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COMCAST’S MACHINEQ TEAMS UP WITH LEADING DIGITAL KITCHEN SOLUTION PROVIDER

PHILADELPHIA — March 7, 2023—MachineQ, a Comcast Company, and FusionPrep are teaming up to provide multi-unit restaurants with an IoT-backed temperature and humidity monitoring solution. This alliance allows FusionPrep to offer their customers access to temperature data to help them with food safety.

“MachineQ helps us bring tremendous value to our customers as more and more restaurants lean into IoT for back-of-house operations,” said Shawn Berg, Chief Technology Officer at FusionPrep. “We needed a reliable, ready-to-use sensor, and MachineQ’s enterprise grade hardware met those requirements. Plus, the added value is that they offer a full-stack solution, which made our decision to partner much easier. With the addition of their temperature and humidity monitoring solution, we can help our restauranteurs with their digital food temperature control efforts using IoT.”

MachineQ’s device-to-cloud offering includes the MQflex multi-sensor device, Area 8c indoor gateway, LoRaWAN® network, and API integration into FusionPrep’s training and food safety platform.

Read more: https://www.fusionprep.com/blog/comcasts-machineq-teams-up-with-leading-digital-kitchen-solution-provider

Plenom-Busylight Joins LoRa Alliance® to bring Notification and Alert Lights to IoT solutions.

Plenom Busylight IoT and Room Occupancy Solution make Notifications and Alerts visible.

Boca Raton, Florida – March 08, 2023 – Plenom, the visual notification and alert light company, announced today that it has joined the LoRa Alliance.  The LoRa Alliance® is an open, non-profit association dedicated to the global adoption and development of the LoRaWAN® standard. Together, the LoRa Alliance® and its members are driving the international standard for secure, carrier-grade IoT connectivity.

“We are very excited about becoming a LoRa Alliance® member”, said Allan Jøsendal Kjeldbjerg, CEO of Plenom.  “This membership demonstrates Plenom’s commitment as a device manufacturer to the LoRaWAN standards.”

Read more: https://lora-alliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Plenom-LoRa-Alliance-membership-Press-Release.pdf

LoRaWAN® Live Orlando to Showcase Global Smart Cities, Buildings and Utilities Deployments and Technological Advances Using LoRaWAN

  Program will highlight the extraordinary impact of LoRaWAN around the world and how it maximizes the benefits of IoT and enables digital transformation

 

Fremont, Calif. – March 1, 2023 – 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 announced the full program for LoRaWAN Live Orlando, offering a wide variety of programming across technical and certification tracks, business developments and solutions, global and regional deployments, and live demos and exhibitions with a focus on smart cities, buildings and utilities. This is the first LoRaWAN Live event of 2023 and the only LoRaWAN Live of 2023 in the Americas and will take place at Loews Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Orlando in Orlando, Florida, USA, from 15-16 March 2023.

 

LoRaWAN Live Orlando event logoProgram highlights include LoRa Alliance CEO and Chairwoman Donna Moore speaking about the LoRa Alliance ecosystem’s work to deliver solutions for digital transformation that optimize business operations, work environments, critical infrastructure, and environmental sustainability. As part of her keynote, she will host a panel with the City of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and its partners TEKTELIC, eleven-x and OrbiWise from the LoRaWAN ecosystem to learn how Calgary became a world-class smart city using LoRaWAN.

 

Additionally, MetaWorldX will share a live demonstration of a real smart city pulling in real-time LoRaWAN data as part of a city scale digital twin project. A second demo from Actility and Semtech will show how easy and economical it is to use LoRaWAN’s new relay feature to extend coverage in dense urban environments and underground, which is a critical advantage for LoRaWAN’s use in cities, buildings and utilities. Other program highlights include featured presentations from Cisco, Georgia-Pacific and Mueller Water Products.

 

“The LoRa Alliance LoRaWAN Live events are must-attend learning and networking opportunities for anyone involved in IoT deployments, whether you’re at the earliest stages of inquiry or actively deploying LoRaWAN,” said Donna Moore, CEO and Chairwoman of the LoRa Alliance. “We’re coming to Orlando next month because of the amazing growth we’ve seen in LoRaWAN deployments across the Americas, including massive projects in Latin America. LoRaWAN Live Orlando is the best opportunity this year to hear from, meet and network with our tremendous ecosystem and learn about LoRaWAN technology and how it can help you enable digital transformation to advance your business and sustainability goals.”

