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CONTENTS 3 ® END OF YEAR REPORT 2019 ® Approved for distribution outside of the LoRa Alliance® Certified ification ProgramannouncedthatdevicesmustbeLoRaWAN certification process. Additionally, inEurope,theOperatorQual- to ensurethedevicesworkasexpectedandaccelerate the (LCTT), allowingmemberstopretestdevicesattheirownfacility developed andlaunchedtheLoRaWAN Certification Test Tool 10 ormoreyears. To makeiteasierthanevertocertify, we devices willperformasintendedovertheirfulllifespan,often Customers andendusersalikemusthaveconfidencethattheir which iscriticaltothesuccessofInternet Things (IoT). First andforemost,we’vestrengthenedourcertificationprogram, a varietyofactivities. 12 months,drivingourmembers’ businessesforwardthrough countries. As you’llsee,we’ve beenveryactiveoverthepast LoRaWAN networkoperatorsoperationalinmorethan 140 LoRaWAN networks.In2019,werecognizedmore than 120 leveraging ourstronginfrastructureofbothpublicandprivate and to secure additional spectrum in new geographies. and tosecureadditionalspectrum innewgeographies. of theutmostimportanceto keepthecurrentspectrumavailable ance’s behalfaroundtheworld. These regulatory activitiesare additional regionalexpertsasrequiredtolobbyonLoRa Alli- we arenowsupportedbyafull-timeregulatoryconsultant and augmented andrefinedbyourtechnicalcommittee. Additionally, LoRaWAN technology isbest-in-classandcontinuestobe will beextendedtocoverallgeographicareasin2020. Alliance 2019 hasbeenanothermajorgrowthyearfortheLoRa INTRODUCTION LoRaWAN ® CM . We sawmassdeployments sky-rocketedlastyear— to be connected to their networks—a program that tobeconnectedtheirnetworks—aprogramthat ® : The Right Time. The RightChoice. RightTime. The : The |
CEO &Chairwoman, LoRa Alliance Donna Moore, ® 4 ® END OF YEAR REPORT 2019 ® Approved for distribution outside of the LoRa Alliance® the onlyglobalresourceofallLoRaWAN Certified This year, werolledoutthe LoRaWAN shows, PR,contentdevelopment,bloggingandsocialmedia. visibility throughincreasedmarketingactivities,includingtrade We havealsoexpandedouroutreachandincreasedglobal technology canaddresseveryIoT usecase. industry allianceswecollaboratewith,asnoonesingle their considerableinsight.We’ve doubledthenumberof and wecan’twaittohavetheirsupportbenefitfrom our committees’ workinggroupsandregionaltaskforces, from anymembercompanycannowparticipateinsomeof members toprovideinputintoouractivities. Any employee We’ve workedtomakeiteasierthaneverforallofour our members. The listgoesonandon! educate webvisitorsanddrivenewbusinessopportunitiesfor and CRMtoolsnurtureleads,allowingustomoreeffectively and relatedLoRaWAN productsand services.Newautomation ® showcase, which is showcase,whichis CM devices
LoRaWAN standardforward. times, andI’mhonoredtoworkwithourmembersdrivethe our visionforconnectingasmarterplanet. These areexciting will celebrateoursuccessoverthepastfiveyearsandshare World Expo—thelargestLoRaWAN eventever—wherewe I sincerelyhopeyouwillalljoinmeinParisfortheLoRaWAN resources andpositivelyimpacthumanlives. potential todrivesustainablebusinesses,protecttheplanet’s out thetechnologyacrossglobe.LoRaWAN has unlimited members andtheglobalLoRaWAN communityastheyroll reduce deploymentcomplexityandcontinuetosupportour projected billionsofdevices,werecognizethatmust five yearswithagoalofsimplifyingIoT. To reachthe engaging withmemberstoplanourstrategyforthenext next phaseofgrowth.OurBoardhasbeenhardatwork LPWAN technologyalliance,we’reexcitedtoenterthis As welookaheadto2020,ourfifthyearastheleading
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REGIONAL SPECIFICATION: European 915MHz bands. and Cuba Philippines, Israel, Vietnam, to Indonesia, support modified AS923 • • • 6,636 DOWNLOADS: 2019 WHITEPAPER 58,207 DOWNLOADS: 2019 SPECIFICATION Connecting Utility Assets usingLoRaWAN: 1,910 WiFi &LoRaWAN WhitePaper:2,141 LoRaWAN &NB-IoT WhitePaper:2,585
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