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4 Takeaways from the Largest LoRaWAN Online Event

IoT For All

- Publish Date: June 16, 2020

IoT For All

- Publish Date: June 16, 2020

The Things Conference, the world’s largest LoRaWAN event, went virtual on April 16th, 2020 with a 24h Livestream bringing together over 6000 people from all over the world, across all time zones.

The Things Virtual Conference is organized by The Things Network, an open-source global network that enables anyone to build a low-power long-range IoT solution.

From interactive AMAs with industry experts to hands-on workshops and LoRaWAN leading-edge devices demonstrations, attendees got access to over 100 presentations from frontrunners in the technology. Today, find out the 4 key highlights from The Things Virtual Conference including market updates, the world record-breaking distance, and a new groundbreaking module.

1. LoRaWAN market and technology updates

The Things industries, an end-to-end enterprise LoRaWAN solutions provider, presented the latest market and technology developments. The session provides an overview of LoRaWAN’s advantages and a demo of The Things Industries’ services: The Things Stack (an open-source network server) and The Things Enterprise Stack (a dedicated enterprise-grade network server). The presentation ends with the newest technological developments, including a security solution and the Packet Broker (an open global platform to exchange LoRaWAN traffic across networks).

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<h2>2. <strong>LoRaWAN world distance record broken</strong></h2>

<p>One of the main benefits of LoRaWAN is its ability to connect devices at a large distance. In the past 5 years, the world record for the maximum distance a LoRaWAN data packet can travel has been broken multiple times. The new record stands at an incredible 832 km (517 miles). <a href=" />Learn how the world’s record distance was broken.

<p><em>The Things Network Mapper: The journey and distance travelled by the furthest data packet</em></p>

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<h2>3. <strong>Real-world success stories with LoRa</strong></h2>

<p>New in LoRa or LoRaWAN technology? Discover their endless capabilities with concrete examples of success stories with LoRa in sectors such as transportation, healthcare, smart cities and many more. <a href=" />The presentation was made by Eric Conn from the IoT For All team.

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<h2>4. <strong>The new LR110 LoRa Edge combines LoRa, Wi-Fi and GNSS</strong></h2>

<p>The inventor of LoRa and CTO of Semtech, Nicolas Sornin kicked-off The Things Virtual Conference with an exciting <a href=" />deep dive into the LR1110 LoRa Edge, a brand new module from Semtech which combines LoRa, Wi-Fi and GNSS.

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<p><strong>Want more? Relive the event on </strong><a href=" />The Things Network’s Youtube channel.