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Actility, world leader in LPWAN connectivity solutions, NKE Watteco, leader in radio transmitters manufacturing and WMW, online data colleting platform, have teamed up to help manufacturers anticipate defects in industrial equipment through their new Vibration Monitoring for Predictive Maintenance IoT Solution, now available on ThingPark Market IoT Solutions.
Advantech (2395 TW), a global leader in Industrial IoT technology, has partnered up with global LoRaWAN® Network Server solutions provider Actility to simplify IoT solutions deployment on LoRaWAN® networks, in order to meet the needs of the industrial automation market in North and South America, Europe, and Asia. As a start, the partners announced the launch of the new Advantech’s WISE-2410 LoRaWAN® smart vibration sensor with full integration into Actility’s ThingPark Enterprise IoT platform. The sensor monitors the surface temperatures of machines and autonomously calculates their vibration values and characteristics for predictive maintenance applications.
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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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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Viking Analytics, a Swedish provider of advanced analytics solution for predictive operations, and iioote, an IoT solution provider and LoRa Alliance® member, presented today a new solution that uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to detect the early onset of black mold (Stachybotrys chartarum) in buildings. Integrated into iioote’s technology agnostic platform WebIoT, the algorithm developed by Viking Analytics uses data collected by sensors to detect variations in temperature and humidity that indicate the risk of fungus growth, known for causing damage in construction materials such as fiber-board and drywall.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 15, 2020 /CNW/ — Microshare Inc., a pioneer in workplace and Smart Facilities data capabilities, has signed a global sales and system integration alliance with leading IT infrastructure services company Microland Ltd. Through this partnership, Microland will provide solutions for businesses, governments and other institutions seeking to return to work safely amid the global pandemic.
Sofia, Bulgaria – September 11, 2020 – MClimate, an IoT company which designs and develops universally compatible smart home and building automation solutions with a focus on sustainability and delivering enhanced comfort, home security and energy savings, is proud to announce it joined the LoRa Alliance®, the largest and fastestgrowing alliance in the technology sector.
This Microshare animation demonstrates how our Universal Contact Tracing technology secures staff, tenants, customers or other occupants of a facility without the use of smartphone apps, which have numerous disadvantages. Microshare’s Universal Contact Tracing solution has been deployed in factories, office and residential buildings, assisted living and dormitories and other settings around the world where social distancing alone is simply not enough.
NEW DELHI, India – June 29, 2020: SenRa, a PAN India LoRaWAN® public network operator, and CareBand, an innovative healthcare-focused wearable technology company, today announced their collaboration to deploy smart solutions in India to safeguard citizens in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Together, SenRa and CareBand will combine their knowledge in wireless communication, wearables, and machine learning to keep people safe and healthy.
Global businesses and communities have consistently turned to the Internet of Things (IoT) technologies to increase efficiencies and deliver better services. Research supports this sentiment as Juniper predicts that IoT platform revenues will reach $66 billion in 2020, a 20 percent increase over last year’s figure.
WATERLOO, ON – CANADA | June 17, 2020 – eleven-x, a global leader providing complete, wireless, full-service low power IoT solutions, and Pinchin, one of Canada’s largest building science, environmental and health & safety consulting firms, are pleased to announce a partnership to deploy innovative new building and indoor environment monitoring as part of a comprehensive solution to help minimize the spread of COVID-19 in support of safe building and workspace re-occupancy.
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