
Semtech claims major LoRa meter rush; Helium tees-up blockchain-based LoRa gear
US manufacturing company Vision Metering is ramping up production of LoRa based smart energy meters connecting on LoRaWAN networks. The South Carolina firm claimed it has been “quickly onboarding” municipal …

Senet certifies Lorax gas meter and service shutoff valves on LoRaWAN network
US IoT provider Senet has struck a deal with Canada-based Lorax Systems, a safety and environmental solutions company, around utility monitoring against natural gas incidents. The companies have certified Lorax’s …

Swedish 5G and LoRaWAN firm Netmore announces IoT network rollout in Ireland
Sweden-based IoT operator Netmore Group, new parent of Nordic IoT Networks, has said it is building a nationwide LoRaWAN network in Ireland, starting in Dublin. The rollout is part of …

First electricity meters supporting DLMS over LoRaWAN start to rollout
Chinese manufacturer Wasion and French IoT software provider Acklio have introduced an electricity meter supporting Device Language Message Specification (DLMS) communications over low-power wide-area (LPWA) networking protocol LoRaWAN. The release …

Semtech and MXC connect LoRaWAN into blockchain-based smart-city IoT
Semtech Corporation is working with Germany-based IoT blockchain group MXC Foundation to deploy open networks using LoRa devices and the LoRaWAN protocol. The deal will see MXC users bring LoRaWAN …

SNCF tests LoRaWAN to track rail assets as LoRa Alliance bids for GS1 certification
The LoRa Alliance is working with SNCF to monitor rail assets in France and test the feasibility of adding LoRaWAN as a carrier tech in GS1 standards. It is engaged …

BehrTech intros IoT gateway to make TS-UNB / MIOTY “accessible, consumable”
Toronto-based low-power IoT challenger BehrTech has launched a low-cost gateway for ultra narrowband IoT networks under its MYTHINGS brand. The new product, from Germany-based IoT manufacturer WEPTECH, is the first …

Once upon a time in the (New) West – how LoRa is looking to strike gold on the IoT trail
Note, this article is continued from a previous post, entitled ‘IoT is not about LoRa vs Sigfox anymore; it is about Design Process X vs Design Process Y’. Click here …

‘IoT is not about LoRa vs Sigfox anymore; it is about Design Process X vs Design Process Y’
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 …

Sigfox chief Le Moan exits, replaced by USA boss, as IoT firm kickstarts new ‘evolution’
Sigfox co-founder and chief executive Ludovic Le Moan has stepped down from the French IoT firm with immediate effect. He has been replaced by Jeremy Prince, who has served as …