Tag: LoRaWAN

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The Things Network Announces The Things Conference 2020

The Things Network has announced what it promises will be the “world’s largest LoRaWAN event,” The Things Conference, to take place late January 2020 in Amsterdam. Designed for administrators of, users of, and those just interested in the community-driven The Things Network global LoRaWAN initiative as well as the LoRaWAN… Read More

Wireless Broadband, LoRa Alliances Partner on Wi-Fi/LoRaWAN Synergy Investigation

Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) and LoRa Alliance have announced the result of an investigative partnership looking into how Internet of Things (IoT) networks can benefit from a combination of Wi-Fi and LoRaWAN connectivity. The two organisations, both of which champion differing network technologies in unlicensed spectra, collaborated on a white… Read More

Tasmania Gets State-Wide LoRaWAN Network for IoT Development

Internet of Things (IoT) specialist Definium Technologies has announced the activation of a state-wide LoRaWAN network in its native Tasmania, aiming to make the region an ideal test-bed for IoT solutions. “We decided to take on the challenge of rolling out a statewide enterprise-grade LoRaWAN network,” explains Mike Cruse, chief… Read More

The Things Network, Servet Balloon Launch 2019

The Things Network Sets New LoRaWAN Transmission Record

The Things Network, the community-driven LoRaWAN project, has announced a world record successful transmission distance from the Servet project: 476 miles, or 766 kilometres. Designed for low power yet wide area use, LoRaWAN is the technology behind community-driven wide-area networking project The Things Network – the largest open LoRaWAN network… Read More

Semtech Launches Free LoRaWAN Academy Educational Resource

Analogue and mixed-signal semiconductor specialist Semtech has announced the full launch of the LoRaWAN Academy, offering free educational modules for everyone from students through to large enterprises looking to develop wireless Internet of Things (IoT) applications. “Developers are the most important part of any modern technology platform, and the LoRaWAN… Read More

Generic Node Offers Multi-Sensor LoRaWAN Platform at $25 Price Point

A new LoRaWAN sensor platform, dubbed Generic Node, promises to bring low-cost deployment to a wider audience with nine sensors built into a device which is claimed to be available for $25 a unit in medium volume quantities. The LoRaWAN long-range low-power wide area network protocol is at the heart… Read More

Semtech Releases Open-Source LoRaWAN Gateway Software

Semtech has announced the release of an open-source packet-forwarder protocol designed for LoRa-connected gateways, and it has partnered with The Things Industries to integrate it into 700 miniature gateways to be distributed at The Things Conference this weekend. “Semtech’s LoRa Technology is enabling the devices, networks and applications (DNA) of… Read More

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CRU: RISC-V’s Bumper Year, LoRaWAN Growth, cocotb 1.1, and More

The RISC-V Foundation has released a video highlighting some of the key features of the 2018 RISC-V Summit, held in Santa Clara late last year and attended by over 1,100 community members. To say that the free and open source silicon (FOSSi) movement in general and RISC-V in particular had… Read More

Dragino LoRaST Adds LoRaWAN Support to NGFF Devices

Devices with M.2 Next-Generation Form Factor (NGFF) slots, typically used for storage devices, can now become LoRaWAN clients thanks to an open-source add-on board from China’s Dragino: The LoRaST. Designed to fit into the M.2 NGFF slots on modern desktop, laptop, and embedded systems, the Dragino LoRaST is based on… Read More

CRU: RISC-V SSDs, Open Satellite Radio, LoRaWAN 1.0.3, and More

This fortnight has been a strong one for the open RISC-V instruction set architecture, starting with the news that IIT Madras has partnered with Intel and HCL Technologies to create an I/O-packed microcontroller test chip in 22nm FinFET that takes aim at ARM Cortex A35/A55 and has successfully booted Linux… Read More

LoRa Alliance Releases LoRaWAN 1.0.3 Specification

The LoRa Alliance has announced an update to the LoRaWAN 1.0.3 specification for low-power wide-area wireless networks, adding unicast and multicast support to Class B devices and new time synchronisation features for other classes. In its latest update to the open LoRaWAN low-power wide-area network standard, proving popular globally for… Read More

China’s Tencent Joins LoRa Alliance, Plans Shenzhen LoRaWAN Launch

Chinese technology giant Tencent has announced its membership of the LoRa Alliance, as part of a plan to launch a LoRaWAN-based Internet of Things (IoT) network in the bustling city of Shenzhen. “It is clear that LPWANs [low-power wide area networks] are essential for IoT technology and applications, and the… Read More