# How LoRa Enables Life Post-Pandemic | Semtech's Alistair Fulton

- Show: [IoT For All Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast)
- Published: 2021-09-21
- Length: 39m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2021-09-21-how-lora-enables-life-post-pandemic-semtechs-alistair-fulton
- Listen: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iot-for-all/episodes/How-LoRa-Enables-Life-Post-Pandemic--Semtechs-Alistair-Fulton-e28bp65

## Summary

Alistair Fulton, General Manager of Wireless and Sensing Products at Semtech, discusses the evolution and application of LoRa and LoRaWAN technology in the post-pandemic era. He highlights key use cases including utility grid monitoring, logistics tracking, and smart building health metrics like CO2 monitoring. Fulton also explains the technical distinction between the LoRa radio and the LoRaWAN protocol, the integration with satellite networks for global coverage, and Semtech's new LoRa Edge chips that simplify IoT development for cloud engineers.

## Chapters

- [0:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2021-09-21-how-lora-enables-life-post-pandemic-semtechs-alistair-fulton#t=5) Introduction and Semtech Overview
- [3:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2021-09-21-how-lora-enables-life-post-pandemic-semtechs-alistair-fulton#t=208) LoRa Use Cases: Utilities, Logistics, and Smart Cities
- [8:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2021-09-21-how-lora-enables-life-post-pandemic-semtechs-alistair-fulton#t=517) Pandemic Adaptations and Smart Healthcare
- [15:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2021-09-21-how-lora-enables-life-post-pandemic-semtechs-alistair-fulton#t=909) LoRa vs. LoRaWAN and Open Standards
- [20:36](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2021-09-21-how-lora-enables-life-post-pandemic-semtechs-alistair-fulton#t=1236) IoT and Sustainability
- [24:23](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2021-09-21-how-lora-enables-life-post-pandemic-semtechs-alistair-fulton#t=1463) Disaster Preparedness and Satellite Integration
- [29:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2021-09-21-how-lora-enables-life-post-pandemic-semtechs-alistair-fulton#t=1759) LoRa Edge Chips and Developer Simplicity

## Topics

- [Wireless & RF](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/wireless-and-rf)
- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)
- [Sustainability & circular products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sustainability-and-circularity)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- Semtech (company)
- LoRa (product)
- LoRaWAN (product)
- LoRa Alliance (company)
- Microsoft Azure IoT (product)
- Hitachi Lumada (product)
- LoRa Edge (product)
- STMicro (company)
- Swarm (company)
- Fleetbase (company)
- Echostar (company)
- AWS IoT Core (product)

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- [Ep. 5 | LoRaWAN: The Things Network and LoRa Alliance Talk Open IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2020-07-10-ep-5-lorawan-the-things-network-and-lora-alliance-talk-open-iot) (Moore's Lobby)
- [Building A Low-cost Satellite IoT Solution](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2022-07-07-building-a-low-cost-satellite-iot-solution) (Over the Air)
- [An Interview with Richard Ginus](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2018-01-22-an-interview-with-richard-ginus) (The Amp Hour)
- [Satellite Iot: Space-Based Connectivity Solutions With Oli Potter](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2024-10-24-satellite-iot-space-based-connectivity-solutions-with-oli-potter) (Over the Air)
- [MEMS & Sensors Summit | WiFi & LoRa Make Nice | How to Blow A Recovery](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-10-04-mems-sensors-summit-wifi-lora-make-nice-how-to-blow-a-recovery) (EE Times Current)

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