6/20/2017 Comcast Joins LoRa Alliance™ as Sponsor Member; Hosts Next AllMembers Meeting and Showcases Citywide LoRaWAN™ Network Deployment
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Comcast Joins LoRa Alliance™ As Sponsor Member; Hosts Next All-Members
Meeting And Showcases Citywide LoRaWAN™ Network Deployment
Meeting to Feature Smart City Summit, Open House and Hackathon
PHILADELPHIA - April 20, 2017 - The LoRa Alliance™, the global association of over 400 companies backing the LoRaWAN™ standard for
low-power wide-area IoT (Internet of Things) networks (LPWANs), today announced that Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA) has formally joined
the Alliance as a Sponsor member, and will join the Board of Directors. Additionally, Comcast will host the Alliance's 8th All-Members
Meeting, Open House and Marketplace Exhibition from June 12-14, 2017, at The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia.
"Comcast's successful citywide deployment in Philadelphia exemplifies the power of standardizing LPWANs to fully realize the
worldwide potential of IoT technology," said Geoff Mulligan, chairman of the LoRa Alliance. "Comcast's decision to become a Sponsor
member is a strong endorsement of LoRaWAN technology. Though it only formalized its membership last month, Comcast is already
stepping up to help drive the Alliance because it believes in the value of collaborating to further the LoRaWAN protocol's global
success."
The type of global collaboration offered by the LoRa Alliance was one of the key reasons Comcast joined. The company announced its
selection of LoRaWAN technology for its machineQ™ enterprise, low-power IoT network in October 2016. Taking a leadership role in the
Alliance will allow the company to collaborate more effectively with other members, and provides Comcast with greater access to a
broad range of ecosystem providers.
"As we continue to deploy the LoRaWAN protocol in the United States, the core technology is exceeding our expectations in terms of
network propagation and coverage. We are seeing increasing demand and interest from a diverse client set," said Alex Khorram, general
manager, machineQ. "It's exciting to commence our formal membership with the Alliance by bringing its respected global membership
to the city of Philadelphia. We believe there is significant value in driving international collaboration and growth opportunities for
LoRaWAN technology."
The first two days of the 8th Annual All-Members Meeting are open to current members and will focus on ongoing collaboration to
advance the LoRaWAN protocol's capabilities and push the boundaries of IoT innovation, including committee, working group and
board meetings, as well as "marketplace" demonstrations by member companies.
On the third day, the event will open its doors to the community, prospective members, invited guests and journalists for an Open
House and Smart City Summit. The Summit will begin with a keynote by Philadelphia municipal leaders, followed by presentations and
panels from a wide range of experts involved in smart city trends, technology developments and deployments around the world.
Finally, Comcast is actively organizing a smart-city themed hackathon designed to bring local startups, independent developers and
universities together to explore the capabilities of LoRaWAN technology and its vast potential for enabling Smart City initiatives. The
winning application concepts derived from the hackathon will be presented at the close of the Smart City Summit.
Participation and Contact Information
For those interested in joining the LoRa Alliance or attending this June event as a prospective member, please visit the membership
page for more information. For member event registration and information, please visit the events page.
For media who need more information or would like to attend this event, please contact Eric Lawson at 480-276-9572 or
eric@impresslabs.com.
About LoRa Alliance
The LoRa Alliance is an open, nonprofit association that has grown to more than 400 members since its inception in March 2015,
becoming one of the largest and fastest-growing alliances in the technology sector. Its members are closely collaborating and sharing
their experience to promote the LoRaWAN protocol as the leading open global standard for secure, carrier-grade IoT LPWAN
connectivity. With the technical flexibility to address a broad range of IoT applications, both static and mobile, and a certification
program to guarantee interoperability, LoRaWAN has already been deployed by major mobile network operators globally with wide
expansion anticipated in 2017.
About LoRaWAN Technology
The technology used in a LoRaWAN network is designed to connect low-cost, battery-operated sensors over long distances in harsh
environments that were previously too challenging or cost-prohibitive to connect. With its unique penetration capability, a LoRaWAN
Alliance
Technology
Developers
Testimonials
The LoRaWAN technology is ideal to target
battery operated sensors and low power
applications as a complement to M2M
cellular connectivity
Richard Viel
Chief Operating Officer of Bouygues
With LoRaWAN, entire cities or countries
can be covered with a few base stations,
no longer requiring the upfront rollout
and maintenance of thousands of nodes
as in traditional mesh networking. This has
made IoT possible now, with minimal
infrastructure investment.
Olivier Hersent
Chairman & CTO of Actility
To encourage the mass adoption of low
cost, long range machine-to-machine
connectivity, open ecosystems are critical.
In addition to IBM's support of the LoRA
Alliance we have also released the IBM
'LoRaWAN in C' as open source under the
Eclipse Public License.
Dr. Thorsten Kramp
Master Inventor, IBM Research
LoRaWAN has taken inteliLIGHT, our
already proven street lighting
management solution, to a whole new
level. The entire system becomes even
easier and faster to install, with a minimal
investment, unprecedented reach and
unlimited Smart City applications. It truly
is a game changer.
Mozes Lorand
CEO of FLASHNET
Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) Networks
are an excellent connectivity solution. They
complement well with existing M2M
business.
In order to deploy dedicated solutions and
sensors all around the world, an open
standard is needed to ensure
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