Register now to take advantage of your chance to experience LoRaWAN Live Orlando.

 

LoRaWAN Live offers visitors the opportunity to join global LoRaWAN leaders, innovators, developers, system integrators, network providers, device manufacturers, end users, media, and more to connect, exchange ideas, share large-scale success stories, go in-depth about LoRaWAN features, and create partnerships. The event will also feature an extensive vendor marketplace, allowing visitors to explore LoRaWAN solutions and experience a multitude of live demonstrations.

 

Key session highlights include:

 

Latin America

  • How ST Engineering is using IoT to increase the quality of life for citizens in Brazilian cities (ST Engineering and Everynet)
  • Panel: Get ready for smart metering with DLMS over LoRaWAN, featuring a discussion of current deployments in Brazil (Aklio, Everynet, HTMicron, NEPEN and Semtech)
  • Leveraging an FCC Radio Approval in Latin America—Except when you cannot (Approve-IT)
  • Panama Canal: LoRaWAN Deployment Helps Canal Operators Track Sulfur Dioxide Emissions by Each Ship (Kerlink and Senzary)

 

Smart Cities

  • Panel: LoRaWAN for Smart Cities (3S, Brunata MINOL Zenner Group, OrbiWise, Seeed Studio and X-TELIA)
  • Building a city scale digital twin (MetaWorldX)
  • uCifi Alliance Unified Data Model and LoRaWAN Synergies (Kerlink)
  • Innovative LoRaWAN Partnerships Between Universities and Local Communities (Center for IOT Engineering and Innovation – East Carolina University)

 

Smart Building

  • LoRaWAN Delivers Enhanced Restroom Experiences (Georgia-Pacific and Comcast’s MachineQ)
  • New National Gas Standard Sets the Stage for LoRaWAN Implementation (Senet and ProSentry)
  • From GM to Delta Airlines: Construction Sites Made Safer and More Productive Using Smart Badges (Kwant)
  • Ghirardelli Square: LoRaWAN Innovations provide a path to protect and preserve a sweet piece of American history (Kairos)
  • Crossing the Chasm – Where LoRaWAN is Scaling Fast with Strong ROI (MultiTech)
  • Smart Refrigeration with LoRaWAN: How to Comply with Regulations, Reduce Food Waste (MultiTech, PwC and Therma, moderated by IoT for All)
  • Panel: Building Intelligence with LoRaWAN (AvalonBay, Klika Tech, Nordic Propeye and Vutility, moderated by Moor Insights & Strategy)

 

Smart Utilities

  • LoRaWAN: the Right Technology for Utilities (Zenner USA)
  • Panel: Protect Water with LoRaWAN (APANA, LimnoTech, Mueller Water Products, moderated by James Brehm & Associates)
  • Utility Infrastructure Modernization & Service Optimization (Senet)
  • From AMR to AMI: Transforming Legacy Systems with LoRaWAN (Mainlink)
  • Transforming IoT Utility Metering – From Innovation to Mainstream Technology (Actility and MarineSync)
  • Integrating Legacy Energy Meters to a LoRaWAN Smart Grid (Instituto Federal do Amazonas – Innovation hub)

 

Register now join us at LoRaWAN Live Orlando.

 

Thanks to LoRaWAN Live’s Sponsors

 

Media Event on March 15 at 10:30

Media and analysts are invited to attend the 2-day conference at no cost. It will also feature a media event at 10:30 am on March 15, 2023. The following companies will make announcements from the event: the LoRa Alliance, Actility, City of Calgary, Dryad, Everynet, Peplink, Seeed, and Semtech. Contact lora-alliance@kiterocket.com for your complimentary registration details.

 

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, the de facto global standard for secure, carrier-grade IoT LPWAN connectivity. LoRaWAN has the technical flexibility to address a broad range of fixed and mobile IoT applications 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 registered marks.

