither could address independently, but that can solve many of the existing challenges in industrial deployments…”

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It’s well known that reach often exceeds grasp, but wireless lets process applications and users grasp as far as they want. Plus, updated wireless standards and devices are letting them do it more easily and at less cost than ever.

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December 2019. Electric mobility for the housing industry — this is the common denominator connecting the two companies Minol and GP JOULE CONNECT. Their joint solution package Minol Drive — powered by GP JOULE CONNECT has been on the market since last March. The cooperation has been such a success that both parties now want to broaden its scope. The Minol-ZENNER Group has acquired stock in GP JOULE Connect GmbH, a business division of the GP JOULE Group. The contract for the acquisition was signed by the managing partners of the two parties, Alexander Lehmann (Minol-ZENNER) and Ove Petersen (GP JOULE), at Minol in Leinfelden-Echterdingen.

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Furthermore, OrionM2M has launched its operations in the Industrial IoT market with the introduction of the ORIONMETER RTU Modbus radio-module.

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“Semtech’s LoRaWAN devices and the LoRaWAN protocol allowed us to create metering solutions that offer significant advantages for sustainable, cost-saving utility metering,” said Francois Ista, CEO of IHM Pacific. “Real-time data on energy use provided by our LoRaWAN-connected meters enable customers to closely monitor usage trends. By addressing wasteful habits to increase energy efficiency, our customers typically receive a return on investment (ROI) in three months to six months following deployment of up to 26%.”

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 Additionally, the LoRa Alliance will host the “LoRa Alliance Lounge” where attendees can network and representatives from the LoRa Alliance will be available to answer questions about membership, the specification, and certification.

LoRa Alliance speakers include:

• LoRa Alliance Vice Chairman and Technical Committee Chair Alper Yegin from member company Actility will present on the latest specification developments

• LoRa Alliance Director of Certification Derek Hunt will speak to how the LoRaWAN Certification program has expanded, the new LoRaWAN Certification Test Tool as a valuable member benefit and why LoRaWAN CertifiedCM devices are being required by network operators in Europe.

• Chair of the Regional Parameters Working Group Dave Kjendal from member company Senet will deliver a presentation titled “LoRaWAN Regional Parameters – an overview of the latest specification publication and a look at what’s next”

“It is great to see member-driven initiatives like The Things Conference to broaden the visibility of our ecosystem,” said Moore. “This event has successfully grown in scale and scope year over year. We look forward to meeting with system integrators, device manufacturers and developers to discuss how the LoRaWAN standard can meet their IoT requirements and advance their business.”

Information on LoRa Alliance activities around The Things Network conference can be found on its website at www.lora-alliance.org/events.

About LoRa Alliance

The LoRa Alliance® is an open, nonprofit association that has become one of the largest and fastest-growing alliances in the technology sector since its inception in 2015. Its members closely collaborate and share expertise to develop and promote the LoRaWAN® standard, which is the de facto global standard for secure, carrier-grade IoT LPWAN connectivity. LoRaWAN has the technical flexibility to address a broad range of IoT applications, both static and mobile, and a robust LoRaWAN Certification program to guarantee that devices perform as specified.

The LoRaWAN standard has been deployed by more than 120 major mobile network operators globally, and connectivity is available in more than 140 countries, with continual expansion. More information: lora-alliance.org

LoRa Alliance® and LoRaWAN® are registered trademarks.

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Following successful tests conducted this year the first commercial trials with Miromico devices and selected enterprise clients of the Swiss company in agriculture, environmental monitoring or asset tracking are starting in 2020. By using LoRa®1 technology, the de-facto standard for low power wireless IoT, the life-time of battery operated IoT devices can be increased by years, saving operation and maintenance cost. The mutual use of LoRa technology also allowed Miromico to easily and quickly adapt their hardware and connect directly to Lacuna Space’s satellite.

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According to a new report from UK-based Juniper Research, the widespread deployment of smart street lighting solutions could save up to $15 billion by 2023.

If you think about how many streetlamps you pass on your daily drive home from work, it’s likely pretty high. Now think about all the unnecessary energy consumption being wasted on those same lights at 2 a.m., when the streets are less traveled. It’s not okay to assume that it should be dark and no lights are needed when streets have less traffic – that’s simply unsafe. However, by adding intelligence and control into smart lighting offerings, we can drastically reduce energy expenses and power consumption.

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Donna Moore, CEO & Chairwoman, LoRa Alliance® speaks with Zia Askari from TelecomDrive.com about the importance of connecting the unconnected and how LoRaWAN can play a critical role there.

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NEW DELHI: India’s ambitious smart cities project is going to drive the adoption of LoRaWAN (low power wide area network) based Internet of Things (IoT) in the country, Donna Moore, CEO & Chairwoman of the LoRa Alliance said, adding that use cases around agriculture, human safety, and environmental conservation will also give a push to the technology.

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Thorigné-Fouillard and Sèvres, France – Nov. 14, 2019, 6:00 pm CET – Kerlink (AKLK – FR0013156007), a specialist in solutions dedicated to the Internet of Things (IoT), and Objenious (Bouygues Telecom IoT Business Unit), today announced that Kerlink’s Low Power IoT Reference Design has been certified on Objenious’s LoRaWAN® network.

Kerlink LP IoT Reference Design is a complete package of hardware, software, tools, and recommendations for prototyping and producing final products easily and quickly. It offers end-device designers, software developers, architects, and operation engineers step-by-step directions for quickly conceiving and producing IoT connected devices that offer high performance and resilience, low-energy consumption, optimized radio performance, robustness, and reliability in the field, based on the latest specifications and standards.

Objenious’s certification is a technical validation of the proper functioning of sensors based on this reference design on its LoRaWAN® networks. Engineers from Objenious provide recognized and strong expertise, including intensive RF tests.

Device makers who are developing sensors for French IoT networks will accelerate their time-to-market because they will be assured that their devices will be automatically pre-certified on Objenious networks

“Third-party validation of Kerlink’s products and solutions is a pillar of our business model because it assures our customers and distribution partners of Kerlink offerings’ reliability and robustness,” said Guillaume Boisgontier, Kerlink’s innovative products & solutions marketing manager. “Receiving the Objenious network certification is another step in our day-to-day mission to help LoRaWAN® device makers focus on their own expertise with confidence in our products’ radio performance and connectivity.”

“With this step forward, we accelerate and send a strong and clear message to the LoRaWAN® ecosystem and partners. We aim to facilitate and increase the ROI of our LoRaWAN® partners by reducing notably time to market,” said Bernardo Cabrera, head of the Bouygues Telecom Business Unit for IoT (Objenious). “Kerlink’s reference design certification and inclusion in Objenious’s catalog offers LoRaWAN® device makers, solution makers, and integrators a proven and complementary solution for simple, reliable, and cost-effective deployments. They can rely on Objenious expertise and offer by ordering this Kerlink product directly from our catalog. Our customers have thus the confidence and the assurance of acquiring a fully tested, validated, and certified solution.”

Kerlink’s reference design is certified by the LoRa Alliance®, the world’s fastest-growing technology alliance. The non-profit association of more than 500 member companies is committed to enabling large-scale deployment of Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWAN) for the IoT through the development and promotion of the LoRaWAN open standard global certification. Kerlink and Objenious are founding members of the alliance.

About Kerlink

Kerlink Group is a leading global provider of connectivity solutions for designing, launching, and operating public & private Internet of Things networks. Its comprehensive product portfolio includes industrial-grade network equipment, best-of-breed network core, operations and management software, value-added applications and expert professional services, backed by strong R&D capabilities. Kerlink specializes in enabling future-proof intelligent IoT connectivity for key verticals such as fleet management, transportation & logistics, retail, asset tracking, and smart metering, as well as smart agriculture & environment, and smart cities, buildings, and factories. More than 120,000 Kerlink installations have been rolled out with more than 330 clients in 69 countries. Based in France, with subsidiaries in the US, Singapore, India, and Japan, Kerlink is a founding and board member of the LoRa Alliance® and the uCIFI Alliance. It is listed on Euronext Growth Paris under the symbol AKLK. For more information, visit www.kerlink.com or follow us on Twitter @kerlink_news.

About Objenious

Objenious, Bouygues Telecom brand dedicated to the Internet of Things, supports all businesses and communities in their digital transformation through offers and services based on its LoRaWAN®, 2G, 3G, 4G and soon 5G networks. Objenious experts guide large companies in their reflection and the implementation of their IoT projects and offer with a broad ecosystem of partners solutions adapted to all sectors of activity such as electronic banking, automotive, energy, security, building, distribution, maintenance or transport and logistics.

As member of the LoRa Alliance, Objenious is reinforcing its international strategy development through this partnership. This agreement is to be one among a series that covers all stakeholders who have chosen or are willing to choose LoRa technology.

For more information, visit www.objenious.com

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The LoRa Alliance continues to see growth in membership across the globe from companies involved in the IoT from chip to cloud, strengthening the diversity of its member ecosystem.

New leadership members in recent months include:

Sponsor-level members are eligible to be elected to the Board of Directors, participate in voting for Board seats, participate in all committee work and have voting rights at the committee level.

• Amazon [US]
• Netze BW GmbH [Germany]

Contributor-level members are eligible to participate in all committee work and have voting rights at the committee level.

• Arduino SA [Switzerland]
• Dish Network [US]
• Intel [US]
• Interlink Electronics [US]
• Paige Wireless LLC [US]
• Tata Communications [India]
• Thingstream AG [Switzerland]
• Unitymedia NRW GmbH [Germany]

“The LoRa Alliance supports more than 3,000 members from more than 500 companies in the development and ongoing innovation of the LoRaWAN specifications and Certification program, in addition to actively marketing the standard via news, articles, speaking and tradeshow exhibition opportunities,” said Donna Moore, CEO and Chairwoman of the LoRa Alliance. “We bring together the ecosystem to partner, collaborate and share information. As an open, non-profit member-driven organization, all of our sponsor and contributor members have an equal voice and vote in defining our activities. It is a huge endorsement of the LoRa Alliance to have so many recognized global brands coming on board from all areas of the IoT ecosystem to advance our work and technology.”

