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Japan Opens New LoRaWAN Network for IoT Testing

By Ken Briodagh, Jul. 20, 2016 – 

If it wasn't already completely obvious to everyone, the IoT is perhaps the most international of industries and certainly is not being lead by the western world. In fact, China and India are clearly miles ahead of the rest of the world, and with this announcement, Japan is making strides, too.

Semtech Corporation, a producer of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, has announced that its LoRa wireless RF technology will be featured in a new low power, wide area network (LPWAN) in Japan, to be deployed by regional telecom carrier Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West (NTT West) in the Kansai area. It will be used to field test a wide range of IoT applications like smart metering and agriculture, system monitoring of networks and equipment, asset and people tracking and environmental warning systems.

The purpose of the field trial is to test the commercial feasibility of various IoT use cases on NTT West's LoRaWAN-based LPWAN. Participants selected for inclusion in the field trial will be able to deploy and test their applications on the NTT West network. Participants in the field trials will use sensors and data aggregation services from members of the LoRa Alliance to ensure they are LoRaWAN-compliant. Another goal of the trial program is to solicit feedback from participating companies through information sharing sessions, meetings and surveys.

"We are excited to launch our new LPWAN for field testing so that we can validate various use cases for our network and collect valuable information we can use to enhance our IoT offerings," said Shigenori HORI, senior manager, business design department, NTT West. "After careful research, we chose a LoRaWAN-based network platform because it offered a large ecosystem of open standards-based solutions through the LoRa Alliance, while also providing the long range and low power requirements our customers need at a low cost. Now that we have launched the field trials, we are looking forward to seeing and sharing the results."

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