 

MEDIA CONTACT:

Kiterocket

Stephanie Quinn,

LoRa Alliance PR

+1 480 316-8370  

squinn@kiterocket.com

Elekon Energy Systems

Yobiiq Intelligence B.V.

akYtec GmbH

Kerlink® Promotes Kuntal Desai to Lead Company’s Continued Expansion in India

 Thorigné-Fouillard, France and Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India – Feb. 16, 6:00 p.m. CET – Kerlink (AKLK –FR0013156007), a specialist in solutions dedicated to the Internet of Things (IoT), today announced a senior management change and new services team members to lead the company’s continued expansion in India. 

Kuntal Desai, who has been director of Kerlink IoT Solutions division in India since 2017, will lead the subsidiary company, Kerlink IoT Solutions India Private Ltd. As the senior executive, he will manage and guide its expansion strategies and partnerships with channel partners, regional and national IoT system integrators and other IoT-focused businesses. 

In his previous position, Desai played a leading role in establishing Kerlink in India by identifying high-growth potential markets and customers. He also ensured Kerlink’s compliance with statutory and financial regulations. 

Plenom A/S

City Of Calgary

LoRa Alliance’s® 2022 Annual Report Confirms Significant Expansion of LoRaWAN®’s LPWAN Market Leadership with the Most End-to-End IoT Solutions Globally

Fremont, Calif. – Feb. 2, 2023 – 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 2022 End-of-Year Report. The report highlights LoRa Alliance achievements as well as LoRaWAN adoption, technology and certification advancements over the past year.

Advancements across several key market factors drove LoRaWAN’s tremendous growth in 2022:

  • LoRaWAN has the most networks around the world and the only LPWAN with network options – public, private, satellite, community and hybrid.
  • LoRa Alliance members have the most deployed solutions and the largest at-scale deployments  as well as the most deployed multi-technology solutions – with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, RFID, 5G, DLMS, OMS, BACnet and more. 
  • The LoRa Alliance has the most certified LPWAN devices with the greatest choice of device vendors and diversity of devices on the market. 
  • Through alliance members partnership and collaboration, we have the largest number of end-to-end solutions, making deployments easier for customers. 

“We saw a major shift in 2022, with LoRaWAN being recognized as an essential technology,” said Donna Moore, CEO and Chairwoman of the LoRa Alliance. “We’ve moved from needing to educate about ‘what’ LoRaWAN is to focusing on ‘how’ to deploy LoRaWAN. As end users move from exploratory stages and proofs-of-concept into massive adoption of LoRaWAN, integrators and solutions providers across a variety of industries are intensifying their sales efforts, which is growing LoRaWAN deployments exponentially. Our members are innovative, determined and passionate about changing the world for the better, and I can’t wait to see what they do next.”

The LoRa Alliance experienced a tremendous increase in member-driven initiatives, with cross-company collaboration driving more projects than ever before. There was also significant growth in webinars and educational programs in the past year, which also reflects the shifting market awareness and interest in LoRaWAN. Additionally, 2022 was another strong year for advancing the LoRaWAN standard from a technological perspective. The LoRa Alliance focuses on continually making LoRaWAN easier to develop and deploy and strengthening its certification program. Key achievements over the past year include:

“Together with our incredible ecosystem, we will continue to improve the world in ways no one ever imagined possible. I invite everyone interested in developing LoRaWAN solutions to join us at LoRaWAN Live this coming March in Orlando to explore our ecosystem and network with industry leaders,” said Moore.

The LoRa Alliance will host the next LoRaWAN Live event on March 15 and 16, 2023, in Orlando, Florida, USA. Open to the public, the program will focus on smart cities, smart utilities and smart building, with diverse sessions ranging from educational training to deployment use cases. The program also provides significant opportunities for business development and collaboration. Attending LoRaWAN Live provides access to the latest LoRaWAN news as well as the opportunity to network with industry leaders and potential business partners, find the right tools, and develop the know-how to bring your own solutions to market. Learn more and register here.

Limited sponsorship and exhibition opportunities are still available. Please contact events@lora-alliance.org for details.

