LoRa (“long-range”) is an excellent wireless communication solution without networking capabilities. It’s a reliable, energy-efficient, encryption-secured, low-cost wireless connectivity technology. And as its name suggests, it offers an extremely long range. LoRa operates at the physical layer of an OSI model and is implemented at the chip level — excluding the network management protocol. This…
STMicroelectronics offers multi-connectivity development kit for asset tracking
The STEVAL-ASTRA1B multi-connectivity evaluation platform from STMicroelectronics provides a complete ecosystem for building a complete proof-of-concept for asset tracking systems. Battery-powered, and with a small form factor, the evaluation kit also includes firmware to simplify the development of targeted applications, such as livestock monitoring, fleet management, and logistics. The kit helps users evaluate ST’s industry-first short and…
LoRaWAN formally recognized as ITU International Standard for LPWAN
The LoRa Alliance — the global association of companies backing the open LoRaWAN standard for the internet-of-things (IoT), low-power wide-area networks (LPWANs) — recently announced that LoRaWAN was officially approved as a standard by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies (ICTs). The standard is titled, Recommendation ITU-T…
Digi-Key, Seeed Studio, and Machinechat launch first, private LoRaWAN-in-a-Box solutions
Digi-Key Electronics, which offers one of the world’s largest selection of electronic components, has partnered with Seeed Studio and Machinechat to launch the industry’s first private LoRaWAN-in-a-Box solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT). “Digi-Key is proud to be the exclusive global source for these turn-key, industry-first LoRaWAN solutions,” said Robbie Paul, director of IoT business solutions at Digi-Key. “Wireless…
IotaComm launches beta version of its new IoT platform
Iota Communications (IotaComm), a wireless communication and data analytics software company, announced the launch of the beta version of their new Internet of Things (IoT) product platform, Delphi360. Delphi360 is uniquely designed to deliver data-driven insights to commercial and industrial facility managers. Sensors, gateways, and machines communicate data over a LoRaWAN low power wide area…