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Fremont, Calif. – Jan. 30, 2024 – 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 its 2023 End of Year Report. It highlights the LoRa Alliance’s incredible achievements throughout the year, in addition to providing updates on LoRaWAN deployments, technology and certification advancements.
Trends highlighted in this year’s report include:
- LoRaWAN is seeing strong global deployment growth across several vertical markets, including smart buildings, utilities, cities, agriculture and industry.
- There is continued diversification of the Alliance’s collaborative ecosystem, which drove end-to-end IoT solutions.
- Deployments are delivering strong ROI, which in turn is accelerating the decision-making process for new users and projects.
- Smart cities are increasingly requiring LoRaWAN certified end-devices in their RFPs.
- LoRaWAN took a leadership position in Industry 5.0 as it meets the sustainability, efficiency and quality-of-life requirements.
- The benefits and ROI of LoRaWAN deployments are exponential when end users collaborate with system integrators and solution providers.
- LoRaWAN is the leader in the emerging satellite-based LPWAN communications market, with multiple member companies delivering networking via satellite and rapidly growing deployments in the sector.
- The Alliance is meeting the emerging workforce needs of the IoT with its LoRaWAN Accredited Professional program, giving end users confidence in the vendors they select.
“In 2023, key end markets such as cities, buildings and utilities widely embraced LoRaWAN and the ROI it provides, leading to large-scale deployments that sparked further innovation in use cases,” stated Donna Moore, CEO and Chairwoman of the LoRa Alliance. “The demand for certified LoRaWAN devices within these essential sectors continues to grow as it is critical for massive device rollouts. Confidence in LoRaWAN was further reinforced through our Accredited Professional program, which addresses end users’ desire for a way to evaluate vendors’ knowledge of development and implementation of LoRaWAN. As the leader in global LPWAN deployments, we anticipate an even stronger year in 2024.”
“We continued to see strong growth globally in IoT deployments in 2023, with LoRaWAN clearly established as the market leader in LPWANs,” said Robin Duke-Woolley, CEO and Chief Analyst, Beecham Research. “With its established and active ecosystem, considerable involvement of system integrators and solution providers, and expansive features, including connectivity via satellite, we expect LoRaWAN will see strong growth again in 2024 as the IoT continues to mature.”
Other highlights from the 2023 report:
- IEC and CEN standards validated LoRaWAN for smart metering, building on earlier OMS Group and DLMS-UA adoptions and further strengthening LoRaWAN’s ability to meet this market’s specialized requirements.
- Two Technical Recommendations were released improving and augmenting LoRaWAN functionality, including using Carrier Sense Multiple Access (CSMA) to increase network capacity and Multicast D2D communication for direct over-the-air communication between devices.
- Several FAQ documents were issued to strengthen users’ understanding of recent enhancements to the LoRaWAN specification, including payload codec API, relay, IPv6 adaptation layer and security.
- Pre-testing of firmware updates over the air (FUOTA) and relay specifications using the LoRaWAN Certification Test Tool (LCTT) were enabled, along with new reporting features.
- The Interoperability Work Group developed tools and procedures to test and certify interoperability between LoRaWAN network elements and built an interoperability testbed architecture.
- Beecham Research conducted an extensive study focusing on networking technologies for smart cities, buildings and utilities, releasing two reports offering valuable insights into the evolving landscape of IoT in these markets:
- Briefing for IoT Solution Specialists: Using LoRaWAN in Smart Buildings, Cities and Utilities to educate system integrators and solution providers, available exclusively to LoRa Alliance members; and
- User Guide to Research of Key IoT Sectors: Smart Buildings, Cities, Utilities, which noted LoRaWAN’s global LPWAN leadership, issued publicly.
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 CertifiedCM are licensed marks.
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„Im Jahr 2023 haben Schlüsselmärkte wie Städte, Gebäude und Versorgungsunternehmen LoRaWAN und damit erzielten ROI in großem Umfang für sich entdeckt, was zu groß angelegten Implementierungen führte, die weitere Innovationen in Anwendungsfällen auslösten”, so Donna Moore, CEO und Vorsitzende der LoRa Alliance. „Die Nachfrage nach zertifizierten LoRaWAN-Geräten in diesen wichtigen Sektoren wächst kontinuierlich, da sie für umfangreiche Gerätebereitstellungen entscheidend ist. Das Vertrauen in LoRaWAN wurde durch unser Accredited Professional Programm zusätzlich gestärkt, das dem Wunsch der Endanwender nach einer Möglichkeit zur Bewertung der Kenntnisse von Anbietern bei der Entwicklung und Implementierung von LoRaWAN nachkommt. Als Marktführer im Bereich der globalen LPWAN-Implementierungen erwarten wir für 2024 ein noch erfolgreicheres Jahr.”
