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LoRaWAN® Live Orlando to Showcase Global Smart Cities, Buildings and Utilities Deployments and Technological Advances Using LoRaWAN

Feb 27, 2023
LoRaWAN® Live Orlando to Showcase Global Smart Cities, Buildings and Utilities Deployments and Technological Advances Using LoRaWAN

Program will highlight the extraordinary impact of LoRaWAN around the world and how it maximizes the benefits of IoT and enables digital transformation.

Fremont, Calif. – February 28, 2023 – The LoRa Alliance®, the global association of companies backing the open LoRaWAN® standard for the internet of things (IoT) low-power wide-area networks (LPWANs), today announced the full program for LoRaWAN Live Orlando, offering a wide variety of programming across technical and certification tracks, business developments and solutions, global and regional deployments, and live demos and exhibitions with a focus on smart cities, buildings and utilities. This is the first LoRaWAN Live event of 2023 and the only LoRaWAN Live of 2023 in the Americas and will take place at Loews Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Orlando in Orlando, Florida, USA, from 14-16 March 2023.

Program highlights include LoRa Alliance CEO and Chairwoman Donna Moore speaking about the LoRa Alliance ecosystem’s work to deliver solutions for digital transformation that optimize business operations, work environments, critical infrastructure, and environmental sustainability. As part of her keynote, she will host a panel with the City of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and its partners from the LoRaWAN ecosystem to learn how Calgary became a world-class smart city using LoRaWAN. Additionally, MetaWorldX will share a live demonstration of a real smart city pulling in real-time LoRaWAN data as AWS discusses the how to build a city scale digital twin with AWS’ Smart Territory Framework. A second demo from Actility and Semtech will show how easy and economical it is to use LoRaWAN’s new relay feature to extend coverage in dense urban environments and underground, which is a critical advantage for LoRaWAN’s use in cities, buildings and utilities. Other program highlights include featured presentations from AWS, Cisco, Georgia Pacific and Mueller Water Products. “The LoRa Alliance LoRaWAN Live events are must-attend learning and networking opportunities for anyone involved in IoT deployments, whether you’re at the earliest stages of inquiry or actively deploying LoRaWAN,” said Donna Moore, CEO and Chairwoman of the LoRa Alliance. “We’re coming to Orlando next month because of the amazing growth we’ve seen in LoRaWAN deployments across the Americas, including massive projects in Latin America. LoRaWAN Live Orlando is the best opportunity this year to hear from, meet and network with our tremendous ecosystem and learn about LoRaWAN technology and how it can help you enable digital transformation to advance your business and sustainability goals.”

LoRaWAN Live offers visitors the opportunity to join global LoRaWAN leaders, innovators, developers, system integrators, network providers, device manufacturers, end users, media, and more to connect, exchange ideas, share large-scale success stories, go in-depth about LoRaWAN features, and create partnerships. The event will also feature an extensive vendor marketplace, allowing visitors to explore LoRaWAN solutions and experience a multitude of live demonstrations.

Key session highlights include:

Latin America

  • How ST Engineering is using IoT to increase the quality of life for citizens in Brazilian cities (ST Engineering and Everynet)
  • Panel: Get ready for smart metering with DLMS over LoRaWAN, featuring a discussion of current deployments in Brazil (Aklio, Everynet, HTMicron, NEPEN and Semtech)
  • Leveraging an FCC Radio Approval in Latin America—Except when you cannot. (Approve-IT)
  • Panama Canal: LoRaWAN Deployment Helps Canal Operators Track Sulfur Dioxide Emissions by Each Ship (Kerlink and Senzary)

Smart Cities

  • Panel: LoRaWAN for Smart Cities (3S, Brunata MINOL Zenner Group, OrbiWise, Seeed Studio and X-TELIA)
  • Building a city scale digital twin with the AWS Smart Territory Framework (AWS, MetaWorldX)
  • uCifi Alliance Unified Data Model and LoRaWAN Synergies (Kerlink)
  • Innovative LoRaWAN Partnerships Between Universities and Local Communities (Center for IOT Engineering and Innovation - East Carolina University)

