SaskTel rolls out LoRaWAN with help from Waterloo's eleven-x

REGINA — In partnership with Waterloo-based wireless IoT solution provider eleven-x, SaskTel announced today it has launched its first long-range wide area network (LoRaWAN) which has been purpose-built to handle a wide assortment of smart city applications and deliver the real-time requirements of modern smart technologies. With coverage across Regina and Saskatoon, the SaskTel LoRaWAN creates new opportunities for businesses of all sizes to enhance and evolve their operations through deployment of machine-to-machine (M2M) applications and Internet of Things (IoT) enabled devices, by leveraging the low-data, battery-efficient and inexpensive hardware benefits of LoRaWAN technology, says SaskTel’s news release. The company...