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APPROVE-IT, INC. joins the LoRa Alliance® Bloomington, MN, USA, October 12, 2021

Approve-IT, Inc. is proud to announce that the company has joined the LoRa Alliance®. Approve-IT, Inc. is specialized in governmental radio, EMC, telecom, safety, and green certifications.  Each year the company successfully obtains more than 9000 such approvals world-wide.  In addition, it has developed a regulatory database and has recently expanded its services to provide consulting on setting up regulatory compliance programs for manufacturers whose products require radio homologation and other regulatory approvals.  According to Merritt Pulkrabek, a radio compliance engineer with more than 25 years-experience in the field,  

 

“As the number of customers we help to achieve LoRaWAN® certification for their devices has grown concurrent with our increasing engineering expertise, Approve-IT has elected to join the LoRa Alliance.  We look forward to leveraging this membership to not only continue to build relationships with our clients but to utilize our close relationships with regulators world-wide to increase the understanding and acceptance of this rapidly growing technology for the benefit of all.  Approve-IT staff plans to join several working groups and task forces and to participate in them to the best of our ability.”

Senet and Thingy IOT Partner to Deliver LoRaWAN® Wildfire and Air Quality Monitoring Solutions

Portsmouth, NH and Bellevue, WA. – (November 2, 2021) – 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), and Thingy IOT, a leading innovator of environmental sensors, applications, and low-power connectivity in remote locations, today announced a partnership to deliver carrier-grade LoRaWAN® network services and Thingy AQ Wildfire and Air Quality Monitoring Systems across the Western US to help monitor for wildfires.

TEKTELIC & Everynet building the U.S. National Carrier Grade LoRaWAN® Network

CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA, October 25, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ — TEKTELIC Communications, a leading provider of LoRaWAN® Gateways, Devices and Solutions, and Everynet, a global operator of the Carrier Grade LoRaWAN® networks in EMEA, Asia and America, announce the ongoing deployment of the Carrier Grade LoRaWAN Network in 36 major U.S. markets.

TEKTELIC LoRaWAN® products and solutions are well known globally for its superior radio performance, high reliability and network level availability, enhanced Operation, Maintenance & Support, and standard evolution. TEKTELIC custom developed and today manufactures over 10 LoRaWAN Gateways, where each optimized for the operator specific deployment scenario, high volume production, and cost. Most outdoor Gateway deployment and operating costs on average 8-10 times higher than a typical Gateway cost. Having the Gateways designed to reduce the yearly Operating cost enables the LoRaWAN® operators and enterprises build the lowest Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) LoRaWAN® networks for indoor, outdoor, mobile, ATEX and even air-borne deployments. TEKTELIC IoT Devices and Solutions are designed to address Smart City and Buildings, Smart Agriculture, Industrial IoT, Smart Healthcare, Logistics, and Hospitality IoT uses cases. These and TEKTELIC other IoT solutions will be showcased at MWC Los Angeles, TEKTELIC Booth 1542.

 

Read more: https://www.einpresswire.com/article/554683947/tektelic-everynet-building-the-u-s-national-carrier-grade-lorawan-network

Dryad Networks GmbH

Actility and Helium Network Announce Roaming Integration to Scale IoT Coverage and Drive Large Scale Enterprise Adoption Globally

Actility, the leader in IoT connectivity solutions and LPWA technology, and Helium have launched a roaming integration partnership, unlocking affordable and ubiquitous coverage for millions of IoT devices. This roaming integration is made possible by the Helium blockchain, which allows LoRaWAN compatible devices already supported by Actility to utilize coverage provided by the Helium Network and pay a fraction of the cost for data transfer. The interoperability is done through Actility’s ThingPark Exchange, the industry’s first and de facto standard LoRaWAN® IoT peering hub.  

The Helium Network is the fastest-growing wireless network, decentralizing connectivity and expanding access to the internet worldwide. In the fewer than two years since the Network’s launch, it has achieved global adoption with more than 215,000 Hotspots deployed in over 19,000 cities. Through this integration with ThingPark Exchange, Actility will be able to immediately bring the Helium Network coverage to 25 already connected networks worldwide, spanning large nationwide public LoRaWAN networks, multinational corporate private networks, and a set of satellite networks, giving them access to scalable, secure, and manageable peering. 

