Recently, Lorawan was officially approved by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) to become a communication standard for low-power WAN (LPWAN). The standard name is "ITU-T Y.4480 Recommendation: Wide Wireless Network Low Power Agreement", which is responsible for the International Telecommunication Alliance Telecommunications Standardization Department (ITU-T).

In the field of mobile communications, global standards will greatly promote industrial development. The International Telecom Alliance is a specialized agency responsible for information communication technology (ICT) to ensure a seamless interconnection of network and technology. As the former ITU will recognize 3GPP technology as the global 5G technical standard, which greatly promotes the development of 5G network, terminal, chip industry. The Lorawan has been approved international standards, which will also inject strong kinetic energy in LORA.

Lorawan, an open IoT communication standard

The global Internet of Things is developing rapidly and promoting the growth of the equipment connection. Internet of Things communication technology can be divided into two major classes of short-range wireless local area networks and low-power wireless WAN (LPWAN). The former includes a well-known Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Zigbee, etc., the latter LPWAN is mainly suitable for remote, low bandwidth, low power, a large number of Internet application scenarios, LORA is representative technology of LPWAN.

LORA is a long distance, low power, easy deployed wireless radio frequency communication technology. In recent years, it has continued to grow rapidly in the world, and it has become one of the mainstream Internet of Things communication technology. As of December 202, it has deployed more than 27 million LORA-based gateways, based on LORA-based terminal nodes more than 280 million. It is estimated that by 2026, 50% of the LPWAN IoT solution will use the LORA scheme.

In order to better develop LORA technology, Semtech has previously been jointly launched a LORA Alliance (Lora Alliance?) To promote LORA technical standardization and industrial ecology construction. Lorawan is a communication standard that is responsible for developing, certifying, and promoting, has high openness and international recognition, has developed global standards for operators-level Internet of Things LPWAN. At present, more than 163 network operators have deployed the Lorawan standard, providing connection services in 177 countries and regions, and coverage is still expanding.

An important milestone in the development of the LORA development

Lorawan has developed has been widely recognized by the global Internet of Things communities. The introduction of "ITU-T Recommendation" marks the fact that Lorawan's constructive standards from the global INT will become a wireless communication standard recognized by the International Telecommunications Alliance.

The Lorawan L2 Communication Specification (version 1.0.4) has now changed to the ITU specification, supports communication of chips to the cloud, becoming the first LPWAN standard that is certified as ITU-T Recommendation (standard). As an important milestone of the LORA development process, batch not only affirms the development of LORA technology and ecology, which has proved LORA's application prospects in the Internet of Things market.

In addition, the introduction of the "ITU-T Recommendation" is inseparable from the close collaboration of the LORA Alliance and the International Telecom alliance, which also comes from 3GPP, GSMA, CENELEC, Bluetooth, ZigBee alliance, etc., the LORA Alliance is officiallycomes an international telecommunications alliance Approval recognized organization. As the Censes International Telecom Alliance recognized 3GPP standards as 5G standards, which greatly promoted the development of related industries and ecology, Lorawan was approved, will also promote Lora ecology and new growth in global commercial usage.

LORA has accelerated landing, and emerging cases continue to emerge.

Intelligent network linkage is accelerating the digital remodeling of industrial, commercial and automotive sectors, and new crown epidemic accelerates this shift. Thanks to the strong demand for the industry networking technology, more and more vertical industries are accelerating the introduction of Internet communication technology such as LORA. In China, Lora continued to grow in the traditional watergapped market, but also achieved multiple growth in some emerging Internet access vertical markets and industrial applications. Here are some new applications:

The new crown epidemic is still spread globally. In the past two years, LORA technology is widely used in epidemic prevention and control and smart medical care, LORA ecological partners have developed intelligent body temperature monitoring, home isolation and epidemic prevention monitoring and other solutions, efficient, real-time Surveillance epidemic prevention dynamics, optimize community health services; at the same time, the smart medical equipment and instrument management program based on LORA technology, also optimized medical resource allocation through sensing and control technology, improving efficiency, and cast security for medical staff.

Climate change, sustainable development has also received attention in recent years. In the field of agriculture, LORA has been widely used in wisdom agricultural scenes with its low power, wide coverage, easy deployment, etc., which is used in smart irrigation, animal husbandry and aquaculture, while improving the output of farming and animal husbandry, A large amount of labor is saved, reducing the adverse effects of the environment. In the field of electricity, LORA not only helps the digital transformation of traditional power plants, but also supports fan control and data collection of wind power and photovoltaic power station, improve system efficiency, and is also applied to smart power distribution, energy monitoring systems and automotive charging piles.

In addition, LORA has also been used in recent years to be applied to smart parks, wisdom buildings, smart campuses, supports positioning and tracking of personnel and assets, and achieving intelligent fire protection, intelligent lighting, smart door security and personnel entering management, Wisdom parking and other applications. At the same time, as LORA technology develops in the indoor consumer level, its application also extends to intelligent home and other consumption.

LORA development enters a new stage, future growth

Openness and standardization of communication standards are critical to achieving large-scale interoperability. Like the development of Wi-Fi, the international standards will accelerate LORA technology and chips, and the development of innovative Internet of Things is developed at home and abroad. Foreign markets are also expected to increase the demand for Lorawan hardware, thus bringing opportunities for Chinese companies to expand overseas markets.

The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has 193 member countries worldwide, as well as 900 members including companies, universities, and international organizations and regional organizations. Lorawan is approved for ITU standards to further promote ITU members to learn about LORA technology and LoraWan standards, as well as their application potential in smart cities and digital transformations. At present, the LORA Alliance's Intellectual Property Policy (IPR) is consistent with ITU's intellectual property policy. After ITU members apply, they can use Lorawan like LORA Alliance.

It is foreseeable that the future development momentum will be more powerful in the future. Semtech will continue to promote the innovation of LORA technology and chips, strengthen support, and help customers grasp market opportunities, join hands with ecological partners, better support the development of Internet applications, and build a more wisdom, interconnection and Sustainable world.