{"id":41696,"date":"2019-09-24T14:52:25","date_gmt":"2019-09-24T13:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/me\/2019\/09\/24\/wba-and-lora-alliance-explore-use-cases-incorporating-wi-fi-and-lorawan-technologies\/"},"modified":"2019-09-24T14:52:29","modified_gmt":"2019-09-24T13:52:29","slug":"wba-and-lora-alliance-explore-use-cases-incorporating-wi-fi-and-lorawan-technologies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/me\/2019\/09\/24\/wba-and-lora-alliance-explore-use-cases-incorporating-wi-fi-and-lorawan-technologies\/","title":{"rendered":"WBA and LoRa Alliance explore use cases incorporating wi-fi and LoRaWAN technologies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Mobile operators, enterprises, cities\nand other key Internet of Things (IoT) market players gain access to a wealth of\nnew IoT use cases by combining two unlicensed connectivity technologies, as\nillustrated in a new white paper released by the Wireless Broadband Alliance\n(WBA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Developed with input from mobile\ncarriers, telecom equipment manufacturers and advocates of both connectivity\ntechnologies, <em>Wi-Fi &amp; LoRaWAN Deployment Synergies: Expanding Addressable Use\nCases For The Internet of Things<\/em> illustrates\nnew business opportunities that are created when Wi-Fi networks that are\ntraditionally built to support critical IoT are merged with LoRaWAN networks\nthat are traditionally built to support low data rate massive IoT applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Massive IoT applications are less\nlatency sensitive and have relatively low throughput requirements, but they\nrequire a huge volume of low-cost, low-energy consumption devices on a network\nwith excellent coverage, which can be achieved with Wi-Fi networks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The white paper addresses the growing\npopularity of IoT use cases in domains that rely on connectivity spanning large\nareas that are able to handle a huge number of connections, ultimately driving\nthe demand for massive IoT technologies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the paper, Wi-Fi connectivity\ncovers short- and medium-range use cases at high data rates and may require\nmore power, making it the preferable technology for people-centric\nmains-powered applications like real-time video and Internet browsing.\nMeanwhile, LoRaWAN covers long-range use cases at low data rates, making it the\npreferable technology for low bandwidth applications, including in hard to\nreach locations, such as temperature sensors in a manufacturing setting or\nvibration sensors in concrete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When utilised in conjunction with one another, Wi-Fi and LoRaWAN networks optimise a number of IoT use cases, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Smart building\/smart hospitality:<\/strong> Both technologies have been deployed for decades throughout buildings, with Wi-Fi used for things like security cameras and high-speed Internet, and LoRaWAN used for smoke detection, asset and vehicle tracking, room usage and more. The paper identifies two scenarios for convergence of Wi-Fi and LoRaWAN, including accurate asset tracking and location services for indoor or near buildings, as well as on-demand streaming for devices with battery limitations<\/li><li><strong>Residential connectivity<\/strong>: Wi-Fi is used to connect billions of personal and professional devices in homes, while LoRaWAN is used for home security and access control, leak detection, and fuel tank monitoring, and many other applications. \u00a0The paper recommends deploying LoRaWAN picocells that leverage Wi-Fi backhaul to the user set top box to expand coverage of home services to the neighbourhood. These &#8216;neighborhood IoT networks&#8217; can support new geolocation services, while also serving as a communication backbone for demand-response services\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>Automotive and smart transportation: <\/strong>Currently,Wi-Fi is used for passenger entertainment and access control, while LoRaWAN is used for fleet tracking and vehicle maintenance. Hybrid use cases identified in the paper include location and video streaming<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The paper also outlines a number of\ndeployment models and details frontend and backend integration and security\nprocesses. Additionally, it provides several testimonials from organisations&nbsp;regarding the power of their Wi-Fi \/\nLoRaWAN deployments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWi-Fi and LoRaWAN are two important technologies\nutilising the unlicensed spectrum, and they already address a large proportion\nof IoT use cases,\u201d said Tiago Rodrigues, General Manager, WBA. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Deployment Synergies paper\nhighlights the ways in which these technologies are impacting private-public\nbusiness models and enabling IoT services, while also identifying ways in which\nthe technologies complement one another and can be used to further expand the\nInternet of Things.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Co-written by members of the WBA IoT\nWork Group and the LoRa Alliance, input for the paper was provided by a number\nof companies and organisations, including BT, Boingo, BSG Wireless, Charter\nCommunications, Connexin, Eleven-X, ER-Telecom, Orange, Tata Communications,\nUnity Media, Objenious, Semtech, Syniverse, Abeeway, Actility, BSG, Kerlink,\nMaxima Telecom, Microshare, Orbiwise, Senet, Siradel, Skyhook Multi-Tech, the\nCentre for Development of Telematics and Digital Catapult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe reality is that no one single\ntechnology is going to fit the billions of IoT use cases,\u201d said Donna Moore,\nCEO and Chairwoman of the LoRa Alliance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is collaborative initiatives like\nthis one with Wi-Fi that will drive innovation to solve important issues,\nleverage an even broader range of applications and, ultimately, ensure the\nsuccess of global mass IoT deployments in the future.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mobile operators, enterprises, cities and other key Internet of Things (IoT) market players gain access to a wealth of new IoT use cases by combining two unlicensed connectivity technologies, as illustrated in a new white paper released by the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA). 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