Semtech’s LoRa devices detect abnormal energy use in cities

  Semtech Corporation announced that NetOP, a developer and manufacturer of LPWAN-based IoT applications, has developed a new smart energy consumption monitoring solution based on Semtech’s LoRa devices and the LoRaWAN protocol. The solution, named the “Octopus,” leverages LoRa devices’ advantages for real-time data monitoring to detect abnormal spikes in energy consumption in city substations. “LoRa devices and…

Sequans gains Verizon, Sprint IoT approvals; amps-up 5G and critical IoT development

US carrier Verizon is the first carrier to certify Sequans’ LTE-M based Monarch Go modem components. Sprint and Deutsche Telekom have approved its other Monarch-based units. The French chipmaker has also opened a new design centre to develop 5G broadband and critical IoT products, to go alongside its flasghip LTE-M/NB-IoT products for so-called ‘massive IoT’…