„Eine maßgebliche Entwicklung, die wir in diesem Jahr beobachtet haben, ist der rasante Anstieg in Umfang und Vielfalt an Endgeräten, die den LoRaWAN-Standard weltweit nutzen“, so Donna Moore, CEO und Vorsitzende der LoRa Alliance. „Die Anzahl zertifizierter LoRaWANCM-Endgeräte steigt weiterhin, größtenteils aufgrund der Teilnahme an Ausschreibungen, die zertifizierte Geräte vorschreiben. Es freut mich sehr, Henry Huang, den CEO von Browan Communications, im Vorstand begrüßen zu dürfen. Mit seiner wertvollen Perspektive bereichert er unsere Organisation auf gleich zwei Ebenen. Zum einen repräsentiert Browan als Hersteller von Endgeräten einen wichtigen Bereich unseres Ökosystems, und zum anderen setzt er sich für Gebiete in Südostasien ein, die globalen Herausforderungen gegenüberstehen und von der Verwendung von LoRaWAN erheblich profitieren können. Ich freue mich auf seine Führungsrolle bei der Nutzung von LoRaWAN zur Unterstützung dieser Gemeinden im Hinblick auf die Verbesserung der Lebensqualität und die Bewältigung von Umweltproblemen.“
« Le standard LoRaWAN a gagné en popularité sur le marché des services publics au cours des dernières années, et 2023 ne fait pas exception », a déclaré Donna Moore, PDG et présidente de LoRa Alliance. « En tant qu’Alliance, nous avons renforcé les capacités de LoRaWAN pour ce marché avec l’ajout de la fonctionnalité de relais, qui a été conçu pour étendre la couverture LoRaWAN dans les situations où l’ajout d’une passerelle LoRaWAN serait impossible ou non viable. Il s’agit d’un avantage économique fort pour les services publics qui ont besoin de connecter tous les points de terminaison tout en minimisant le coût de l’infrastructure réseau. En outre, le CEN a normalisé la couche d’adaptation M-Bus pour LPWAN, en particulier M-Bus over LoRaWAN, et la CEI a normalisé le profil DLMS pour LPWAN, en particulier LoRaWAN. Ces développements valident le standard en tant que choix technologique de premier plan pour le comptage intelligent de l’électricité, de l’eau, de la chaleur et du gaz. »
“The LoRaWAN Standard has gained significant traction in the utilities market over the past few years, and 2023 is no exception,” said Donna Moore, CEO and Chairwoman of the LoRa Alliance. “As an Alliance, we have strengthened LoRaWAN’s capabilities for this market with the addition of relay, which was designed to extend LoRaWAN coverage in situations where adding a LoRaWAN gateway is impossible or not justifiable. This is a benefit for utilities that need to connect all endpoints while minimizing the cost of network infrastructure. Additionally, CEN standardized the M-Bus adaptation layer for LPWAN especially M-Bus over LoRaWAN and IEC standardized the DLMS profile for LPWAN, in particular LoRaWAN. These developments validate the standard as a leading technology choice for smart metering for electricity, water, heat and gas.” 
« Très tôt, l’écosystème de LoRa Alliance a reconnu les opportunités significatives de la connectivité LoRaWAN par satellite », a déclaré Donna Moore, présidente-directrice générale de LoRa Alliance.
“Early on, the LoRa Alliance ecosystem recognized the significant opportunities for LoRaWAN connectivity using satellites,” said Donna Moore, CEO and chairwoman of the LoRa Alliance. “To support this market, we added long-range frequency hopping spread spectrum (LR-FHSS) to LoRaWAN, enabling numerous benefits including license-free connectivity that reduces costs, providing direct link to satellite which is ideal for hard-to-reach locations, along with low power requirements and increased network capacity. This allowed us to take the leadership position in the LPWAN space by enabling extended IoT connectivity with truly global reach, resulting in leading global telcos announcing deployments of satellite extensions for LoRaWAN and cellular IoT. I am very excited to have EchoStar Mobile’s Telemaco Melia join our Board of Directors; it is a strong move to ensure LoRaWAN continues to meet the needs of this high-growth market, and I look forward to EchoStar Mobile’s perspective and contributions to the leadership of the LoRa Alliance.”
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