Libelium has released a new radio module bringing LoRa Wide Area Network (LoRaWAN) wireless connectivity to Waspmote Internet of Things (IoT) sensors for applications that require low-energy and long-range data transmission on a large scale. The release has implications for development of smart city applications. Protocols known as Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWAN) are accelerating smart city and IoT deployments in Europe, Asia, and North America. Semtech’s open LoRaWAN, launched in March, standard is the backbone for many IoT uses that require bidirectional data communication and geo-location information. Libelium LoRaWAN sensors send information to base stations in the field, and have successfully completed tests on Kerlink LoRa base stations for 868 MHz bands operating in Europe, on the 900 MHz band for the U.S., and for the 433 MHz band connectivity used in China, Japan and Korea. “Waspmote sensor nodes are extremely energy efficient, intended for massive deployments in cities and the industrial IoT”, […]