A programme has begun to roll out a ‘smart water’ network in the south of England using internet of things (IoT) devices and a long range wide area (LoRaWAN) network. Read more
The mining industry is expected to produce $686 billion in revenue by the end of 2019, a steady eight per cent increase on 2018, according to PwC. The global conveyer belt industry is expected to be valued at $6.4 billion by 2022, says Research and Markets. Smart belt technologies will lead this growth, and help also drive up 2019 revenues for the industry. Read more
Most radio tech develops in similar ways. Initially, chips are focused on the radios and how they will communicate with each other; most of the upper-level software is left to developers. As time passes and the software needs are further refined, some of the upper-level software gets standardized and placed onto modems. That’s where we are with LoRa. Semtech and Murata have released a new LoRa modem that handles some of the connection to applications and other software on the same device. Read more
Semtech Corp. announced Thursday that its metering solution based on Semtech’s LoRa devices and the LoRaWAN protocol, has been developed as part of the MeDa project for one of Germany’s energy companies with Seluxit, a developer of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions. The MeDa meter leverages LoRaWAN’s advantages for smart metering to enable consumers to change wasteful energy habits and save money. Read more
Semtech Corporation, supplier of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, announced that its LoRa RF wireless technology has been integrated into a compact module from Murata, manufacturer of electronic components, modules and devices, for use in a wide range of IoT and M2M applications. Read more
Mining has evolved from a hard, manual process, involving hand tools and rudimentary explosives, to one that takes advantage of sophisticated technologies that bring connectivity, automation, and intelligence into play. Read more