FREMONT, CA – The global association of companies backing the open LoRaWAN protocol for the Internet of Things low-power wide-area networks (LPWANs) topped 100 LoRaWAN network operators globally at the end of December.
LoRaWAN networks are being actively deployed, with the Asia-Pacific and European regions showing the most growth, at 30% and 50%, respectively, throughout 2018, the LoRa Alliance said Tuesday.
In addition, the number of end-devices connected to LoRaWAN networks is reported to have tripled since the beginning of the year, which the group says demonstrates significant acceleration of adoption compared with other technologies yet to achieve such an expansive footprint.
“Reaching this operator milestone is a major achievement for the LoRa Alliance,” said LoRa Alliance CEO and chair Donna Moore, in the announcement. “Only LoRaWAN has strong, established networks with broad coverage areas, while also offering the private network option. For companies looking to launch IoT products and solutions today, the LoRaWAN standard is the only viable solution. Features like firmware updates over the air and the fact that LoRaWAN is an open specification with a robust certification program ensure network and device interoperability. These benefits give confidence to the market that companies are future-proofed and can deploy solutions today with assurance they will work in the future.”