“Arduino is the largest open source hardware and software community in the world. For the past few years Arduino has been on a journey to make available  its hardware and IoT Cloud platforms not only to makers and educators but also to enterprises, by releasing several families of connected products designed for IoT applications. In this scenario long range and low power connectivity plays a fundamental role. By joining the Lora Alliance, Arduino aims at further developing the IoT sector and contribute to the widespread adoption of LoRaWAN on a global scale.” – Fabio Violante, CEO of Arduino

“Joining the LoRa Alliance gives us an exceptional opportunity to translate our company’s unique in-house competencies and product commercialization track record into creating breakthrough solutions for the rapidly emerging IoT space. We will be able to leverage our 35 years of experience developing, manufacturing, and integrating scalable printed electronic sensor technologies for a wide spectrum of products. With proven success in healthcare, automotive, rugged computing, and the industrial sector, we have the expertise to make significant contributions to this burgeoning ecosystem. We are excited to work together with our fellow alliance members to drive this disruptive technological paradigm shift.” – Steven N. Bronson, President and CEO of Interlink Electronics

“Paige Wireless is the new innovative arm of Paige Electric Co, L.P., with a focus on bringing connectivity and IoT solutions to a variety of industrial verticals, for remote data collection, automating tasks, security and asset management, resource control, observation, and much more. To collaborate with industry leaders and rapidly advance world-changing resources, Paige Wireless has joined the distinguished LoRa Alliance. The Lora Alliance increases access to technologies, R&D, and industry trends which will help increase the pace of adoption, reliability, and ease of deployment. Paige Wireless is dedicated to changing the way the world connects and our membership accelerates that.” – Julie Bushell, President of Paige Wireless

“The LoRa Alliance is driving the standardization and further development of LoRaWAN, making an important contribution to the further introduction of IoT. As the operator of energy networks in Baden-Württemberg, we want to use LoRaWAN both for smart utility use cases and to provide capacities especially for Smart City applications. Being a member of the LoRa Alliance supports us in implementing our plans.” – Nick Lechner, Manager of the LoRaWAN Project, Netze BW

“Tata Communications is pleased to be part of the LoRa Alliance and share the wealth of information, knowledge and global experience that all the leading companies bring as part of the alliance. We are committed to developing an IoT ecosystem in India, bringing all the various players with this space – from developers, start-ups, device manufacturers etc. under one system to provide end-to-end IoT solutions to Indian customers. With the largest IoT network based on LoRaWAN technology in India, we are excited about the opportunity that this network enables in terms of improving worker safety, saving energy costs by smart lighting or even asset and energy monitoring. We also look forward to building more solutions that integrate across platforms, networks and devices.” – Alok Bardiya, Head – Internet of Things (Business Unit), Tata Communications

“Being part of the LoRa Alliance enables us to provide our customers with a choice of MQTT based connectivity options depending on their use case; this well-organized working body provides the ideal platform to collaborate.” – Neil Hamilton, Chief Business Development Officer of Thingstream

About the LoRaWAN Standard

The LoRaWAN^® standard is a low-power, wide-area networking (LPWAN) protocol designed to wirelessly connect battery-operated “things” to the internet in regional, national or global networks to deliver actionable data and improve efficiencies. It targets key Internet of Things (IoT) requirements such as bidirectional communication, end-to-end security, mobility and localization services.

About LoRa Alliance 
The LoRa Alliance^® is an open, nonprofit association that has become one of the largest and fastest-growing alliances in the technology sector since its inception in 2015. Its members closely collaborate and share expertise to develop and promote the LoRaWAN^® standard, which is the de facto global standard for secure, carrier-grade IoT LPWAN connectivity. LoRaWAN has the technical flexibility to address a broad range of IoT applications, both static and mobile, and a robust LoRaWAN Certification program to guarantee that devices perform as specified. The LoRaWAN standard has been deployed by more than 120 major mobile network operators globally, and connectivity is available in more than 140 countries, with continual expansion. More information: lora-alliance.org

LoRa Alliance^® and LoRaWAN^® are registered trademarks.

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Hiber will introduce two networks, Hiberband Direct (a modem + antenna that talks directly to Hiber’s satellites) and a gateway solution, Hiberband Via, which can operate on LoRaWAN, Bluetooth or WiFi. In September 2018 it announced a partnership with Actility to provide connectivity via LoRaWAN.

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October 28, 2019 – U.S. cable operators are taking a credible shot at being the go-to suppliers of the hybrid Low Power Wide Area Network grids that will support a vast range of smart city, building, farm and other industrial-strength IoT applications now in play nationwide.

With a growing base of relationships involving municipalities, public interest groups and vendor partners, the cable MSOs are taking on telcos in the LPWAN IoT arena by utilizing Long Range (LoRa) wireless propagation over narrow slices of unlicensed spectrum to support the low-bandwidth applications that are destined to blanket urban and rural landscapes in the years ahead. At first glance this might seem to be a hopeless quest, given that mobile carriers can cover all the smart industrial bases by combining their high-bandwidth, mobile networking presence with newly deployed LPWAN networks that leverage unused guard bands in their licensed spectrum via the GSM standard known as Narrowband-IoT (NB-IoT).

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CAMARILLO, Calif.: Interlink Electronics, a world-leading trusted advisor and technology provider for human-machine interface (HMI) solutions, announces today that it has joined the LoRa Alliance, a non-profit association dedicated to advancing the adoption and implementation of the low-power long-range wide-area networking LoRaWAN® standard. (Read our blog post for more information about LoRaWAN.)

The partnership marks another step forward in Interlink’s expansion into the IoT sector. Our strong multi-disciplinary competencies—including materials science, hardware engineering, software engineering, sensor fusion platforms, and in-house manufacturing—will allow Interlink to collaborate with partners in the LoRa Alliance ecosystem to develop next-generation ultralow-power sensing platforms for IoT applications.

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The DLMS User Association is a non-profit organization that develops, maintains, supports and promotes the DLMS/COSEM specification for data exchange for smart metering, smart energy management, and related fields. The LoRa Alliance has a liaison with DLMS to develop and support a new DLMS communication profile over LoRaWAN networks, which emphasizes the versatility of LoRaWAN.

“Utilities are one of the leading applications for LoRaWAN,” said Donna Moore, CEO and Chairwoman of the LoRa Alliance. “LoRaWAN is the global defacto unlicensed LPWAN standard, with capabilities like firmware updates over the air that allow for detecting and shutting down leaks, and an ability to penetrate through ground, metal and concrete to connect to hard-to-reach devices. LoRaWAN is easy to implement, cost-effective to deploy and achieves rapid ROI. In addition, our collaboration with DLMS demonstrates the strength of our technology and its ability to address critical market needs.”

The LoRa Alliance booth will feature demo pods from member companies Acklio, IHM Pacific, Proesys and Vertical M2M:

• Acklio will highlight the importance of the SCHC adaptation layer, the core innovation behind Acklio’s software solutions that enable the compatibility of smart meters using IP communication with LoRaWAN.
• IHM Pacific will showcase single-phase din rail smart meter with LoRaWAN communication, designed and produced by Andrea Informatique.
• ProEsys will show LoRaWAN solutions for monitoring critical infrastructures like railways, energy transportation and roads for long-term structural issues.
• Vertical M2M will feature a water metering use case with Axioma, a heat and cooling use case with Landis+Gyr, and a remote pipe control use case with Strega technologies.

Additionally, the Euridis association will showcase the first implementation of DLMS over LoRaWAN featuring electricity network products from Cahors and Sicame with support from Acklio, Actility, Semtech and Vientech.

Finally, LoRaWAN Ambassador Rémi Demerlé will present in the Hub Sessions Programme on “New Digital Applications of LoRaWAN” as part of the Digitalisation Track taking place in Theatre 3.

About the LoRaWAN Standard
The LoRaWAN^® standard is a low-power, wide-area networking (LPWAN) protocol designed to wirelessly connect battery-operated “things” to the internet in regional, national or global networks to deliver actionable data and improve efficiencies. It targets key Internet of Things (IoT) requirements such as bidirectional communication, end-to-end security, mobility and localization services.

About LoRa Alliance 
The LoRa Alliance^® is an open, nonprofit association that has become one of the largest and fastest-growing alliances in the technology sector since its inception in 2015. Its members closely collaborate and share expertise to develop and promote the LoRaWAN^® standard, which is the de facto global standard for secure, carrier-grade IoT LPWAN connectivity. LoRaWAN has the technical flexibility to address a broad range of IoT applications, both static and mobile, and a robust LoRaWAN Certification program to guarantee that devices perform as specified. The LoRaWAN standard has been deployed by more than 120 major mobile network operators globally, and connectivity is available in more than 140 countries, with continual expansion. More information: lora-alliance.org

LoRa Alliance^®, LoRaWAN^®, and LoRaWAN Certified^CM are trademarks of the LoRa Alliance. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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This partnership enhances Alliot Technologies’ product offerings and enables its partners to access the very best-in-class products available for next-day delivery. The partnership expands Kerlink’s presence in the UK market through a value-added distributor.

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Everynet BV, the leading Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) network operator and technology pioneer, today announces availability of the shared LoRaWAN infrastructure, ready to serve the ultra-low-cost IoT market across Spain.

Following the successful deployment of pilot networks in Madrid and Barcelona, already covering a quarter of the country’s population, Everynet is now embarking on the expansion phase to full national coverage with a dense network of carrier grade gateways. Operating in a neutral-host model, Everynet manages all the operations & maintenance of the radio access network (RAN) through their 365×24 network operations centre (NOC), and makes this shared infrastructure available to all service providers in the region, each purchasing bulk wholesale connectivity leases and operating their own LoRaWAN network server (LNS).

Redexia is the first service provider to take advantage of this shared IoT network infrastructure. Co-founded by Alex Bryszkowski & Juan Ederra, who previous founded Vozelia & Labelium respectively, Redexia has the local knowledge and experience to lead their connectivity customers towards successful implementations, with a particular focus on water & gas metering, smart cities, industry 4.0 and the asset tracking.

