Semtech Corporation (Nasdaq: SMTC), a leading supplier of high performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors and advanced algorithms, announced its expanded collaboration with Helium, the company behind one the world's first peer-to-peer wireless networks based on Semtech's LoRa® devices and the LoRaWAN® protocol. Today, Helium's LoRaWAN network infrastructure is considered among the fastest growing of its kind, reaching more than 1,000 cities in North America and expanding to Europe. Earlier this year, Helium announced a strategic partnership with Semtech to integrate the LoRaWAN protocol into its LongFi networking architecture. Read more
Building managers are turning to long range, low power IoT solutions for remote management amidst COVID-19. Connecting sensors to the cloud enables the real-time communication of data and analytics to property managers. Read more
Semtech’s LoRa Edge geolocation solution provides an interesting demonstration of this holistic approach to design, taking advantage of advanced technologies such as direct demodulation and the cloud to deliver not just high energy efficiency but low cost and ease of use. Read more
Semtech announced that IoT environmental solutions provider ICT International and IoT gateway and device manufacturer Definium Technologies are leveraging multiple products based on Semtech’s LoRa devices and the LoRaWAN protocol to improve crop yield in Australian avocado plantations. Read more
Alistair Fulton joins IT Visionaries to provide a referendum on the state of the IoT, and he discusses why the biggest challenges facing his community are themselves, and why LoRa (or Long-Range wireless solutions) and 5G are no longer seen as competitors, but allies. Read more
In this new Datatopia podcast episode, we discuss the ways in which IoT can improve our home life or our industrial performance, what is the need of industry certification programs for ensuring interoperability between devices and applications, as well as applications and markets that will benefit from the new profile of DLMS over LoRaWAN®. Read more
YoSmart, a high-tech enterprise company focused on smart home and life solutions, has increased registered users and sales by more than 50% every month since its November 2019 product release. Read more
Blockchain-based LoRaWAN network operator and hotspot maker Helium has expanded to more than 1,000 cities in North America, and started rolling out in Europe, and announced a new deals with LoRa-maker Semtech. Read more
The YoLink hub drives smart home applications. It is based on LoRaWAN, proving coverage of roughly a quarter mile, including hard-to-reach spaces within the home Read more
Semtech is offering new developer kits for LoRa-based asset tracking and smart building applications that integrate with IoT services from Amazon Web Services (AWS). California-based software firm Tensor IoT is also involved, providing cloud applications to connect LoRa sensors to AWS services. The asset tracking and smart building kits are geared towards the utilities, cities, logistics, retail and healthcare markets. Read more