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Spaceflight announces SpaceX Transporter-2 customers
Seattle-based Spaceflight Inc. announced it will have 36 customer payloads onboard the next SpaceX rideshare mission. The Transporter-2 Falcon 9 launch to sun synchronous orbit (SSO) is expected no earlier than late June 2021 from Florida and will include numerous IoT satellites, a couple of RF survey satellites, and likely several imaging satellites. The SpaceBEEs are 1/4 U cubesats using licensed spectrum to communicate with Semtech LoRA devices on the ground. Read more
Amazon and Apple Expand the Capabilities of Mesh Networks
In addition to Bluetooth, Amazon Sidewalk is adding “long-range wireless technology known as LoRa to the Sidewalk network via certain Echo and Ring devices.” According to Semtech’s vice president, IoT product marketing and strategy, “when placed inside a device like an Echo speaker, inside a home, the range can … be about a mile.” Read more
How to Build an Asset Tracking System with Long Range and Low Power
Semtech offers guidance for building an asset tracking system that works for pallets as well as animals and avocados. Read more
Enabling IoT with long range low power connectivity - Alistair Fulton, VP & GM, Semtech
In this episode, we discuss the tradeoffs between alternative wireless connectivity solutions and how LoRa is being used in applications to combat the spread of COVID-19. Read more
Amazon’s Sidewalk Unmasks Hidden Value Of Mesh Networks
The benefits of having devices that are nearly always connected has never been more obvious than it is today. In that regard, cellular networks and technologies like 5G have proven to be incredibly valuable. At the same time, there’s no denying that integrating cellular connectivity into every connected device we own isn’t a reasonable option for both practical and economic reasons. It’s simply too expensive and too challenging to do that. Various flavors of WiFi and even Bluetooth, of course, have also become an essential part of the connectivity fabric and are a great solution for many devices and applications. Read more
Satellite connectivity bridges gap to underserved IoT markets
Despite the massive roll-out of LoRaWAN® IoT terrestrial private and public networks in more than 160 countries, many regions remain unconnected and LoRaWAN network service providers have low or no economic return to invest in these remote areas. The satellite, running on LoRaWAN, also features Semtech’s Long Range Frequency Hoping Spread Spectrum new data rate (LR-FHSS), which was endorsed by the LoRa Alliance at end of 2020, offering a unique opportunity for terrestrial and satellite LoRaWAN Networks to collaborate in bringing ubiquitous coverage. Read more
Swiss Post transforms postal services with SmartButton devices
Swiss Post is transforming the way it offers postal services to households in remote villages where there is no longer an economic justification for a postal office branch with the roll out of 100,000 SmartButtons utilzing Semtech's LoRa that enable people to order postal services on demand by one click of a button. Read more
Delivering SATCOM With LoRa®
Low-cost and low-power satellite connectivity technology built directly with smart sensors will kick-start a second IoT revolution. With LoRa®, a device-to-Cloud platform built for applications requiring long range, low power, incorporated into satellites, smart sensors can enable two-way communications to and from satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). LoRa can run on Very High Frequency (VHF) frequencies for uplink and downlink to satellites from the ground. Read more
How LPWAN Solutions Can Transform Cybersecurity
More complex IoT technology is leading to more sophisticated cyberattacks. To achieve the needed security levels for their systems and devices, designers are turning to the inherently secure LoRaWAN open protocol. Read more
