Semtech recently announced the release of its one-channel LoRaWAN hub reference design and evaluation kit. This new offering is aimed at smaller network deployments, including small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMBs/SMEs) and smart home applications.
According to recent insights from Omdia: “It is a comparatively recent technology finding a niche in longer-distance, lower-power applications like irrigation systems and security sensors for property perimeters. As a sub-GHz protocol, it also has advantages in multi-unit installations. It penetrates glass, steel, and concrete easily, giving it a significant advantage,” said Edward Wilford, Senior Research Director, Omdia. “The cost effectiveness of Semtech’s one-channel hub aligns well with such smaller-scale applications.”
“LoRaWAN continues to be a transformative industry catalyst for a more sustainable future,” added Olivier Beaujard, a board member, officer of the board and chairman of regulatory affairs for the LoRa Alliance, as well as Senior Director, LoRa ecosystem for Semtech. “Supported by a thriving LoRaWAN ecosystem, Semtech’s one-channel hub reference design unlocks new use cases and opportunities for adoption in new markets that stand to benefit from LoRa’s long-range, low-power capabilities.”
“LoRa is already a well-known WAN technology, especially for battery-powered IoT sensors that are in remote outdoor locations or deep indoors without Wi-Fi or cellular coverage, and which require extended battery life,” said Robert Comanescu, marketing and applications head for IoT chips for Semtech. “Semtech’s new one-channel hub reference design offers OEMs a simple, cost-effective, and secure path to bring LoRa into the home for various applications such as security, insurance claim mitigation, environmental monitoring, and more.”
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