“We are delighted to go to market standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Redexia” says Antonio Terlizzi, SVP of Global Sales for Everynet BV. “Combining Everynet’s expertise for network operations, with Redexia’s deep experience in IoT connectivity services, we are poised to lead the digital transformation of Spain’s industries”

With the network now live, there is no better time for businesses to undertake their IoT pilots with Redexia’s production quality connectivity service, providing a faster, lower cost and more representative result than attempting to build private networks. Together Redexia & Everynet are on hand to assist customers through their pilots and to then scale up to full production within Redexia’s service. With the Everynet network expansion underway, it is also possible to prioritize deployment in specific regions where a compelling use-case exists.

“This is a very huge opportunity for Everynet and Redexia to work together. LoRaWAN is the ideal technology for a lot of use-cases, but specifically for water, gas and light metering. Says Alex Bryszkowski, Redexia co-founder. “Already managing a pipeline of around 5 million devices for Spain, we are confident that this strong alliance between both companies is what the Spanish market needs in terms of IoT connectivity.”

Everynet and Redexia will be exhibiting a full suite of solutions to the most valuable use-cases in the market at the IoT Solutions World Congress in Barcelona from 29th to 31st October. Please come to visit us at stand B222 to learn more. If you can’t attend Barcelona, we’d be happy to hear from you at marcom@everynet.com or sales@redexia.com

About Everynet BV
Everynet has pioneered the concept of #BitsBillionsandCents: IoT digital transformation by connecting the most constrained devices at massive scale and for ultra-low cost.

Everynet is leading the market with LoRaWAN innovation in both its commercial model and platform architecture to power shared infrastructure deployments, enabling a neutral host to build out high-quality infrastructure and leasing wholesale coverage to service providers. A model proven by Everynet’s flagship network: the highest utilized national LoRaWAN network in the world.

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About Redexia
Redexia is the first LoRaWAN Network provider to launch services in Spain. We help companies, integrators, and other operators to take profit from all the advantages of LoRaWAN technology. With expertise than more than 15 years in telecom and infrastructure market, with more than 400 integrators located in Spain, Redexia targets to be the leader in IoT connectivity in Spain

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This requires plenty of investment in both networks and the ecosystem, from chips and devices all the way to applications and services. We got a snapshot of this at the LoRaWAN Live conference in New Delhi last week, where we heard about implementations of everything from smart water metering and smart agriculture to smart parking. Under the theme, ‘smart tech for a smart sustainable planet’, players in the ecosystem highlighted some of their projects and challenges.

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Zurich, Switzerland, 24th. October 2019 – Thingstream, the leading global low-power MQTT network provider now lead the field in unified sensor data connectivity and aggregation with the launch of MQTT Here, a service for private LoRaWAN networks which complements the existing global cellular low power connectivity offering, MQTT Anywhere.

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As most National Parks lack basic 3G or 4G Internet coverage, this poses a challenge for device connectivity over a wide area. The first step in deploying IoT solutions to these parks is to cover the conservation area with a reliable network suitable for low power sensors. These networks serve to collect data from sensors distributed throughout the expansive area. Once end devices are deployed and connected to the network, park rangers may leverage sensor data to securely track wildlife movement and monitor the park’s perimeter to prevent poaching. For Smart Parks, these efforts are possible with Semtech’s LoRa® devices and the LoRaWAN® protocol.

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CAMARILLO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Semtech Corporation (Nasdaq: SMTC), a leading supplier of high-performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors and advanced algorithms, announced that IHM Pacific, a developer of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies for the smart utility metering and smart building vertical markets, and Andrea Informatique, a consultancy firm specializing in new technology and software design, have collaborated to develop a new electricity metering solution based on Semtech’s LoRa® devices and the LoRaWAN® protocol. Deployments of the metering solution have been ongoing for over a year and are increasing in New Caledonia and some parts of the Pacific and Europe.

“Semtech’s LoRa devices and the LoRaWAN protocol allowed us to create metering solutions that offer significant advantages for sustainable, cost-saving utility metering,” said Francois Ista, CEO of IHM Pacific. “Real-time data on energy use provided by our LoRaWAN-connected meters enable customers to closely monitor usage trends. By addressing wasteful habits to increase energy efficiency, our customers typically receive a return on investment (ROI) in three months to six months following deployment of up to 26 percent.”

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Building on a smart-city initiative launched by SenRa, called Smart City Mission, the new roll outs will rely on Kerlink products and solutions. These include the company’s new industrial-grade WirnetTM iStation with fully integrated internal antennas and 4G backhaul connectivity, and Wirnet iFemtoCell gateway, designed for deep indoor applications.

The collaboration was announced during LoRaWAN® Live in New Delhi, a full-day event focused on advancing business opportunities in the IoT and highlighting why LoRaWAN® is widely recognized as the de facto LPWAN technology.

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Bosch’s Wireless Parking sensors in the solution detects and reports parking space occupancy, thus enabling active parking lot management features, such as search, navigation and reservation. The self-learning algorithm ensures high detection reliability during the whole sensor lifetime. Sensors operate at average detection efficiency of 96% and is extremely easy to install with minimal maintenance.

The two companies have been working very closely over the last few months to integrate Bosch solutions with SenRa’s LoRaWAN network and IoT platform, Ginjer, and have already started planning go to market strategies to deploy end-to-end solutions across many verticals. An additional benefit of the partnership is the ability to offer low-cost solutions to the customers due to the ability to develop and manufacture the solutions in India.

“Bosch is one of the most innovative solution providers in the world and we are excited to have opportunity to collaborate with them to tackle some of India’s biggest challenges.” said SenRa’s Chief Executive Officer, Ali Hosseini. “The growth of the LoRaWAN ecosystem in India is rapidly growing and having companies like Bosch in this ecosystem proves the strength of LoRaWAN.”

“Our association with SenRa will enable rapid and smooth adoption of connected solutions in India and help both companies in offering advanced solutions to Indian customers” said, Mr. Guruprasad Mudlapur, Managing Director, Bosch Automotive Electronics India Pvt. Ltd.

About SenRa

SenRa, a contributing member of the LoRa Alliance, is a PAN India Low Power Wide Area Network Provider (LPWAN), specifically LoRaWAN, for the Internet of Things (IoT) and Machine to Machine (M2M) solutions and applications. SenRa is currently deploying LPWANs throughout India for projects which require secure, reliable, long distance communication at low cost. SenRa is working with global partners to deploy smart solutions such as water metering, smart agriculture, smart lighting, smart cities, logistics, electric and gas meter. For additional information visit: https://senraco.com/

About Bosch in India

In India, Bosch is a leading supplier of technology and services in the areas of Mobility Solutions, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology. Additionally, Bosch has in India the largest development center outside Germany, for end to end engineering and technology solutions. The Bosch Group operates in India through twelve companies, viz, Bosch Limited, Bosch Chassis Systems India Private Limited, Bosch Rexroth (India) Private Limited, Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions Private Limited, Bosch Automotive Electronics India Private Limited, Bosch Electrical Drives India Private Limited, BSH Home Appliances Private Limited, ETAS Automotive India Private Limited, Robert Bosch Automotive Steering Private Limited, Automobility Services and Solutions Private Limited, Newtech Filter India Private Limited and Mivin Engg. Technologies Private Limited. In India, Bosch set-up its manufacturing operation in 1951, which has grown over the years to include 18 manufacturing sites, and seven development and application centers. Bosch Group in India employs over 31,000 associates and generated consolidated revenue of about ₨.21,450 crores* (2.66 billion euros) in 2018 of which ₨. 15,824 crores*

(1.96 billion euros) from the third party. The Group in India has close to 18,000 research and development associates.

In India, Bosch Limited is the flagship company of the Bosch Group. It earned revenue of over ₨. 12,460 crores (1.54 billion euros) in 2018. Additional information can be accessed at www.bosch.in

About the LoRaWAN Standard

The LoRaWAN® standard is a low power, wide-area networking (LPWAN) protocol designed to wirelessly connect battery operated ‘things’ to the internet in regional, national or global networks to deliver actionable data and improve efficiencies. It targets key Internet of Things (IoT) requirements such as bi-directional communication, end-to-end security, mobility and localization services. LoRa Alliance®, LoRaWAN® and LoRaWAN CertifiedCM are trademarks of the LoRa Alliance.

Media Contacts:

Isha Sankhyadhar

Marketing Lead SenRa Tech Pvt. Ltd.

isha.sankhyadhar@senraco.com

Mr. Uday Philip

Media Relations Bosch India

Uday.philip@in.bosch.com

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Both the companies will be bringing together their respective strengths in IoT, LoRaWAN® and the water industry to accelerate the growth of IoT connectivity in India. Water wastage figures in New Delhi, Chennai and Mumbai stand at 26%, 20%, and 18% respectively. Some of the key factors to this crisis are related to increased water consumption and wastage in urban areas, industrial growth, water cycle imbalances, and lack of technology. SenRa’s commercial grade LoRaWAN® network will power McWane’s Aquamesh (https://aquamesh.mcwaneindia.com/) IoT-enabled products & solutions to solve the critical water issues faced by cities across India.

“India’s IoT movement has now shifted from proof of concepts and trials to large scale commercial deployments.” says Ali Hosseini, CEO of SenRa. “We are so excited to be supporting the deployment of the largest LoRaWAN® smart water metering project in India to date. This is just the beginning of a much larger deployment strategy which this partnership has planned. We could not be any happier with this partnership and are excited about the positive impact smart technologies such as LoRaWAN® will have on the overall state of India’s water crisis.”

“McWane is looking for LoRaWAN® solutions from SenRa not only on the Water Metering Industry, but also for Smart Control Valve and other Water Management solutions that needs to be monitored remotely.” says Prakash Jonnalagadda, CEO of McWane. “McWane India has plans to take the IOT enabled Smart Water Management solutions to other Asian markets in the next 5 years.”

