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LoRa Alliance™ to Demonstrate Market Readiness of LoRaWAN™ Low-Power Wide Area Networking for IoT at Mobile World Congress • Real-world uses cases validate technology's strengths across a broad range of vertical markets • Cost-effective LPWA connectivity drives operational efficiencies • Open ecosystem of more than 500 members leverages multiple suppliers to deliver end-to-end solutions for IoT applications Barcelona, Spain – Feb. 21, 2018 – The LoRa Alliance™, the global association of companies backing the open LoRaWAN™ standard for Internet of Things (IoT) low- power wide-area networks (LPWANs), announced its participation at Mobile World Congress 2018. This year's booth will feature three demonstration areas featuring end-to-end LoRaWAN IoT solutions for the energy & utilities, smart agriculture, and buildings & industrial applications. There will also be a member Market Place, anchored by myDevices and Semtech, to showcase the latest products and technologies based on the LoRaWAN protocol. Finally, the winners of the 2018 LoRaWAN Challenge will also be announced during the show. "2017 was a very strong year for the LoRa Alliance and adoption of LoRaWAN technology," said Geoff Mulligan, chairman of the LoRa Alliance. "What is clear as we kick off 2018 is that LoRaWAN is a proven, market-ready technology supported by a broad ecosystem of members. This gives device manufacturers and solutions providers confidence they can find the right products to develop their applications and rapidly and easily take them to market." OrbiWise and its partners in the Smart Industry/Building Zone will showcase an end-to- end live LoRaWAN Network that will demonstrate a selection of the many applications that will help improve the life of citizens in cities around the world. Solutions demonstrated will include asset tracking via LoRaWAN Geolocation (Viloc), building structural health, home & building door/window sensors, and parking space monitoring. These devices will connect via MultiTech indoor and outdoor LoRaWAN Gateways to the OrbiWise LoRaWAN Network Server and into the Microshare Smart Facility & Data Management System. Within the Smart Utilities Zone, MultiTech will be conducting demonstrations showcasing the impact of its IoT solutions for this market, including electric meters, lighting and energy management scenarios. Participating companies include Andrea Informatique, MCCI, NNN Co., and Ubicquia. Demonstrations feature a variety of types