The Things Stack brings LoRaWAN® technology to Microsoft’s Azure IoT Hub
The Things Stack, an open-source LoRaWAN® Network Server, now supports Microsoft’s Azure IoT Hub integration, a solution for better device communication. By connecting to The Things Stack, Azure IoT customers can leverage LoRaWAN technology while making use of Azure IoT functionalities, such as a security-enhanced communication channel for sending and receiving data from IoT devices and full integration with Azure Event Grid and serverless compute, simplifying IoT application development.
The integration enables bidirectional communication between The Things Stack and Azure IoT Hub. Customers can connect already existing LoRaWAN devices and start sending data between them. To process the traffic, users can utilize their already existing Azure infrastructure via Azure Event Grid, Azure Event Hub or Azure Service Bus. Users can manage their LoRaWAN devices to understand the status of devices and gateways, update the device reported characteristics, and plan downlinks based on the device's desired attributes, and send end-to-end encrypted messages.