Low power wide area network (LPWAN) technologies like narrowband- IoT (NB-IoT), long range(LoRa) and Sigfox are often compared with one another and speaking to ET in this context, Donna Moore, CEO & chairwoman of the LoRa Alliance suggested that the Indian IoT players should consider LoRa if they wish to avail cost benefits and scale economically.

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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), introduced its new Sponsor and Contributor members who have joined in the past six months during Day 1 of European Utility Week.

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It seems, almost, like a daft question, except the hype around 5G is so all-consuming it threatens to eat complementary IoT technologies alive – most of which have the distinct advantage of being available already. It is dangerous ground, because IoT installations need time to mature, as one sage industry protagonist explains below; it will not do to delay.

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Netherlands based nanosatellite operator Hiber has started commercial trials of what it claims is the world’s first satellite IoT network.

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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Without a way to intelligently track endangered species, it is difficult for rangers to fend off poachers in many of Africa and Asia’s national parks. With Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, creating a sustainable and safe environment for animals and humans through technology is simple and efficient. Whether helping to monitor the whereabouts of animals living in the park or providing protection for humans that live in close proximity, wireless IoT solutions, such as those based on low-power wide-area networks (LPWAN), offer major potential for wildlife conservation efforts.

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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LoRa Alliance CEO & Co-chairwoman, Donna Moore, shares why you should attend LoRaWAN Live! New Delhi at the Pullman New Delhi Aerocity Hotel.

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Local device testing and the ability to pretest devices with the LoRaWAN Certification Test Tool make device certification faster and more cost-effective.

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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In this episode of IoT Time Podcast, Ken Briodagh sits down with Bruno Tomas, Director of Programs and Project Management, Wireless Broadband Alliance, and Remi Lorrain, LoRaWAN Ambassador from LoRa Alliance member company Semtech, where he is the Global LoRaWAN Networks Director, to talk about these two organizations are joining forces to educate the IoT community on the intersection of connectivity technologies, especially Wi-Fi and LoRaWAN.

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In this podcast episode we have…

·   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.

Listen to the full podcast here: https://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1335176&utm_source=eetimes&utm_medium=homepage&utm_campaign=podcast-widget#

With a minimum orderable quantity of 10 units, Microchip’s Trust Platform provides hardware-based secure key storage for low-, mid- and high-volume deployments

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.

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WBA & LoRa Alliance® Explore New IoT Use Cases Incorporating Wi-Fi & LoRaWAN® Technologies

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/