PORTSMOUTH, N.H. and PERTH, Australia, Sept. 10, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — , a leading provider of cloud-based software and services platforms to enable global connectivity and network build-out for the Internet of Things (IoT), today announced a technology partnership with , an end-to-end IoT solution provider and systems integrator based in Australia.
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LoRaWAN – Bringing Unlimited Innovation to Life
LoRaWAN is a democratizing technology that can make IoT solutions available to all, especially in countries that have historically been the last to benefit from digitization. The technology has great potential to drive unprecedented innovation to life.
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.
Smart City Project to Drive LoRaWAN Adoption in India
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.
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.
Indian IoT players should opt LoRa WAN to scale economically: LoRa Alliance CEO
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.
LoRaWAN Will Co-exist with the 5G Ecosystem as a De Facto Unlicensed LPWAN Standard
5G continues to dominate the discussion around the future of networking technologies, as Mobile Network Operators and some enterprise customers start to test the first 5G use cases. With focus on addressing high bandwidth, ultra-reliable, low latency communications, as well as massive IoT use cases, there is little doubt that 5G will play a major role in the future.
LoRa Alliance Welcomes New Members
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.
Killer questions in IoT: Should enterprises wait for 5G to start IoT?
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.
Hiber Starts Trials of “World First” Satellite IoT Network
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.
Cable MSOs Are Opening Fast Track To Big Role in Smart City Initiatives
Demand for Low Power IoT WANs Fuels Opportunities Unrelated to Cellular Connectivity
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).
India’s LPWAN Networks Expand to Meet Smart Cities IoT Demand
India is on its way to implementing its government’s mission of enabling 100 smart cities in the country and is reported to be considering the second phase of its program, Smart City Mission 2.0, to enable 4,000 smart villages, towns and cities.
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.
Smart Parks Protects Endangered Species with LoRaWAN®
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.
Semtech’s LoRa® Devices Create an Efficient Monitoring Solution for Reducing Energy Consumption
New smart electricity metering solution from IHM Pacific and Andrea Informatique is easy to deploy and helps reduce energy consumption up to 26 percent
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.”
LoRaWAN Alliance in conversation with EFY Group
LoRa Alliance CEO & Co-chairwoman, Donna Moore, shares why you should attend LoRaWAN Live! New Delhi at the Pullman New Delhi Aerocity Hotel.
Semtech and Hanbit Build Efficient Water Networks with LoRa Devices
Semtech Corporation announced that Hanbit, a provider of end-to-end automation solutions in smart gas, water and electricity metering, has developed a new UWM solution built on Semtech’s LoRa® devices and the LoRaWAN® protocol.
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.
Paige Wireless℠ Deploys North America’s First Statewide Public LoRaWAN® Network across Nebraska.
Friday, September 13, 2019 – Columbus, Nebraska – Paige Wireless LLC., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Paige Electric L.P., announced today the deployment of their carrier-grade, public LoRaWAN® network across the State of Nebraska.
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.
Paige Wireless, LLC. Announces Partnership with Nebraska Public Power District to Accelerate Connectivity Across Nebraska.
October 2, 2019 – Columbus, Nebraska – Paige Wireless LLC., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Paige Electric L.P., announced Saturday, September 28, a partnership with Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) to accelerate the deployment of interconnectivity across Nebraska for computing devices embedded in everyday objects via the Internet, enabling them to send and receive data. Otherwise known as the Internet of Things (IoT), this interconnectivity will be made possible by the Paige Wireless LoRaWAN® network that spans the state.
“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.
MultiTech Receives 2019 Smart City Innovation Award from IoT Evolution World
MultiTech’s Leading IoT Gateway, MultiTech Conduit, Honored for IoT Innovation
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.
Semtech Innovates in the Smart Home and Healthcare Industries with Next-Generation IoT Solution
Integrated with Semtech’s LoRa Technology, the wearable devices track users close to their home to improve safety and protection
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.
LoRa Alliance® Announces First Authorized Test Houses in India and Global Availability of the LoRaWAN® Certification Test Tool
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 CertifiedCM.
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.
IoT Time Podcast S.4 Ep.31 WBA & LoRa Alliance
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.
LoRaWAN Live! India to boost up smart tech for a sustainable planet
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 India-based SenRa has become the Platinum Sponsor of LoRaWAN Live! The event is focused on “Smart Tech for a Sustainable Planet,” and will showcase how the LoRaWAN standard is enabling a plethora of applications that enhance quality of life and environmental sustainability. As part of the sponsorship, SenRa CEO Ali Hosseini will deliver a keynote titled “LoRaWAN Drives India’s IoT Ecosystem” during the morning session.
“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.”
Live From the MEMS & Sensors Summit ● WiFi & LoRa Make Nice ● How to Blow A Market Recovery
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#
Microchip Simplifies Hardware-Based IoT Security with the Industry’s First Pre-Provisioned Solutions for Deployments of Any Size
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.
Read the full article here: https://www.asiaone.com/business/microchip-simplifies-hardware-based-iot-security-industrys-first-pre-provisioned-solutions
Kuzzle and Actility sign a partnership to simplify the deployment of LoRaWAN projects
At the IBS and Smart City events in Paris, Actility, leader in the deployment of low-energy networks LoRaWAN and Kuzzle publisher of Europe’s first open-source backend solution for IoT and Mobile, announced the signature of a partnership to accelerate the time-to-market of IoT projects and position itself as IoT’s global partners in sectors such as smart cities, connected buildings, management and maintenance of industrial assets, logistics and transport.
Read the full article here: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/10/01/1923021/0/fr/Kuzzle-and-Actility-sign-a-partnership-to-simplify-the-deployment-of-LoRaWAN-projects.html
How an Industry Standard Contributes to the IoT Ecosystem
This month, we’ll explore the important role of the LoRaWAN® protocol.
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
Protecting the World’s Art Collections with LoRaWAN®
At Conserv, we built one of the first environmental monitoring solutions using Semtech’s LoRa® devices and the LoRaWAN® protocol to bring better care to the world’s 450,000+ art and cultural collections in museums, libraries, archives, and private collections. Accurate and consistent monitoring is important because unhealthy collection environments – those with excessive heat, humidity, light, and vibration – do irreversible damage to valuable, sensitive objects. Sounds straightforward, right?
Read the full article here: https://blog.semtech.com/protecting-the-worlds-art-collections-with-lorawan