LoRa Alliance

California-based chipmaker Semtech, which owns and licences the non-cellular low-power wide-area (LPWA) LoRa technology and LoRaWAN protocol, has released a software upgrade for LoRa integrated circuits (IC) and gateways to …

Microsoft has joined the board of the LoRa Alliance, the marketing and development body for the LoRaWAN  low-power wide-area network (LPWAN) standard. Microsoft said LoRaWAN was a “critical connectivity fabric” …

After years of fierce rivalry, stretching back to the early days of IoT in France, spilling over into open hostility in recent years as the fabled IoT market has struggled …

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The low-power wide-area (LPWA) end of the IoT sector is characterised by the capabilities and limitations of its main connectivity technologies. But this is wrong. These technologies – the likes …

As is its job, the LoRa Alliance took to the (virtual) stage at The Things Conference this week to proclaim its destiny, slate the competition, and gee-up the troops. The …

2020 has seen the greatest acceleration of digital transformation and automation in history. As the world looks to emerge from Covid-19, the reality that this will not be the last …

The LoRa Alliance, the technical and marketing group promoting the LoRaWAN protocol for wide-area network (WAN) communications, is looking at ways to tweak the LoRaWAN specification for Amazon, so the …

French IoT firm Kerlink has teamed up with Japanese medical devices and electronics distributor GISupply on a set of LoRaWAN-based IoT solutions for the smart health and farming sectors. The …

IoT-based sensor technologies will become increasingly essential as a means to track and monitor such things as location, distance, and presence in the post coronavirus (Covid-19) era, according to the …

The LoRa Alliance has announced a certification programme for affiliate non-members to obtain LoRaWAN device certification. The new $10,000 affiliate programme covers full protocol testing, including of interoperability and radio …

An intro-video plays as the founders of The Things Network (TTN), take to the stage at their annual LoRaWAN bash in Amsterdam. A Hollywood-style voiceover crows about big-sounding tech – …

The state government in Victoria, in south-eastern Australia, has agreed to fund rollout of LoRaWAN-based IoT networks for 600 farms and 5,000 square kilometres of farmland in the state. Its …

The LoRa Alliance set out its stall at The Things Conference, an annual LoRaWAN meetup in Amsterdam, with an agenda to make the IoT market simpler for developers, device makers, …

Donna Moore, chief executive and chairwoman, LoRa Alliance: “Industrial IoT (IIoT) has advanced by leaps and bounds this year as companies have realized the amount of insight they could gain …

What is smart infrastructure? It sounds like a silly question, almost. But the rise of new digital technologies — spearheaded by IoT, AI, and 5G, as the tools of digital …

Chinese internet giant Tencent and Siradel, which provides advanced wireless network design and smart city planning tools, have partnered on the design of a LoRa network in key areas of …

The LoRa Alliance and the DLMS User Association (DLMS UA) have signed a liaison agreement to define a new DLMS communication profile for LPWAN technologies such as LoRaWAN. The two …

This week, 1,500 business types from every-sized enterprise in the burgeoning IoT space will descend on Amsterdam in The Netherlands to chat LoRaWAN, the low-power wide-area (LPWA) networking technology that …

The number of LoRaWAN network operators jumped by more than 60 per cent in 2018, according to the LoRa Alliance. It said its global operator count stands at more than …

The LoRa Alliance has released three new LoRaWAN specifications, each allowing over-the-air firmware (FOTA) updates. The number of LoRaWAN based low-power wide-area (LPWA) networks and devices has increased significantly, according …

Tencent calls LoRaWAN an ‘essential’ IoT technology The LoRa Alliance welcomed internet valued-added services provider Tencent Holdings into its association today, receiving further backing for its LoRaWAN standard. This announcement follows …

When developers decide to create a new product using LoRaWAN™, a critical first step is the proof of concept to make sure the product works as intended. To simplify the …

US IoT company Senet has expanded its LoRaWAN capabilities to over 80 markets. It has also introduced a raft of server enhancements for its LoRaWAN platform, to simplify the deployment, …

Comcast deploys LoRaWAN in San Francisco; Laird gateway has Senet support baked-in From devices to connectivity, the internet of things (IoT) market is a crowded space. Cellular standards like LTE-M …