About SenRa

SenRa, a contributing member of the LoRa Alliance®, is a PAN India Low Power Wide Area Network Provider (LPWAN), specifically LoRaWAN®, for the Internet of Things (IoT) and Machine to Machine (M2M) solutions and applications. SenRa is currently deploying LPWANs throughout India for projects which require secure, reliable, long distance communication at low cost. SenRa is working with global partners to deploy smart solutions such as water metering, smart agriculture, smart lighting, logistics and gas meter. For additional information visit: https://senraco.com/.

About McWane

McWane, Inc. is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of iron water works and plumbing products and one of America’s largest privately-owned companies. McWane, with more than 100 years of history in the Water Infrastructure Management Industry, manufactures a host of different products including Valves, Water Meters, Ductile Iron pipe and fittings, cast iron soil pipe and fittings, heavy duty couplings, utility poles, network switches and monitoring equipment, and related products. For additional information visit: https://www.mcwane.com/

About the LoRaWAN Standard

The LoRaWAN® standard is a low power, wide area networking (LPWAN) protocol designed to wirelessly connect battery operated ‘things’ to the internet in regional, national or global networks to deliver actionable data and improve efficiencies. It targets key Internet of Things (IoT) requirements such as bi-directional communication, end-to-end security, mobility and localization services. LoRa Alliance®, LoRaWAN® and LoRaWAN CertifiedCM are trademarks of the LoRa Alliance.

Media Contacts:

Isha Sankhyadhar

Marketing Lead SenRa

isha.sankhyadhar@senraco.com

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The ICFOSS, an initiative of Kerala’s Department of Electronics and Information Technology, is expected to render a big boost to student startups in developing ready-to-market IoT solutions through the project. ICFOSS has a FOSS incubator, which is used by startups in their applied R&D

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Hanbit’s UWM smart meters use ultrasonic pulses to take precise measurements of water flowrate as low as three liters per hour. Flow readings occur at fixed intervals to provide accurate insight into water use trends. This accurate meter data is accessible in real time through Cloud-based applications for simplified billing and trend analysis. In the event of a drop in water flow or other abnormality, the smart meter immediately sends a warning message over the LoRaWAN network to enable a quick response and prevention of damage. Additionally, the low power capabilities of LoRa devices enable Hanbit to offer metering solutions with up to 20 years of battery life, reducing replacement and maintenance cost to the customer.

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The new site has a completely revised design and layout, in line with the visual identity of the brand and the values of the company, offering a new navigation flow focused on technology and its flagship product, the LORIOT LoRaWAN® Network Server. The homepage remains the access point to the dashboard allowing community users and customers direct login, plus the first point of contact for users who, in a few clicks can either register a new free account on one of the 13 geographically distributed public servers or get in touch with the LORIOT team for specific business inquiries or information requests.

“Today, surfing the web, everyone can see that over 90% of the websites is all the same. We wanted something different, and we worked hard on the new website to create something new and unique. Our new site stands out among the crowd of thousands of sites all similar to each other and conveys proficiency, care for details and focus on the users’ needs and values that characterize and belong to our brand.” Stated Julian Studer, LORIOT Co-Founder & COO/CFO.

The site introduces three new sections, added to offer valuable content and support to users, all accessible from the top menu bar:

• The Use Cases section contains three real use cases deployed by LORIOT’s partners, and more will be added regularly.
•  A corporate Blog which will be a privileged means of communication with the market and LORIOT’s community through original content, technical articles and interviews;
• The LORIOT documentation hub built on Confluence and designed as an additional user resource and support service

“We had to target very different audiences. On the one hand, experienced users who are already familiar with LoRaWAN technology and want to explore the details of our product and all available features. On the other hand, novice users, or professionals who have not yet identified the technology that best fits their IoT solution. They can find an overview of the LoRaWAN technology and understand, through the description of real use cases, its potential. Finally, with the blog, for which we have designed an ambitious editorial project, we want to offer both groups valuable and interesting content. All this with an amazing and distinctive design!” added Dario Maccarrone, LORIOT Head of Marketing & Communications.

The website is available at loriot.io

ABOUT LORIOT AG

LORIOT is a global IoT company providing long-range infrastructure for the Internet of Things.

Due to a unique positioning in the LoRa® ecosystem as both software provider and network operator, we are able to provide one of the most powerful and complete solutions in the market. Our core product is a software for scalable, distributed, resilient and secure operation of LoRaWAN® networks and end-to-end applications that dramatically reduces time to market for our clients.

We offer the network infrastructure to set up, operate and maintain a radio network, integrate sensors and communicate with them over a secure and reliable connection.

Already operating in over 130 countries worldwide, LORIOT is one of the leading LoRaWAN® network solution providers.

Our vision is to enable IoT in every corner of the globe, transform production processes and people’s lives for the better.

LORIOT CONTACT

Dario Maccarrone

Phone: +34 633 280760 E-Mail: press@loriot.io Web: https://loriot.io

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The Paige Wireless network aims to reignite rural America’s status as an epicenter for new, practical technologies that help industries, farmers, businesses, students and communities thrive. Known as the Silicon Prairie, Nebraska is already driving cutting-edge technology development and adoption. Paige Wireless enables them to go further.

Despite the typical top-down approach, Paige Wireless is working from the ground up to ensure that all sensors are connected, no matter how hard they are to reach. Nebraska’s new LoRaWAN® network from Paige Wireless allows users to deploy low-cost sensors, access real-time data, and make on-demand decisions to improve efficiency, safety, security, actionability, and the bottom line.

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 “The collaboration between Paige Wireless and NPPD will enable the use of breakthrough technology to deliver exciting new programs and services to our customers” stated Pat Pope, CEO of NPPD.

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MOUNDS VIEW, Minn., Oct. 8, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Multi-Tech Systems, Inc., a leading global manufacturer in Industrial IoT communication devices, today announced that MultiTech’s Conduit®, the industry’s most configurable, manageable, and scalable communications gateway for industrial IoT applications, has received a 2019 IoT Evolution Smart City Innovation Award from IoT Evolution World, the leading online publication covering IoT technologies.

The award honors organizations delivering software or hardware solutions which enable the advancement of the smart home and building industry.

The MultiTech Conduit utilizes LoRa® Wireless technology to communicate valuable data and is ideal for Smart Cities as well as Agriculture, Industrial and Medical markets. Each Conduit gateway has the ability to manage thousands of MultiTech mDot – low cost LoRaWAN® ready modules able to connect sensors or appliances – and transmit their data over any cellular network to a customer’s preferred data management platform.

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CAMARILLO, Calif., May 18, 2017 – Semtech Corporation (Nasdaq: SMTC), a leading supplier of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, announced its collaboration with Movtek, a leading developer of Internet of Things (IoT) terminal devices and server platforms, in developing a LoRa®-based wearable device that can track the users exact location using GPS technology with the gateway integrated in users’ Smart Home. The technology is currently being deployed in smart watches and bracelets that can be worn by senior citizens and children who need monitoring for safety.

The smart watches are equipped with Semtech’s LoRa® devices and wireless RF technology (LoRa Technology) that features long range, low power capabilities. The features enable deep penetration capability for urban environments and indoor coverage enabling a variety of Smart Home and Healthcare applications. The Movtek devices are currently in pre-production and will be available by the end of 2017.

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The LoRa Alliance® announced that Authorized Test House TÜV Rheinland has opened a LoRaWAN Certification testing site in India, and that DEKRA will also offer local certification testing by the end of the year.

Both company’s sites in India will provide local testing of LoRaWAN devices seeking to become LoRaWAN Certified^CM.

At the same time, the LoRa Alliance announced that the LoRaWAN Certification Test Tool (LCTT), introduced this past June, is now available to LoRa Alliance members globally. These two developments offer strong support to the India market making it easier and more cost-effective than ever before to certify LoRaWAN devices.

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The LoRa Alliance® announced, during the AMM in Berlin, June 2019, the LoRaWAN Certified Test Tool which is a significant member benefit to accelerate the development and certification process – full details here LoRa Alliance LCTT PR.

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NEW DELHI – Oct. 8, 2019 – The LoRa Alliance^®, the global association of companies backing the open LoRaWAN^® standard for the Internet of Things (IoT) low-power wide-area networks (LPWANs), announced that LoRa Alliance Authorized Test House TÜV Rheinland has opened a LoRaWAN Certification testing site in India, and that DEKRA will also offer local certification testing by the end of the year. Both company’s sites in India will provide local testing of LoRaWAN devices seeking to become LoRaWAN Certified^CM.

At the same time, the LoRa Alliance announced that the LoRaWAN Certification Test Tool (LCTT), introduced this past June, is now available to LoRa Alliance members globally. These two developments offer strong support to the India market making it easier and more cost-effective than ever before to certify LoRaWAN devices.

“Certification is critical to successful implementation and project outcomes,” said Donna Moore, CEO, and Chairwoman of the LoRa Alliance. “This is why the LoRa Alliance only promotes LoRaWAN Certified^CM devices –– those that have passed our comprehensive and rigorous test suite and deliver the quality and performance expected by installers and end-users. LoRaWAN is an open global specification, so facilitating certification worldwide is a key priority for us. As we look to support the growing number of LoRaWAN deployments in India, this expansion of DEKRA and TÜV Rheinland’s services here, along with full global availability of the LCTT precertification tool, are critical developments for our members and significantly augment device manufacturers’ ability to certify their devices.”

DEKRA and TÜV Rheinland’s presence as local test houses in India means that companies seeking to certify their devices can do so with greater efficiency than ever before. The time and cost savings are achieved by not having to ship devices internationally. Further, LoRa Alliance members can now utilize the LCTT before officially engaging in the certification process, further accelerating development roadmaps and timelines.

“We are entering into a world of technological advancements where we will soon be looking beyond Wi-Fi and Bluetooth for Internet of Things (IoT) applications. LoRaWAN’s technical flexibility will address a broad range of IoT applications, both static and mobile. TÜV Rheinland’s LoRaWAN Certification program will guarantee that devices perform as per the specified standard. It will help device manufacturers and network operators to explore global markets,” said Kalyan Verma, Vice President, TÜV Rheinland India.