Media and analysts are invited to attend LoRaWAN Live Orlando at no cost. Contact lora-alliance@kiterocket.com for registration details.

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.

MEDIA CONTACT:

Kiterocket

Stephanie Quinn, LoRa Alliance PR, +1 480 316 8370, squinn@kiterocket.com

Enerthing GmbH

Plan-S Satellite & Space Technologies Inc.

Senet Recognized for IoT Network Innovation in 7th Annual IoT Breakthrough Awards Program 

 PORTSMOUTH, N.H., Jan. 17, 2023 – 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), today announced that it has been selected as the winner of the “IoT Alliance of the Year” award in the 7th annual IoT Breakthrough Awards program conducted by IoT Breakthrough, a leading market intelligence organization that recognizes the top companies, technologies and products in the global Internet of Things market today. 

The 2023 IoT Breakthrough Award recognizes the innovation brought to market by Senet’s integration with the Helium Network, resulting in the largest global public LoRaWAN network, dense network coverage in most major metropolitan areas, coast-to-coast coverage across major US logistics corridors, and the introduction of a suite of network visualization, planning, and management tools to simplify the deployment of IoT solutions on the Helium network. 

Actility, Milesight and Akenza Release 3 New IoT Solutions for Indoor Air Quality, Smart Office and Smart Building

Do you  need to monitor and manage your indoor air quality, water leakage, and security? Are you looking for a solution that helps drive an unparalleled mix of device-collaborated flexibility, offering a real-time overview of your workplace? Or are you spending up to 90% of your time inside a working space, and looking to monitor the quality of the air you’re breathing?

Actility ,Milesight and Akenza offer you the most adapted solutions! Together, the partners developed three turnkey solutions to cover your needs. The evaluation starter kits provide you with the required hardware and software. Milesight Kits  provides products and services covered with comprehensive plans for your indoor air quality, workplace, and buildings.

Using Milesight All-star Devices & Turnkey Solutions for IAQ, CoWork, and Smart Building, Akenza’s platform and LoRaWAN® connectivity from Actility’s ThingPark Enterprise platform, you transform your working environment into a smart, interconnected, and comfortable space.

Zenner, Datacake and Actility release a new IoT Indoor Air Quality solution for CO2 monitoring

Actility, in joint work with Zenner, a leading manufacturer of measuring devices and sensors from Germany and DataCake, a leading low-code IoT platform provider, now offer a new IOT Indoor Air Quality Solution focused on monitoring the environmental characteristics inside buildings that may affect human health, comfort, or work performance sustained.

The solution is using LoRaWAN® connectivity and includes CO2 monitoring sensor from Zenner, LoRaWAN Network Server and Management platform from Actility – ThingPark Enterpise, and the application from Datacake. The solution is extremely simple to set up and allows monitoring in real-time the concentration of CO2 to create a safer and healthier indoor ambient condition, protect employees, workers or students, and meet air quality regulations levels. It can be used in any indoor space, including classrooms, offices, meeting rooms, shops, industrial facilities, and public buildings, among others.  

TOTO Announces a Collaboration with Comcast’s MachineQ on Smart Restroom Integration

(Morrow, GA) January 5, 2023 — TOTO, the world’s largest plumbing manufacturer with more than $5.45 billion in annual sales, announced today that it is collaborating with MACHINEQ, a Comcast Company, to increase its IoT smart restroom products’ installation opportunities in high-traffic public restrooms across the U.S.

“For more than 100 years, TOTO has improved public restrooms with revolutionary products and technologies that provide a consistently clean, comfortable experience for people,” said Hidemi Ishikawa, CEO of TOTO USA. “Utilizing MachineQ’s fully integrated device-to-cloud platform enables TOTO to further increase the value our IoT smart restroom products provide to facilities managers. With MachineQ’s LoRaWAN® network, which interoperates easily with other networks, TOTO’s IoT-enabled products easily integrate with facilities’ smart restroom monitoring systems or building automation systems across the U.S.”
 

MCE Scotland Ltd.

