Belgium’s Proximus is the latest European telecom operator to back LoRa (Long Range, Low Power) technology for an Internet of Things (IoT) network. The new network will be available in major cities in Belgium before the end of this year. In 2016 Proximus will roll out the network throughout Belgium and in Luxembourg. The network is designed specifically to provide objects such as buildings, machines, cars and household appliances with sensors and connect them with the Internet. The sensors collect valuable information about their condition and/or environment. Through the LoRa network and the Internet they exchange this information so that they can be monitored, operated and controlled remotely. The Proximus network, based on the LoRa Alliance open LoRaWAN standard, is expected to provide the necessary building blocks for service providers and enterprises to develop their own tailor-made IoT solutions quickly, including LoRa-based sensors and base stations, as well as the applications for managing the sensors, […]