“DEKRA is accredited by the LoRa Alliance to perform IN865 band testing since February 2018, in our lab in Spain. Now, with a new test facility in India, we are expanding our facilities to conduct LoRaWAN certification testing in this band locally. With our new laboratory in Mumbai, members of the LoRa Alliance can certify devices so end users have greater confidence in the quality of their devices. This lab will also provide a better path for validation to the multiple ecosystems of companies that are developing smart home and smart metering products in India,” said Ronjoy Rajkhowa, Director, DEKRA India.

Device makers interested in learning more about the LoRaWAN Certification program, DEKRA and TÜV Rheinland’s services, or the LCTT should join us at LoRaWAN Live! on Oct. 17, 2019, from 9a to 5p in the Pullman New Delhi Aerocity Hotel. Guests should register here, advance registration is required as space is limited.

LoRaWAN^® Certification Test Tool (LCTT)

LCTT is a precertification testing tool designed for use at a device manufacturer’s facility to pretest and prove a device design before shipping it for formal certification testing. This benefits LoRa Alliance members by allowing full testing and regression testing of their device at their location, saving time and money by allowing them to debug and finalize their designs before starting the formal certification process.

About the LoRaWAN Standard

The LoRaWAN^® standard is a low-power, wide-area networking (LPWAN) protocol designed to wirelessly connect battery-operated “things” to the internet in regional, national or global networks to deliver actionable data and improve efficiencies. It targets key Internet of Things (IoT) requirements such as bidirectional communication, end-to-end security, mobility and localization services.

About LoRa Alliance 

The LoRa Alliance^® is an open, nonprofit association that has become one of the largest and fastest-growing alliances in the technology sector since its inception in 2015. Its members closely collaborate and share expertise to develop and promote the LoRaWAN® standard, which is the de facto global standard for secure, carrier-grade IoT LPWAN connectivity. LoRaWAN has the technical flexibility to address a broad range of IoT applications, both static and mobile, and a robust LoRaWAN Certification program to guarantee that devices perform as specified. The LoRaWAN standard has been deployed by more than 120 major mobile network operators globally, and connectivity is available in more than 140 countries, with continual expansion. More information: lora-alliance.org

LoRa Alliance^®, LoRaWAN^®, and LoRaWAN Certified^CM are trademarks of the LoRa Alliance.

Media Contacts       

Emma Pearce, LoRa Alliance

emma.pearce@lora-alliance.com

Ina Chu, Kiterocket

ichu@kiterocket.com

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“Strong market projections for LoRaWAN adoption in India and the Asia-Pacific region are precisely why the LoRa Alliance is coming to New Delhi in October,” said Donna Moore, CEO and Chairwoman of the LoRa Alliance. “We are strongly committed to supporting our members as they expand LoRaWAN deployments and backing them with the industry’s strongest certification program, to ensure devices in the field work as expected. We invite all device makers exploring IoT applications to join us to learn how the LoRaWAN Certification program can accelerate their development efforts and achieve rapid return on investment. I would also like to thank SenRa for becoming the platinum sponsor, and for all its efforts to promote LoRaWAN in India.”

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·   Sub-retinal chips! Tracking down intransigent parking malefactors! Voice control! Tiny insta-labs! It was all at the annual MEMS & Imaging Sensors Summit in Grenoble last week. We sent not one but two EE Times editors. We’ll hear from them about what they saw in France.

·   Also this week, connecting the Internet of things. Long ago when people started planning for the internet of things, one of the requirements was a way to connect all the things that would make up the Internet of Things. Naturally, many proposals sprouted up – perhaps too many. Some relief is here, though. We’ll have a discussion with advocates of Wi-Fi and LoRaWAN on how those two wireless protocols will complement each other.

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BANGKOK, Oct. 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — As the number and types of connected devices proliferate, market fragmentation and security vulnerabilities in the Internet of Things (IoT) have created significant challenges for developers. Hardware-based security is the only way to protect secret keys from physical attacks and remote extraction, but extensive security expertise, development time and costs are required to configure and provision each device. With companies producing anywhere from hundreds to millions of connected devices per year across the globe, scalability of architecture can be a major barrier to deployments. Manufacturers typically have only been able to support configuring and provisioning for high-volume orders, leaving companies with low- to mid-sized deployments with low performing options. To address this need in the mass market, Microchip Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: MCHP) today introduced the industry’s first pre-provisioned solution that provides secure key storage for low-, mid- and high-volume device deployments using the ATECC608A secure element. Microchip’s Trust Platform for its CryptoAuthentication family enables companies of all sizes to easily implement secure authentication.

Read the full article here: https://www.asiaone.com/business/microchip-simplifies-hardware-based-iot-security-industrys-first-pre-provisioned-solutions

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Navigant Research predicts that the global market for IoT solutions in smart buildings will grow from $8.5B in 2020 to over $22B in only six years. As the industry continually pushes for more connectivity and smart city integration, the importance of scalable and interoperable IoT technology increases.

Last month we examined how LoRa® devices are behind the increasingly sophisticated smart buildings that are being developed globally to improve efficiencies and reduce costs. This month, we’ll explore the important role of the LoRaWAN® protocol.

Read the full article here: http://automatedbuildings.com/news/oct19/articles/semtech/190917034808semtech.html

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Thorigné-Fouillard, France – Oct. 1, 2019, 6:00 pm CEST – Kerlink (AKLK – FR0013156007), a specialist in solutions dedicated to the Internet of Things (IoT), today announced Catherine Failliet’s appointment to its board of directors. Failliet brings more than 25 years of senior executive experience in business development and project management in water and energy systems and smart-city programs to Kerlink’s board.

Failliet is deputy general manager for business development at Groupe CLAIRE, a manufacturer and provider of equipment for potable-water networks. Previously, she served for more than four years as general manager of LACROIX Sofrel, a leading provider of measurement and control solutions for water-supply networks. Prior to that, Failliet served as vice president of business integration and development at EDF Group’s Continental Europe Division.

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Mobile operators, enterprises, cities and other key Internet of Things (IoT) market players gain access to a wealth of new IoT use cases by combining two unlicensed connectivity technologies, as illustrated in a new white paper released today by the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) and the LoRa Alliance®. Developed with input from mobile carriers, telecom equipment manufacturers and advocates of both connectivity technologies, Wi-Fi & LoRaWAN Deployment Synergies: Expanding Addressable Use Cases For The Internet of Things illustrates new business opportunities that are created when Wi-Fi networks that are traditionally built to support critical IoT are merged with LoRaWAN networks that are traditionally built to support low data rate massive IoT applications.

Read more here: https://semiengineering.com/week-in-review-iot-security-autos-10/

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WATERLOO, ON – CANADA | January 15, 2019 – eleven-x Inc., Canada’s leading full service low power IoT solution provider and operator of the first and only public coast-to-coast network optimized for IoT, along with the Region of Waterloo, are very pleased to announce the initial deployment of eleven-x’s WIU-X wireless LoRaWAN water level and temperature monitoring solution for application across the Region’s water well infrastructure that supplies water to 570,000 residents.

The deployment comes at the conclusion of a successful pilot program that included the integration of the eleven-x WIU-X water level and temperature monitoring interface with several of the Region’s current data loggers tracking monitoring and production wells. Moving forward, the integration of eleven-x’s WIU-X interface with the Region’s current data loggers used in their production and monitoring wells, will provide wireless connectivity to the Region’s instruments.

The result for the Region is streamlined operations including real-time well water data being collected and communicated automatically on an hourly basis. Previously, the Region paid to have the data collected manually on a quarterly basis. Additionally, the eleven-x solution provides event-driven real-time alerts based on pre-determined parameters, such as significant level fluctuations, further improving the overall monitoring program. In addition to the operational improvements, the Region will also realize costs savings from their groundwater monitoring program.

Providing wireless connectivity for currently deployed data loggers reduces upfront hardware purchase costs and offers a savings of 76% compared to purchasing new data loggers. On top of the savings on the hardware, the Region will also save an additional 20% of the overall program costs per year by eliminating manual data collection fees. In terms of overall program costs, the Region can expect to see a return on investment in just a couple of years, which is less than one quarter the time of a solution that requires the purchase of new data loggers.

“The pilot program highlighted the improvements that this solution can bring to our service. Having access to accurate and timely data in our monitoring wells and the information it offers us improves the management of this key resource,” said Nancy Kodousek, Director of Water Services at the Region. “The eleven-x solution reduces our operating costs and provides timely access to our groundwater monitoring data. Knowing what is happening on an hourly basis enables us to optimize this program and the supply of drinking water.”

“Water supply is a key resource for all cities and municipalities in Canada. Efficiently monitoring that water supply is a key requirement to ensure the continued sustainability of that resource. Being able to provide a solution to provide fast and accurate data to optimize this process for municipalities is something that we are very proud of” said Dan Mathers, President and CEO of eleven-x Inc.

The WIU-X is part of eleven-x’s wireless LoRaWAN interface connectivity platform. This platform, combined with eleven-x’s low power network optimized for the Internet of Things, enables the promise of Smart Cities, Buildings, Campuses and Enterprise IoT applications. Supporting the use of low-cost battery powered sensors, the network addresses IoT applications where requirements include wireless connectivity, devices that require long battery life, no maintenance and a low total cost of ownership.

About the Region of Waterloo

The Region of Waterloo provides more than 60 per cent of municipal services to a growing population of 570,000 people. We are committed to creating an inclusive, thriving and sustainable community through innovative leadership and a range of services such as public health, social services, planning, heritage, water supply, regional roads, waste management, ambulance service, rural libraries, public transit, community housing, emergency planning, Provincial Offences Courts and airport services.

About eleven-x Inc.

eleven-x Inc. simplifies IoT and facilitates faster, evidence-driven decisions through wireless connectivity and real-time data collection for Smart Cities, Campuses, Buildings and Industry. We offer complete device to cloud LoRaWAN solutions, comprised of accurate and reliable sensor networks delivering secure data to our customers through easy to use dashboards and industry standard APIs. Organizations rely on eleven-x’s wireless connectivity expertise to deliver turnkey solutions that improve operations, simplify processes and deliver value in today’s connected world. Visit eleven-x.com for more information.

