LoRa Alliance™ Enhances LoRaWAN™ Protocol with New Specifications to
Support Firmware Updates Over the Air
LoRa Alliance Reports Rapid Growth in Deployments and Device Certification over Past 6
Months; Japan is a Key Market for LPWAN Networks
TOKYO – October 25, 2018 – The LoRa Alliance™, the global association of companies backing
the open LoRaWAN™ protocol for the Internet of Things (IoT) low-power wide-area networks
(LPWANs), today announced public availability of three new specifications. Together, the new
specifications support and standardize firmware updates over the air (FUOTA), a capability
unique to LoRaWAN among low power wide area networks (LPWANs).
These major enhancements to the protocol are accompanied by significant growth in
deployments and certification, with an increase of more than 50% in the number of LoRaWAN
Certified
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products compared to this time last year. Additionally, the number of public
LoRaWAN networks is quickly approaching 100 globally.
"Continued development of standard specifications for the LoRaWAN protocol is key to
enabling interoperability between end-device providers and network providers," said Donna
Moore, CEO & Chairwoman of the LoRa Alliance. "The new specifications showcase how our
members collaborate to continuously advance LoRaWAN. The rapid uptick of LoRaWAN
Certified products validates that the market stands behind the need for IoT devices that deliver
a proof of quality."
The LoRa Alliance has a rapidly growing ecosystem in Japan with members actively deploying
LoRaWAN networks and solutions. Recent examples include NEC providing LoRaWAN network
servers for remote liquefied petroleum gas meter reading and SenseWay deploying a LoRaWAN
network on the Kashiwanoha Campus to acquire and visualize the city's environmental
information to build a true smart city.