 

Read more: https://www.actility.com/actility-and-helium-lorawan-roaming-partners-thingpark-exchange/

Wavecom, S.A.

Approve-IT, Inc.

Volley Boast LLC

Webee Wins Top Honors as Best Product for Agriculture and Farming in 2021 SaaS Awards

SUNNYVALE, Calif. – September 1st 2021 – Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and AI innovator Webee today announced that its SmartFarm IIoT platform won the “Best SaaS Product for Agriculture and Farming” category in the 2021 SaaS Awards Program. The SaaS Awards celebrate software innovation and excellence, accepting entries worldwide.

“We are thrilled to be recognized as the winner for the Best SaaS Product for Agriculture and Farming as it is another validation of our efforts to make efficient agriculture and farming possible, without sacrificing sustainability. In farming, timing is everything. This acknowledgement highlights Webee’s ability to enable ​​producers of crops, grains, livestock, poultry and seafood to quickly increase production and reduce disease, for a rapid, measurable ROI.” Lucas Funes, Webee co-founder and CEO.

 

Read More: https://www.webee.io/blog/webee-wins-top-honors-as-best-product-for-agriculture-and-farming-in-2021-saas-awards

The Voice of IoT – Donna Moore

The Intersection of People, Planet and Profit.

My personal passion for IoT stems from my background in holistic health care and running a number of different businesses. Bringing that drive for health and safety into the tech world during this time of mass transformation and having the opportunity to create positive change on so many fronts, is nothing short of amazing. In my role leading the LoRa Alliance®, I have the pleasure of working with a global organization of the best and brightest innovators, who are collaborating to make this transformation a reality. We have a unique opportunity to deliver some of the most significant changes in our lives in ways that truly have a positive impact on people, the planet and profits. I’m honored to be a part of leading this transformation, the scale of which we will never see again in our lifetime.
 
 

Helium Foundation

Digi International

Police smart sensor initiative combating Welsh farm thefts

Welsh farmers are using wireless technology to combat farm thefts, as new figures show about one in five farmers were victims of crime in 2020. Smart sensors, which operate through a low-power, long-range, wide area access network (LoRaWAN), can detect when a tractor or quad bike is being moved and data on these movements is logged on an app.

Kerlink & Vietnamese Company Cloud Energy Expanding IoT Market with Smart-Farming Initiative

Expanding IoT Market with Smart-Farming Initiative 

horigné-Fouillard, France andHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam – May 20, 2021, 6:00 p.m. CET – Kerlink(AKLK – FR0013156007), a specialist in solutions dedicated to the Internet of Things (IoT), and Cloud Energy, a Vietnamese IoT start-up serving smart verticals, are developing and deploying new solutions to meet demand for IoT services in rural areas around Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC).

Diflexmo

NGS and Actility Partner to deliver turnkey IoT solutions

Actility announces that New Generation Sensors, leading Italian company specialized in IoT, is now an Actility’s Channel and Solution Partner, allowing customers to integrate their turnkey and tailored solutions based on LoRaWAN® technology into their IoT systems.

AXIANS

Echostar Mobile Ltd

RAD

Emitel S.A.

Xiamen Milesight IoT Co., Ltd.

IT University of Copenhagen

REACOM GmbH

Sbloccati gli investimenti su LoRaWAN® in Italia

I membri di LoRa Alliance® A2A Smart City, Everynet e Unidata hanno sostenuto le analisi a supporto dell’emendamento presentato dalla Senatrice Maria Laura Mantovani per la conversione del “Decreto Semplificazioni” che ora abilita le implementazioni Internet of Things (IoT) permanenti in rete LPWAN in Italia.

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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LoRaWAN® Investment Unlocked in Italy

LoRa Alliance® members A2A Smart City, Everynet and Unidata supported the new “Decreto Semplificazioni” law and the amendments of Senator Maria Laura Mantovani that now enable permanent low power wide area network (LPWAN) Internet of Things (IoT) deployments in Italy.

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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Welsh farms install smart sensors to capture crucial data

Numerous Welsh farms have installed low-powered smart sensors that exploit wireless technology, helping capture important data for their businesses.

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.