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Waterloo, ON – CANADA | November 20, 2018 – eleven-x Inc., operator of Canada’s first and only coast-to-coast public low power network optimized for the Internet of Things [IoT], and the City of Fredericton are pleased to announce a new innovative initiative that will enable the city to investigate a wide range of targeted Smart City applications tailored to monitor its infrastructure, assets and services in an easy-to-use and cost-effective manner.

Building on the city’s foundation of being smart and sustainable, the collaboration with eleven-x will help solidify Fredericton’s commitment to innovation as it moves towards meeting its ultimate vision of becoming a leader in intelligent communities. eleven-x will be deploying their low power public network to provide secure and reliable wireless coverage for connecting low cost battery powered devices throughout the city’s infrastructure. In addition to the network design and operations, eleven-x will be providing total turnkey IoT solutions to the city for a variety of applications, including device deployment and management, as well as data visualization and analytics.

The Living Lab approach supports the already thriving technology ecosystem within Fredericton. The eleven-x IoT network provides efficient deployment of focused pilots without the need to commit long-term resources or budget before understanding potential ROI. The approach also provides a foundation for innovation by opening up city infrastructure with open data supporting the Digital Fredericton program. Some of the applications that the city will be pursuing include:

• • Smart Water Metering – utilizing eleven-x’s MIU-X interface to wirelessly connect installed meters that aren’t currently connected to collect real-time usage data • Intelligent Parking – acquiring data from accessible parking assets to build a parking profile that will enable evidence driven decisions on existing and future requirements
• • Flood Detection – gathering real-time data on water levels and to help plan for a flood resilient future
• • Air Quality Monitoring – monitoring of temperature, humidity and various pollutants for outdoor environments.

“We are very excited with this collaboration as it will really help us focus on areas of need within the city, while also setting us up for the longer term in meeting our sustainable city objectives with programs that deliver ROI,” said Adam Bell, CIO at the City of Fredericton. “Additionally, our city has a particular challenge that we have undertaken – that we connect with our core, our citizens and all of our communities to provide better services for everyone – and this collaboration with eleven-x will help provide a foundation to meet that challenge.”

“We are very happy to be collaborating with the City of Fredericton with a full-service solution approach to support their community and economic development objectives,” said Dan Mathers, President and CEO of eleven-x Inc. “By offering complete turn-key wireless solutions, we are able to help cities start with pilots targeted at key areas of priority and get them up and going quickly. Cities can almost immediately realize the benefits real-time data can have in terms of helping to improve decision-making and offer better services without increasing their budgets.”

Supporting the use of low-cost battery powered sensors, the eleven-x network addresses Intelligent City and IoT applications where requirements include wireless connectivity, devices that require long battery life, no maintenance and a low total cost of ownership.

About the City of Fredericton

The City of Fredericton prides itself on being a smart, sustainable city offering a cost competitive business environment and balanced lifestyle with abundant recreational and cultural amenities. Internationally and nationally recognized for municipal and community efforts, the City delivers more than 60 programs and services to residents and visitors alike, in a planned and financially responsible manner. Together with its community stakeholders, the City of Fredericton is working to be the most vibrant, small city in North America. www.fredericton.ca.

About eleven-x Inc.

eleven-x, a Contributing Member of the LoRa Alliance, is a next-generation network operator enabling the Internet of Things[IoT]. Our low power wide area network [LPWAN] is Canada’s first and only public coast-to-coast network supporting the use of low-cost sensors and devices for a variety of Smart City and Enterprise IoT applications. Based on LoRaWAN, an international standard backed by over 500 companies, our carrier-grade network enables customers in the private and public sectors to efficiently and cost-effectively manage assets, create and maintain Smart Cities, and realize environmental sustainability. Visit eleven-x.com for more information.

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Media Contacts: eleven-x Inc.: Mark Hall – mark.hall@eleven-x.com | phone: 1.226.887.0011

City of Fredericton: Wayne Knorr – wayne.knorr@fredericton.ca | phone: 1.560.460.2181

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Wireless LoRaWAN Solution Provides Secure Real-Time Usage Data Collection for Parking Facilities and Spaces

WATERLOO, ON – CANADA | January 29, 2019 – eleven-x Inc., Canada’s leading full service low power IoT solution provider and operator of the first and only public coast-to-coast network optimized for IoT, is pleased to announce that Momentum Developments, one of Southern Ontario’s leading urban developers, has selected eleven-x’s intelligent parking solution to help them track and optimize the usage of their commercial parking assets.

The solution includes the real-time tracking of space availability status, as well as retaining historical usage data for each of the spaces. The result of the data collection is the development of a comprehensive parking profile based on the usage of each space and enables Momentum to make data-driven decisions on the number and type of spaces needed, as well as potential requirements for future developments.

Momentum owns and manages several commercial properties in Southern Ontario and each of these developments includes occupants that are comprised of both residents and commercial retailers. As part of their development model, Momentum maintains the parking facilities as separate entities from the accommodation/retail structures. Because of the diverse nature of the occupants, management of the parking assets is a key aspect of the holistic property management function and the solution from eleven-x allows Momentum an efficient way to monitor the usage of all types of parking spaces offered – from resident to visitor to electronic vehicles to commercial and accessible needs.

The initial integration has been deployed at the One Victoria Condominium development located in the Innovation District in the city of Kitchener. The premiere location contains approximately 200 undesignated or “floating” parking spaces, with about 95% of them being monitored as part of the first deployment. The eleven-x solution is the first step towards monetization of the fixed parking spaces, and the return on investment could be realized in less than a year. Monetizing the parking spaces offers a potential new opportunity to generate revenue from existing assets for property owners. eleven-x has integrated a number of intelligent parking solutions, including existing deployments with the City of Stratford and the University of British Columbia.

“This solution from eleven-x allows us to understand how our parking facilities and assets are being used and to make better decisions on future requirements, which helps us optimize our parking assets while providing a great experience for all tenants,” said Brian Prudham, Principal at Momentum Developments. “Another key factor with this solution is that it’s not video based so there are no concerns with privacy issues, which is significant since as a developer, we are directly impacting people’s everyday lives and want them to have the best experience possible.”

“Our low power, wireless solution will help Momentum gain a true understanding of their parking assets and how best to support their tenant’s needs in a cost effective manner,” said Dan Mathers, President and CEO of eleven-x Inc. “Additionally, collecting the parking space usage data will open up a variety of opportunities for them for future approaches to parking asset management. This is a very interesting use case that differs from our other parking deployments, so it’s great to work with such a forward-thinking organization like Momentum.”

As a full-service solution provider, eleven-x enables the promise of Intelligent Cities, Buildings, Campuses and Enterprise IoT applications. Supporting the use of low-cost battery powered sensors, eleven-x LoRaWAN solutions, including their coast-to-coast network addresses applications where requirements include wireless connectivity, devices that require long battery life, no maintenance and a low total cost of ownership.

About Momentum Developments

Momentum Developments is shaping Southern Ontario’s urban horizon through mixed-use property projects that are selected, planned and completed to create unique living environments that drive the concept of community. A key factor in all of our developments is respecting the environment, so all of our properties are developed using green building standards, energy efficient and environmentally friendly lighting, appliances and furnishings, lifestyle influences such as car sharing, and much more. Momentum is about helping neighbourhoods and communities flourish. To find out more, visit momentumdevelopments.ca.

About eleven-x Inc.

eleven-x Inc. simplifies IoT and facilitates faster, evidence-driven decisions through wireless connectivity and real-time data collection for Intelligent Cities, Campuses, Buildings and Industry. We offer complete device to cloud LoRaWAN solutions, comprised of accurate and reliable sensor networks delivering secure data to our customers through easy to use dashboards and industry standard APIs. Organizations rely on eleven-x’s wireless connectivity expertise to deliver turnkey solutions that improve operations, simplify processes and deliver value in today’s connected world. Visit eleven-x.com for more information.

Follow us on Twitter: @eleven_x and on LinkedIn.

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LoRaWAN Based Solution to Provide Data and Insight on all Accessible Parking and High Traffic Spaces to Support Improved Access and Streamlined Operations

WATERLOO, ON – CANADA | March 27, 2019 – eleven-x Inc., Canada’s leading full service low power IoT solution provider and operator of the first and only public coast-to-coast network optimized for IoT, and the University of British Columbia (UBC) are announcing the expansion of their Smart Parking collaboration to include all accessible parking spaces campus-wide, as well as spaces located in high traffic and access areas of the university.

In addition to monitoring usage for all parking spaces designated for persons with disabilities across their campus, UBC will also track usage in all high traffic “drop on and drop off” spaces. The university, a world-class global center for innovation, teaching and research ranked among the Top 20 public universities in the world, is looking to address, and ultimately optimize, areas where access to the university is needed. They aim to manage their finite parking resources to provide the best experience for students, employees, visitors and service partners of the university. The expansion will use eleven-x’s Intelligent Parking Solution to monitor usage in realtime while collecting data. It will be used to build out a profile for the universities parking assets so that evidence-driven decisions can be made on current and future requirements.

The university is expanding deployment of eleven-x’s Intelligent Parking solution, which includes wireless parking sensors, secure network connectivity and data capture that enables real-time monitoring and data analysis of parking space usage. LoRaWAN-based, the wireless solution was used as part of an initial pilot that demonstrated its accuracy and value to the university in terms of providing meaningful datasets which has allowed UBC to expand on their parking management objectives and broaden the scope of their efforts.

The solution from eleven-x will be used to enable a multi-purpose approach to UBC’s parking spaces: with the support of digital signage, the spaces located in high-traffic areas can become flexible spots that can be designated for specific uses at different times, depending on need. By operating in a flexible manner, the university is looking to fulfill easy access to the campus for service vehicles, accessible parking and quick-delivery requirements.

“As a university based on research and innovation, we constantly ask how we can use technology to improve people’s lives,” said Brian Jones, Director, Parking and Access Services at UBC. “eleven-x not only provides a great solution that is well positioned from a technology perspective, but as also from a company perspective. They supply a level of expertise, combined with an inquisitiveness that is essential given we are an institution that prides itself on innovation. To partner with people who are innovative is who we want to work with.”

