Scaling IoT from Rhinos to Rockets: How LoRaWAN Powers 125 Million Connected Devices - We talk IoT #73

In this episode, we explore the remarkable growth of LoRaWAN with Alper Yegin, CEO of the LoRa Alliance. This non-profit consortium has spent a decade building the world's most successful long-range, low-power network standard outside China.

With 350 members, including Amazon, Comcast, Verizon, and Airbus, the Alliance has created technology that now connects 125 million devices globally - from temperature sensors in over half of North America's Starbucks stores to tracking collars on endangered black rhinos across 35 African national parks.

Alper discusses how LoRaWAN achieves ranges up to 600 kilometres whilst consuming as little power as a garage door opener, why major enterprises choose between public and private networks, and how satellite integration creates planet-wide IoT coverage. We explore real-world deployments that save lives and bottom lines, including 700,000 panic buttons across North American schools and hospitals and 5 million water meters across France.

Learn why this open-standard technology has outpaced competitors like NB-IoT and Sigfox, and how AI and edge computing are shaping the future of industrial IoT.

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Summary of this week's episode:

01:34 The Journey and Achievements of LoRa Alliance

02:22 Why LoRaWAN is Ideal for Enterprise IoT

06:55 Comparing LoRaWAN with Other Technologies

15:05 Real-World Use Cases of LoRaWAN

19:43 Environmental Innovations

22:23 Challenges in IoT Integration

26:05 The Future of IoT with AI and Edge Computing

29:43 Public vs. Private Networks

33:30 Collaborative Ecosystem and Open Standards

 

Show notes:

Alper Yegin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alperyegin/

LoRa Alliance: https://lora-alliance.org/

Episode 34: How IoT Protects Forest and Combats Climate Change: https://www.podbean.eu/ep/pb-64tnj-d4d765

 

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