Scops by Quick Algorithm

SF SMART ENERGY unleashes the benefits of a smart approach to power plant operations

 SF SMART ENERGY is a technology that will allow you to manage electricity production from renewable sources. This system allows you to make energy production more interconnected, intelligent and controllable. Here are just some of the benefits that SF SMART ENERGY brings to renewable energy producers: 

• Increasing production control leads to better cost management and waste reduction 

• Remote operation monitoring allows you to manage production from anywhere in the world: you do not need to be near the devices to monitor their status and read data – this is done remotely using any SF device through the application or SF APP browser 

• The system of sensors and controllers allows you to quickly adapt to changing weather conditions and change the settings of solar panels, wind turbines and hydroelectric power plants, increasing their productivity. 

• The use of georeferencing allows you to see the status of elements and sensors on the map in real time 

• You can work with a large number of generators at the same time, including different types, combining as many generators as you need into a single system. The number of power generators and their geographic location does not matter for the SF SMART ENERGY system. You will see them all and control them all at the same time! 

Read more: https://lora-alliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Press-Release-SF-SMART-ENERGY-1.pdf

Council receive £60,000 in funding to grow wireless infrastructure

CONWY County Borough Council has been awarded £60,000 to grow and enhance the area’s community digital wireless infrastructure.

The funding from Welsh Government will be used to extend the LoRaWAN network that the Council has been creating across the county and will also provide free Wi-Fi in Llandudno town centre.

Using various funding opportunities over recent years, the Council has established a digital and communications wireless infrastructure, which is free to use for schools, business, the public sector and the public.

Macquarie University

Alarm.com

SF System LDA

SenRa Launches Netsy™ to Simplify IoT Network Rollouts

NEW DELHI, Oct. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — SenRa, a PAN India LoRaWAN® public network operator, today announced the release of an Internet of Things (IoT) network planning and survey software, Netsy™. The software is the latest edition to SenRa’s portfolio of service and solution offerings, that allow network operators to improve the quality and reliability of public and private IoT network deployments. Netsy will be demonstrated for the first time at GITEX Technology Week 2022, from October 10-14, 2022, at Dubai World Trade Center.

SenRa had a thrilling five-year journey in the Indian IoT market, during which it has achieved significant massive-IoT milestones in a variety of verticals. During this journey, SenRa’s deep experience in solving a broad range of IoT problems has allowed them to identify the issues faced by IoT network operators, such as difficulty in visualizing and planning LPWA networks, identification of potential deployment issues, and optimization of network quality. These challenges inspired them to work on an innovative solution, which evolved into Netsy.

Read more: https://www.prnewswire.com/in/news-releases/senra-launches-netsytm-to-simplify-iot-network-rollouts-889954356.html#:~:text=Netsy%20will%20be%20demonstrated%20for,in%20a%20variety%20of%20verticals.

Future of Massive IoT and the Role of LoRaWAN

With billions of IoT sensors sending small data volumes in massive numbers, the demand for cost-efficient and secure connectivity is critical. Low-power wide-area network (LPWAN) is a wireless technology that best meets the needs of non-mission-critical applications for its extended coverage, low transmission rate, long battery life, and cost savings in operations.

LoRaWAN® is the LPWAN standard that grew the most in recent years and is expected to scale even faster in the post-pandemic scenario as network operators increase coverage in relevant countries and the ecosystem matures in different verticals. Through its groundbreaking, secure, and cost-efficient wireless connectivity, the LoRa Alliance® enables simplified management, ease of deployment, and scalability. Its flexibility sparks business opportunities and a fast return on investment.

Learn more: https://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/5567/549664

Today’s Needs and Tomorrow’s Demands: Uncovering Enterprise Priorities for IoT Adoption

In the past decade, the Internet of Things (IoT) has evolved at an unprecedented pace. Enterprises of all shapes, sizes, and industries benefit from IoT solutions that drive productivity, enhance operations, promote cost savings, and automate workflows with intelligent, data-backed capabilities.

To analyze and explore the technology preferences, requirements, and challenges respective to IoT deployments, Omdia surveyed 200+ decision makers across North America. While each industry has varying needs, goals, and desires, survey data showcases universal demands for three key components, among other compelling themes.  

Read more: https://www.machineq.com/content/whitepaper-uncovering-enterprise-priorities-for-iot-adoption-download