“We are very excited to take our collaboration with UBC to another level by expanding the scope to include high traffic areas in addition to all accessible parking,” said Dan Mathers, President and CEO of eleven-x. “For organizations, adding more parking as demand grows isn’t feasible. The innovative approach UBC is taking to ensure requirements and expectations are met really aligns well with our solution and our vision of how technology can make a positive impact in people’s daily lives.”

About University of British Columbia

The University of British Columbia is a global center for research and teaching, consistently ranked among the 40 best universities in the world. UBC Parking operates the largest university parking operation in Canada, overseeing more than 8,300 parking spaces and provides customers with parking options that afford easy, convenient access to facilities and activities on campus.

About eleven-x Inc.

eleven-x Inc. simplifies IoT and facilitates faster, evidence-driven decisions through wireless connectivity and real-time data collection for Intelligent Cities, Campuses, Buildings and Industry. We offer complete device to cloud LoRaWAN solutions, comprised of accurate and reliable sensor networks delivering secure data to our customers through easy to use dashboards and industry standard APIs. Organizations rely on eleven-x’s wireless connectivity expertise to deliver turnkey solutions that improve operations, simplify processes and deliver value in today’s connected world. Visit eleven-x.com for more information.

Follow us on Twitter: @eleven_x and on LinkedIn.

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LoRaWAN Based, Wireless Solution Honored for Advancement in Open Data to Support Smart City Initiatives

WATERLOO, ON – CANADA | May 9, 2019 – eleven-x Inc., Canada’s leading full service low power IoT solution provider and operator of the first and only public coast-to-coast network optimized for IoT has been awarded the Best Innovation Challenge award for 2019, which was announced during the recent BeSpatial Annual General Meeting in Thornhill, Ontario.

BeSpatial, Ontario’s leading authoritative geospatial and information organization, has recognized eleven-x’s advancement in open and geospatial data for its work with the city of Fredericton, New Brunswick. The city deployed eleven-x’s “Living Lab” Smart City solution to help them leverage their open data platform. The LoRaWAN based solution from eleven-x has enabled the city to deploy several use case pilots simultaneously. For each application, real-time data gets collected from their infrastructure, assets and environment to help improve existing programs and offer new services while maintaining current budgets. Initial applications include water monitoring and metering and intelligent parking. The city’s Emergency Operations Center has already seen significant improvements in their flood detection services by monitoring the real-time levels of water sources in the area.

The solution from eleven-x includes the deployment of a low power LoRaWAN based network, a variety of battery powered sensors, network operations and data integration with the city’s open data portal. Data visualizations and analytics are also part of the innovative solution. City employees have access to the data collected, and it will also be made accessible to researchers, start-ups, governments and citizens to encourage new ways to not only to improve city processes and programs, but also their own organizations.

The eleven-x solution supports the advancement in open data for any city in Canada. The ability to collect real-time data improves processes for cities and organizations like Fredericton because it enables them to make better and faster evidence-driven decisions on their assets and infrastructure, helping them to save time and money.

“The BeSpatial Innovation award represents what’s next in terms of pathways for cities to move forward and continue to evolve through the use of data and analytics. The collaboration between eleven-x and the city of Fredericton really exemplifies what that philosophy is all about,” said Catherine Fitzgerald, President of BeSpatial/Urisa Ontario. “For cities of all sizes to have the ability to cost effectively get data from multiple assets from a secure, scalable solution is essential to becoming smarter and providing optimized services to their communities.”

“We are thrilled to accept the Best Innovation award from BeSpatial” said Dan Mathers, President and CEO of eleven-x Inc. “Cities are looking for data to support their planning and sustainability objectives. Oursolution can scale down to accommodate many use case pilots, and up when a full roll out is required. It’s great that Fredericton is already seeing such positive results in just a short time.”

About eleven-x Inc.

eleven-x Inc. simplifies IoT and facilitates faster, evidence-driven decisions through wireless connectivity and real-time data collection for Smart Cities, Campuses, Buildings and Industry. We offer complete device to cloud LoRaWAN solutions, comprised of accurate and reliable sensor networks delivering secure data to our customers through easy to use dashboards and industry standard APIs. Organizations rely on eleven-x’s wireless connectivity expertise to deliver turnkey solutions that improve operations, simplify processes and deliver value in today’s connected world. Visit eleven-x.com for more information.

Follow us on Twitter: @eleven_x and on LinkedIn.

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WATERLOO, ON – CANADA | May 28, 2019 – eleven-x Inc., Canada’s leading full service low power IoT solution provider and operator of the first and only public coast-to-coast network optimized for IoT, and Skyhook, pioneers in location-based positioning and operator of the world’s largest independent Wi-Fi and cell-based positioning system, are excited to announce the development of a Wi-Fi-enabled location tracking solution that is optimized for use on LoRaWAN networks.

This innovative hybrid solution combines the best of two of today’s leading wireless technologies – Wi-Fi and LoRaWAN – to enable precise location services for low-cost devices that can be used almost anywhere, with significantly improved accuracy, efficiency and scanning capabilities for Wi-Fi access points. The collaboration included the development of both a reference device architecture and a connectivity platform. Both utilize the key benefits of LoRaWAN technology, specifically the long range, long-life battery power and the low-power data communications. The flexible and adaptable solution extends Skyhook’s technology capabilities and enables fast Wi-Fi access point scanning and signal-level monitoring without the need for expensive cellular data services.

With improved capability and increased cost efficiency, the solution is primed to provide a compelling alternative to current wireless tracking solutions. Use case applications including a wide variety of geobounded assets that rely on traditional expensive wireless technologies. Specific use cases include tracking of city assets such as school buses or snow plows, shared bikes and scooters and industrial assets such as pallets, merchandise, work crews and other construction assets.

“We’re excited to work with the eleven-x team on the development of this solution,” said Skyhook’s Director of Product, Nick Knellinger. “With the increase in deployments of LPWAN networks, including both public and private LoRaWAN networks, Skyhook has seen an influx of demand for accurate, network-based localization solutions for various IoT applications. This product and reference architecture allow for the ability to tune for specific power and accuracy requirements for low-power and bandwidth constrained networks, showing what is possible for deployments where extended battery life is a must and GPS hardware may be unnecessary.”

“Leveraging two teams who are experts in their respective technology fields to develop a cost-efficient solution for location-based tracking was really exciting for us,” said eleven-x CEO, Dan Mathers. “The potential of this hybrid solution has the ability to significantly disrupt the current asset tracking space and specifically Smart Cities and industrial use cases where current GPS tracking solutions are simply too cumbersome and costly.”

About Skyhook

Skyhook, a Liberty Broadband company, is a pioneer in location technology and intelligence. The company was founded in 2003 at the outset of the mobile revolution and powered location on all of the early iPhones. We strive for continuous innovation as evidenced by our 650+ patents and the fact that our technology provides the foundation for mobile location services in the global smartphone market. We provide our customers with real-time services and analytical insights via a combination of precise device location and actionable venues. Our products are built on the pillars of trust and respect for individual privacy. To learn more about Skyhook, please visit https://www.skyhook.com/.

About eleven-x Inc.

eleven-x Inc. simplifies IoT and facilitates faster, evidence-driven decisions through wireless connectivity and real-time data collection for Smart Cities, Campuses, Buildings and Industry. We offer complete device to cloud LoRaWAN solutions, comprised of accurate and reliable sensor networks delivering secure data to our customers through easy to use dashboards and industry standard APIs. Organizations rely on eleven-x’s wireless connectivity expertise to deliver turnkey solutions that improve operations, simplify processes and deliver value in today’s connected world. Visit eleven-x.com for more information.

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WATERLOO, ON – CANADA | September 5, 2019 – eleven-x Inc., Canada’s leading full-service low powerIoT solution provider, is pleased to announce their selection by the Canadian Innovation Exchange (CIX) as one of Canada’s hottest Top 20 technology companies. eleven-x was selected from over 430 applicants by a committee comprised of technology and innovation experts, academics, venture capitalists and entrepreneurs from across the country to be part of a select group of recipients for the prestigious award.

Currently running for 12 years, the CIX awards program is a showcase for exciting Canadian innovation and provides a great platform that supports Canadian technology companies looking to help fuel growth from our country’s economy. The CIX selection committee evaluates and selects award winners based on key criteria such as product/service offering, depth of management, market opportunity, and business model.

“It’s an honor to be recognized by CIX as one of this year’s Top 20 innovative technology companies,” said Dan Mathers, President and CEO of eleven-x Inc. “We are passionate about providing solutions to customers that drive real ROI for the Property Tech and Smart City market sectors. To be included in such an elite group of tech companies and to receive this kind of recognition is strong validation of our business and vision.”

CEOs of the CIX Top 20 Early companies will attend CIX 2019 on Oct. 16-17 in Toronto to share their innovation stories with hundreds of investors and peers in the North American technology community.

About CIX

Summit CIX is an annual curation program and 2-day conference which showcases Canada’s most promising early stage and scaling startups. In its 12th year, invited delegates are North American VCs, corporates, private equity investors and advisors. CIX is Canada’s largest tech startup investment conference, taking place in downtown Toronto, Oct 16-17, 2019. For more information visit cixsummit.com/2019.

About eleven-x Inc.

eleven-x Inc. simplifies IoT and facilitates faster, evidence-driven decisions through wireless connectivity and real-time data collection for Smart Cities, Campuses, Buildings and Industry. We offer complete device to cloud LoRaWAN solutions comprised of accurate and reliable sensor networks delivering secure data to our customers through easy-to-use dashboards and industry standard APIs. Organizations rely on eleven-x’s wireless connectivity expertise to deliver turnkey solutions that improve operations, simplify processes and deliver value in today’s connected world. Visit eleven-x.com for more information.

