LoRa Alliance® Authorized Test Labs
LoRaWAN® Certification Approach
The LoRa Alliance® approach to certification of LoRaWAN end devices is to ensure that the process is streamlined and cost efficient for the device manufacturers.
To follow that approach, the LoRa Alliance does not collect any fees nor charges members any costs to issue the Certification Certificate(s) to the device manufacturer and for the device to be promoted in the LoRaWAN Showcase. This service is included in the annual membership of the LoRa Alliance, no matter how many devices are certified and certificates issued. This is unlike most other Alliances who charge fees for issuing Certification Certificates for each device in each region certified.
The only cost of obtaining LoRaWAN Certification is the fee paid to the Authorized Test Lab (ATL) for either full Certification testing or to obtain Certification by Similarity. There are several ATLs offering LoRaWAN Certification with worldwide locations, making testing services as near as possible to developers in any region. See the full table below.
Expected Costs for Certification at an ATL
The exact cost of certification through an Authorized Test Lab is dependent on the local rates charged by the ATL, but is mainly determined by the time needed for the Certification tests or reviewing documents for Certification by similarity.
| Estimated LoRaWAN Certification Testing Time (including producing test report) | ||
| Regional Parameters Bands | MINIMUM TIME* | MAXIMUM** TIME |
| EU863-870 | 7 hours | 12 hours |
| US902-928 | 7 hours | 10 hours |
| IN865-867 | 7 hours | 12 hours |
| KR920-923 | 5 hours | 8 hours |
| AS923 | 5 hours | 8 hours |
Minimum Time* is where NO interaction from the Test Operator is needed (pure automatic testing with the test tool) and the device passes all the tests.
Maximum Time** is where interaction from the Test Operator is required between each test case or it allows for a limited amount of time for debugging and is likely to be the typical figure quoted for Certification.
For Certification by Similarity, the time estimation is 1 hour to 3 hours for certifications that only require self declarations and dependent on the information provided on the paperwork.
When requesting a quote from the ATL, ensure a full breakdown of the costs are provided in the quotation.
Authorized Test Labs
Only test services providers which have been authorized by the LoRa Alliance may perform testing and certification services for the LoRa Alliance Certification Program. All certification testing is performed by independent, LoRa Alliance member company laboratories. In order to provide our members with a choice of test service providers, the LoRa Alliance has authorized many providers as listed below. LoRa Alliance members are requested to contact the authorized service providers directly to arrange for LoRa Alliance Certification Program testing.
LoRaWAN Certificate of Authorization by ATL:
- 7Layers Certificate of Authorization*
- Allion Labs Certificate of Authorization*
- DEKRA Certificate of Authorization*
- IMST Certificate of Authorization*
- TTA Certificate of Authorization*
- TUV Certificate of Authorization*
*documents available exclusively to members via the Member Portal
7Layers
7layers GmbH
Borsigstrasse 11
Ratingen
40880
Germany
Allion Labs, Inc.
9F, No.3-1, Yuan Ku Street
Nangand District
Taipei City
115
Taiwan
DEKRA (India) Pvt. Ltd.
Web: https://www.dekra-product-safety.com/en/solutions/wireless-testing
708, Lodha Supremus, Nehru Nagar,
Kanjurmarg (E)
Mumbai
Maharashtra
400042
India
DEKRA Certification Japan K.K.
Web: http://www.dekra-product-safety.com/wireless
Yokohama Business Park (YBP), West Tower 7F
134, Godo-cho, Hodogaya-ku
Yokohama
Kanagawa
240-0005
Japan
DEKRA Testing and Certification Co., Ltd.
Web: http://www.dekra-product-safety.com/wireless
No. 26
Huaya 1st Rd.
Guishan District
Taoyuan City
333411
Taiwan
DEKRA Testing and Certification, Inc.
Web: http://www.dekra-product-safety.com/wireless
405 Glenn Drive. Suite 12.
Sterling
Virginia
20164
United States
DEKRA Testing and Certification, S.A.U.
Web: http://www.dekra-product-safety.com/wireless
Parque Tecnológico de Andalucía (PTA)
Severo Ochoa 2
Málaga
Málaga
29590
Spain
Telecommunications Technology Association
Web: http://www.tta.or.kr/eng/
815 Daewangpangyo-ro
Seongnam-si
Sujeong-gu
Gyeonggi-do
13449
South Korea
TÜV Rheinland Korea Ltd.
Young-Sik Seo
Tel: +82-2-860-9913
Mobile: +82-10-2021-2541
Fax: +82-2-860-986
Email: Young-Sik.Seo@tuv.com
B2F, Young City, N-Tower
25, Mullae-ro 28-gil
Yeongdeungpo-gu
Seoul
07298
South Korea
TÜV Rheinland of North America, Inc.
1279 Quarry Lane
Suite A
Pleasanton
California
94566
United States
TÜV Rheinland Sweden AB
Mobilvägen 10,
Lund
223 62
Sweden
