LoRa Alliance™ Members to Have Strong Presence at European Utility Week
Showcasing Benefits of LoRaWAN™ Technology for Smart Energy Applications
AMSTERDAM – Sept. 19, 2017 – The LoRa Alliance™, the global association of companies
backing the open LoRaWAN™ standard for low-power wide-area IoT (Internet of Things)
networks (LPWANs), will have nearly 30 member booths at European Utility Week (EUW17) in
Amsterdam, Oct. 3-5, 2017. Part of the Alliance's more than 500-member ecosystem, and
encompassing carrier-grade network providers to smart-meter manufacturers, these members
will exhibit a broad range of innovative low-power, long-range wireless networking products
and services.
"While the LoRaWAN protocol benefits a broad range of verticals, it is clear from the large
number of our members exhibiting at EUW17 that the utility market provides us with many
high-growth opportunities," said Geoff Mulligan, chairman of the LoRa Alliance. "Utilities are
rapidly adopting our technology because it enables them to quickly, simply and securely
connect their entire service area at the lowest possible cost."
These LoRa Alliance member demonstrations will show how LoRaWAN connectivity can be used
to rapidly and easily create a wireless advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) for measuring,
collecting, analyzing and managing energy usage. The low-cost LoRaWAN infrastructure can
cover entire cities, while enabling battery lifetimes of 10-20 years for all types of smart utility
meters, including electricity, gas, heat and water.
Governments and utilities are driving demand for low-power wide area networking (LPWAN)
technology, with requirements for security, better control and lower costs in the supply and
distribution of energy and natural resources. Examples of IoT applications that address these
goals include:
Two-way meter communications, which allow commands to be sent to homes and
businesses for multiple purposes, including time-based pricing information, demand-
response actions, or remote service disconnects for water restriction and prepaid
systems
Leakage detection to reduce water loss
Smart grids with asset management and predictive maintenance of transformers,
switchgears and other equipment
Implementing these emerging technologies means utilities must either extend their network
infrastructures or reconsider their connectivity choices. Wireless LPWAN technologies have
become critical elements for implementing these strategies, and the LoRaWAN standard has
the power to fulfill a wide range of these applications by rapidly, easily and cost effectively
connecting them to a utility's IT systems.