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Wirnet iFemtoCell-evolution leverages the same software as Kerlink’s Wirnet iBTS, iStation, and iFemtoCell equipment, a synergy that allows LoRaWAN® IoT network owners to reduce operational costs thanks to a simpler integration and a unique user experience. This new gateway offers a more intuitive design and is also supported by the Wanesy Management Center (aka WMC), Kerlink’s comprehensive software suite for easy operations, monitoring, and management of IoT networks.

Kerlink’s addition of 3G/4G-backhaul connectivity is a popular choice for flexible data transport to cloud-based applications in multiple geographies. It enhances cellular connectivity versatility and proposes an alternative option in countries where 3G is inadequate or is being decommissioned. This new LoRaWAN gateway also offers flexible power options, mixing a 90- 264VAC/12VDC power supply with jack connector provided, a 5VDCpower/USB-C and an uninterrupted power supply granting 24h autonomy (accessory), to cover a wide range of field use-cases.

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WBA & LoRa Alliance® Explore New IoT Use Cases

Incorporating Wi-Fi & LoRaWAN® Technologies

London – Sept. 24, 2019: Mobile operators, enterprises, cities and other key Internet of Things (IoT) market players gain access to a wealth of new IoT use cases by combining two unlicensed connectivity technologies, as illustrated in a new white paper released today by the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) and the LoRa Alliance®. Developed with input from mobile carriers, telecom equipment manufacturers and advocates of both connectivity technologies, Wi-Fi & LoRaWAN Deployment Synergies: Expanding Addressable Use Cases For The Internet of Things illustrates new business opportunities that are created when Wi-Fi networks that are traditionally built to support critical IoT are merged with LoRaWAN networks that are traditionally built to support low data rate massive IoT applications.

Massive IoT applications are less latency sensitive and have relatively low throughput requirements, but they require a huge volume of low-cost, low-energy consumption devices on a network with excellent coverage, which can be achieved with Wi-Fi networks. The white paper addresses the growing popularity of IoT use cases in domains that rely on connectivity spanning large areas that are able to handle a huge number of connections, ultimately driving the demand for massive IoT technologies.

According to the paper, Wi-Fi connectivity covers short- and medium-range use cases at high data rates and may require more power, making it the preferable technology for people-centric mains-powered applications like real-time video and Internet browsing. Meanwhile, LoRaWAN covers long-range use cases at low data rates, making it the preferable technology for low bandwidth applications, including in hard to reach locations, such as temperature sensors in a manufacturing setting or vibration sensors in concrete.

When utilized in conjunction with one another, Wi-Fi and LoRaWAN networks optimize a number of IoT use cases, including:

• Smart Building/Smart Hospitality: Both technologies have been deployed for decades throughout buildings, with Wi-Fi used for things like security cameras and high-speed Internet, and LoRaWAN used for smoke detection, asset and vehicle tracking, room usage and more. The paper identifies two scenarios for convergence of Wi-Fi and LoRaWAN, including accurate asset tracking and location services for indoor or near buildings, as well as on-demand streaming for devices with battery limitations.
• Residential Connectivity: Wi-Fi is used to connect billions of personal and professional devices in homes, while LoRaWAN is used for home security and access control, leak detection, and fuel tank monitoring, and many other applications.  The paper recommends deploying LoRaWAN picocells that leverage Wi-Fi backhaul to the user set top box to expand coverage of home services to the neighborhood. These “neighborhood IoT networks” can support new geolocation services, while also serving as a communication backbone for demand-response services.
• Automotive & Smart Transportation: Currently, Wi-Fi is used for passenger entertainment and access control, while LoRaWAN is used for fleet tracking and vehicle maintenance. Hybrid use cases identified in the paper include location and video streaming.

The paper also outlines a number of deployment models and details frontend and backend integration and security processes. Additionally, it provides several testimonials from organizations  regarding the power of their Wi-Fi / LoRaWAN deployments.

“Wi-Fi and LoRaWAN are two important  technologies utilizing the unlicensed spectrum, and they already address a large proportion of IoT use cases,” said Tiago Rodrigues, General Manager, WBA. “The Deployment Synergies paper highlights the ways in which these technologies are impacting private-public business models and enabling IoT services, while also identifying ways in which the technologies complement one another and can be used to further expand the Internet of Things.”

Cowritten by members of the WBA IoT Work Group and the LoRa Alliance, input for the paper was provided by a number of companies and organizations, including: BT, Boingo, BSG Wireless, Charter Communications, Connexin, Eleven-X, ER-Telecom, Orange, Tata Communications, Unity Media, Objenious, Semtech, Syniverse, Abeeway, Actility, BSG, Kerlink, Maxima Telecom, Microshare, Orbiwise, Senet, Siradel, Skyhook Multi-Tech, the Centre for Development of Telematics and Digital Catapult.

“The reality is that no one single technology is going to fit the billions of IoT use cases,” said Donna Moore, CEO and Chairwoman of the LoRa Alliance. “It is collaborative initiatives like this one with Wi-Fi that will drive innovation to solve important issues, leverage an even broader range of applications and, ultimately, ensure the success of global mass IoT deployments in the future.”

The WBA and LoRa Alliance intend to continue exploring the convergence of Wi-Fi and LoRaWAN technologies. Network operators and equipment manufacturers that are interested in contributing to future reports can contact the WBA for additional information.

Related Links:

Download the white paper from the LoRa Alliance website:

https://lora-alliance.org/resource-hub/wi-fi-lorawanr-deployment-synergies

Download the white paper from the WBA website:

https://wballiance.com/wi-fi-lorawan-deployment-synergies-2019/

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About the Wireless Broadband Alliance

Founded in 2003, the vision of the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) is to drive seamless, interoperable service experiences via Wi-Fi within the global wireless ecosystem. WBA’s mission is to enable collaboration between service providers, technology companies and organizations to achieve that vision. WBA undertakes programs and activities to address business and technical issues, as well as opportunities, for member companies.

WBA work areas include advocacy, industry guidelines, trials and certification. Its key programs include NextGen Wi-Fi, 5G, IoT, Testing & Interoperability and Roaming, with member-led Work Groups dedicated to resolving standards and technical issues to promote end-to-end services and accelerate business opportunities. WBA’s membership is comprised of major operators and leading technology companies, including Broadcom, BSNL, Orange, Facebook, Google, HPE Aruba, Huawei, Microsoft, NTT DOCOMO Ruckus, Shaw, SK Telecom and T-Mobile US.

The WBA Board includes AT&T, Boingo Wireless, BT, Cisco Systems, Comcast, Deutsche Telekom AG, GlobalReach Technology, Intel and KT Corporation. For a complete list of current WBA members, click here.

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The LoRa Alliance is an open, nonprofit association that has grown to more than 500 members since its inception in March 2015, becoming the largest and fastest-growing alliance in the technology sector. Its members closely collaborate and share experiences to promote and drive the success of the LoRaWAN protocol as the leading open global standard for secure, carrier-grade IoT LPWAN connectivity. With the technical flexibility to address a broad range of IoT applications, both static and mobile, and a certification program to guarantee interoperability, LoRaWAN has already been deployed by major mobile network operators globally, with continuing wide expansion into 2019 and beyond.

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This new edition of IBS, a key Smart Building event since 2010, is part of a process of reflection and exchange aimed at promoting a European vision of “resilient, inclusive and connected” technical and energy building management through a comprehensive range of services for occupants. More than 7,000 visitors with high decision-making power are expected.

Additionally, LoRa Alliance Ambassadors Charles Paumelle from Microshare and Christophe Fouillé from Objenious will join a roundtable on the theme of “’Sustainability and Green Buildings,’’ taking place 3 October from 14:00 – 15:00 CEST.

Live booth demonstrations of smart building applications using LoRaWAN will include:

· Decentlab: Indoor Ambiance Monitoring Demo

· Microshare and Skiply: Smart Building and Management of Outsourced Services

· myDevices: Ready-to-Deploy Workplace Occupancy Demo

· OrbiWise and Sysdev: Structural Health Monitoring Demo

· Open Sensors: Analytics for Smart Building Management Demo

· Robustel: Long-Distance Data Transmission Demo

· TEKTELIC: End-to-end Smart City and Building Solution

Interested in learning more? View the full demo descriptions on our website.

About the LoRaWAN Standard

The LoRaWAN® standard is a low-power, wide-area networking (LPWAN) protocol designed to wirelessly connect battery-operated “things” to the Internet in regional, national or global networks to deliver actionable data and improve efficiencies. It targets key Internet of Things (IoT) requirements such as bidirectional communication, end-to-end security, mobility and localization services.

About LoRa Alliance

The LoRa Alliance® is an open, nonprofit association that has become one of the largest and fastest-growing alliances in the technology sector since its inception in 2015. Its members closely collaborate and share expertise to develop and promote the LoRaWAN® standard, which is the de facto global standard for secure, carrier-grade IoT LPWAN connectivity. LoRaWAN has the technical flexibility to address a broad range of IoT applications, both static and mobile, and a robust LoRaWAN Certification program to guarantee that devices perform as specified. The LoRaWAN standard has been deployed by more than 120 major mobile network operators globally, and connectivity is available in more than 140 countries, with continual expansion. More information: lora-alliance.org

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Traditional utility meter monitoring operations are labor intensive, as they require manual reading and measurement by personnel in the field or remote reading using a short-range wireless technology typically in a drive-by scenario. Meters are often located in dense urban environments, indoors or even underground, which can be difficult or impossible to reach by many wireless technologies. By implementing a smart metering infrastructure comprised of sensors and gateways embedded with LoRa devices, utility companies can collect data remotely and use personnel more efficiently to streamline operations.

Read more: https://www.embedded-computing.com/iot/lora-devices-and-lorawan-protocol-lead-smart-metering-into-the-connected-future#

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New wireless technology is to be rolled out on 18 demonstration farms in Wales this autumn to provide Internet of Things (IoT) capability to scores of producers.

It is hoped the Farming Connect initiative will become a catalyst for a data revolution in Welsh agriculture, driven by the use of feedback sensors to improve the industry’s accuracy and efficiency.

Read More: https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/local-news/sheep-cattle-tracked-satellite-welsh-16934705

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