LoRaWAN location tracking and roaming demonstrated at CES
Roaming between the Senet network and the TrackNet TrackCentral network for Tabs is the first production demonstration of the recently released LoRaWAN specifications, and the first large-scale roaming demonstration using LoRaWAN. TrackCentral is a LoRaWAN network server optimized for hybrid “inside-out” LoRa Internet of Things (IoT) network deployments that need to track tens of millions of gateways and billions of sensors.
The key to success in the rapidly expanding IoT and LPWAN market is standardization, ecosystem strength, and scalable, cost effective network coverage. The LoRaWAN specification release 1.1 is instrumental in defining roaming and interoperability between different LoRaWAN network deployments. The 1.1 specification was released in October 2017 and Senet and TrackNet are the first to demonstrate roaming per 1.1 in a large-scale deployment.
The demonstration of Tabs with the Senet network at CES 2018 highlights the ease of interoperability with LoRaWAN which is the key to success for scaling production ecosystem systems in network deployments around the world. The inside out deployment model with low cost indoor gateways enabled by Tabs is a critical differentiator for LoRaWAN to enable cost effective and scalable network deployment. A hybrid strategy of low cost indoor gateways mixed with cost effective outdoor elevated point access is critical to the success of LPWAN.
“Senet and TrackNet have been instrumental in the development and definition of LoRaWAN in the US market” says Thorsten Kramp, CTO of TrackNet and co-author of LoRaWAN. “TrackNet and Senet are leaders in the development of advanced features for LoRaWAN such as firmware updates over the air, class-B device support, and roaming”.
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