Hardware Podcasts

Ep. 5 | LoRaWAN: The Things Network and LoRa Alliance Talk Open IoT

Moore's Lobby · 10 Jul 2020 · 47m · Episode 5

What this episode covers

Wienke Giezeman, co-founder and CEO of The Things Network, and Dave Kjendal, CTO/COO of Senet and LoRa Alliance board member, discuss the LoRaWAN protocol for open IoT. They explain why LoRaWAN’s low power, spread spectrum modulation, and lack of vendor lock-in make it superior to NB-IoT and Sigfox for wide-area applications like agriculture and smart cities. The conversation highlights the technical architecture, including secure elements like the Microchip ATECC608, and the business case for open standards versus proprietary 'walled gardens.'

Most relevant to

early-stage companies

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
The Things Network, Senet, Microchip, ST, Semtech, Fractus Antennas
Chips
ATECC608
Also
LoRa Alliance, Sigfox, NB-IoT, LTE Cat M1, Azure IoT, AWS IoT

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