Are Low Power Wide Area Networks a threat to cellular GSM network operators?

Some observers have suggested that the rise of Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWANs) may spell the demise of IoT revenues for mobile operators (MNOs). At face value this seems

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Growing out the ‘smart bubbles’ of LPWA connectivity

Any observer of the relationships between business and technology over the years will recognise those slightly awkward periods between the first emergence of a new technological concept and its eventual

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LPWA – broadening the spectrum of choice

The technology behind the IoT, despite the inevitable hype, still needs a lot of development work done before our experience becomes truly immersive and ubiquitous. The hype, however, is largely

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MultiTech launches new technology information hub for rapidly expanding LoRa™ community

Multi-Tech Systems, Inc., has announced the launch of a new technology information Hub in response to expanding interest in the LoRa protocol (LoRaWAN).   LoRa is a wireless technology that has

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Tata Communications debuts ultra-low power connectivity for IoT in key Indian cities

Tata Communications, has successfully conducted trials of new Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN), based on LoRa™ technology for connected devices and cutting edge Internet of Things (IoT) applications across

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Link Labs raises $6 million in Series A funding

Link Labs has announced that it has closed a $6 million funding round led by TCP Venture Capital, which included investment from the Maryland Venture Fund, Blu Venture Investors, and individual and existing

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LPWANs set to take on cellular for IoT applications says Beecham Research report

While traditional cellular networks have dominated the market for machine to machine (M2M) connectivity, this is about to change, according to report published by Beecham Research, Low Power Wide Area

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Orange selects Semtech’s LoRa RF for low-power wide area networks in France’s smart cities

Semtech Corporation, a leading supplier of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, has announced Orange, one of the largest mobile network operators (MNO) in the world, selected its LoRa® RF technology for

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M2M Summit’s discussions mature from connectivity to focus on enabling next-gen services

Düsseldorf, Germany. Day 1 Review — A striking difference between last year’s event and Day One of the M2M Summit 2015 (September 8-9, 2015), organised by the M2M Alliance, was

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Introduce proper infrastructure to unlock the true potential of IoT

The IoT is undoubtedly gaining rapid momentum, with major players such as Cisco stating that there could be as many as 50 billion ‘smart’ connected objects by 2020.

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Weightless-N open standard v1.0 is published based on low power wide area star network

The Weightless SIG (special interest group) has published version 1.0 of the new Weightless-N open standard based on a low power wide area star network architecture.

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