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LoRaWAN and the IoT Market | The Things Industries' Wienke Giezeman | Internet of Things Podcast

IoT For All Podcast · 16 Feb 2023 · 21m

What this episode covers

Wienke Giezeman, CEO and Co-Founder of The Things Industries, discusses how LoRaWAN is unifying a fragmented IoT market and driving adoption despite investor pessimism. He highlights that The Things Industries manages over 1,000,000 connected devices, emphasizing that successful business cases must deliver a 4-5x return on investment within 4-5 years. Giezeman identifies key use cases like food compliance monitoring and smart water metering, noting that LoRaWAN’s strength lies in its large device ecosystem and ability to normalize data through partnerships with Microsoft and the Digital Twin Device Language.

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companies scaling up

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The Things Industries, Microsoft, LoRa Alliance
Also
LoRaWAN, Digital Twin Device Language

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