Smart Building

  • Using LoRaWAN to Optimize Supply for Smart Restrooms (Georgia Pacfic and MachineQ)
  • New National Gas Standard Sets the Stage for LoRaWAN Implementation (Senet and ProSentry)
  • From GM to Delta Airlines: Construction Sites Made Safer and More Productive Using Smart Badges (Kwant)
  • Ghirardelli Square: LoRaWAN Innovations that Adapt Historic Chocolate Factory for New Purposes (Kairos)
  • Crossing the Chasm – Where LoRaWAN is Scaling Fast with Strong ROI (MultiTech)
  • Smart Refrigeration with LoRaWAN: How to Comply with Regulations, Reduce Food Waste (MultiTech, PwC and Therma, moderated by IoT for All)
  • Panel: Building Intelligence with LoRaWAN (AvalonBay, Klika Tech, Nordic Propeye and Vutility, moderated by Moor Insights & Strategy)

Smart Utilities

  • LoRaWAN: The Right Technology for Utilities (Zenner USA)
  • Panel: Protect Water with LoRaWAN (APANA, LimnoTech, Mueller Water Products, moderated by James Brehm & Associates)
  • Utility Infrastructure Modernization & Service Optimization (Senet)
  • From AMR to AMI: Transforming Legacy Systems with LoRaWAN (Mainlink)
  • Transforming IoT Utility Metering - From Innovation to Mainstream Technology (Actility and MarineSync)
  • Integrating Legacy Energy Meters to a LoRaWAN Smart Grid (Instituto Federal do Amazonas - Innovation hub)

Klika Tech Commentary

As urban centers continue to grow, the need for more efficient and sustainable systems becomes paramount. The concept of "Smart Cities" comes into play here, which involves leveraging the latest technology to improve city services, enhance sustainability, and raise the standard of living for residents. Central to this concept is the utilization of IoT (Internet of Things) technologies, which involves connecting devices and systems across a city to collect, exchange, analyze and act upon collected data.

In this realm, solutions like AWS IoT Core for LoRaWAN play a significant role. Bringing together an easy way and scalability of AWS to use LoRaWAN designed to connect low-power devices over long distances and AWS IoT Core to process billions of messages coming from connected devices, allows services to connect and manage wireless devices without the need for a separate LoRaWAN Network Server (LNS). This facilitates the creation of extensive sensor networks across urban spaces, enabling everything from tracking utilities consumption to monitoring traffic flow, and thereby contributing to the creation of smart cities.

Key to making these large-scale, interconnected networks function effectively are AWS supported frameworks like FIWARE and the Smart City Territory Framework (STF). FIWARE is an open-source platform designed to facilitate the development of smart solutions, including smart cities. Its capabilities include context information management, which allows for the real-time gathering and processing of data from a variety of sources, such as IoT sensors, databases, and social networks.

The Smart City Territory Framework, on the other hand, is another open-source framework designed to simplify the development and operation of interoperable platforms in a smart city. It ensures that various systems, applications, and devices can work seamlessly together, fostering efficient communication and data exchange within the IoT network.

Together, these technologies and frameworks are transforming our urban environments, leveraging IoT and other advanced technologies to make cities more intelligent, efficient, and sustainable. By integrating the capabilities of AWS IoT Core for LoRaWAN with the operational guidance of FIWARE and the Smart City Territory Framework, we can truly bring the concept of smart cities to life.

About LoRa Alliance®
The LoRa Alliance® is an open, nonprofit association that has become one of the largest and fastest-growing alliances in the technology sector since its inception in 2015. Its members closely collaborate and share expertise to develop and promote the LoRaWAN® standard, the de facto global standard for secure, carrier-grade IoT LPWAN connectivity. LoRaWAN has the technical flexibility to address a broad range of fixed and mobile IoT applications and a robust LoRaWAN Certification program to guarantee that devices perform as specified. The LoRaWAN standard has been deployed by more than 170 major mobile network operators globally, with connectivity available worldwide. More information: lora-alliance.org

LoRa Alliance®, LoRaWAN® and LoRaWAN CertifiedCM are registered marks.

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