Presentation by Richard Stamvik (Multitech) and Rémi Demerlé (SemTech) FIWARE Global Summit 8-9 May, 2018 Porto, Portugal

1. Introduction to LoRa Alliance and technology
FIWARE SUMMIT
May 8th, 2018 in Porto

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LPWAN MARKET: COMPLEMENTARY TECHNOLOGIES FOR WIDE VARIETY OF
MARKET APPLICATIONS
Image Credit: MultiTech
CONNECTED DEVICES: ACCESS
LAN
Short Range
Communicating Devices
CELLULAR
Long Range w/ Power
Traditional M2M
LOW POWER WAN
Long Range w/ Battery
Internet of Objects
3G+/H+ 4G
Well established standards
Good for:
Mobile, In-home,
Short range
Not good for:
Battery life,
Long range
Good for:
Long range, High
data-rate, Coverage
Not good for:
Battery Life
Well established standards
Good for:
Long range, Long
battery, Low cost
Not good for:
High data-rate
Emerging PHY standards

3. 3
LPWAN Market Update
LoRaWAN™ is demonstrating its readiness across multiple vertical markets
LoRaWAN market is maturing from the sensor up with the magic combination of sensors that are:
Growth in quantity of easily deployable, complete solutions for specific verticals
LONG
LIFE
AVAILABLE
IN VOLUMES
COST
EFFECTIVE
GLOBAL REACH OF PUBLIC AND
PRIVATE DEPLOYMENT MODELS
MULTI-PURPOSE OR
USE-CASE SPECIFIC
OPPORTUNITIES TO ENABLE
NEW ROAMING MODELS

4. 4LPWAN Techology Stack Leveraging LoRa® and LoRaWAN™
• LoRaWAN™ is an open networking protocol that delivers
secure bi-directional communication, mobility and localization
services
• LoRa® is the physical (PHY) layer or the wireless modulation
used to create the long-range communication link
LoRa® is a registered trademark of Semtech corporation.

5. LoRa Benefits for the internet of things

6. 50 kbit/s
KEY PRINCIPLE ENABLED WITH LORA: VARIABLE BITRATE TO OPTIMIZE SENSITIVITY AND
TIME ON AIR
Low rate Fast rate
The slower the transmission is,
The better the sensitivity
and penetration
in building can be.
RANGE ENERGY
« SF12, 11, 10»
The faster I can transmit,
then the lower energy I
consume, and the longer
the battery life will be.
« SF 5, 6 ,7, FSK»
Different
datarate
« Spreading
factor »
SMART CAPACITY
Several km range in line of
sight on outdoor
Hard to reach endpoints in
deep indoor
A few km range
Long battery autonomy
Indoor/Outdoor
300 bit/s
Source: Semtech

7. Adaptive Data Rate (ADR)
Energy / Tim
e
on
air
Bitrate
SF12 11 10 9 8 7
14km 10km 8km 6km 4km
290bps 530 970
Avg bitrate ~1300bps
2D simulation (flat environment)
Source: Semtech

8. LoRaWAN supports 3 communication classes for the end node
5/14/18
« ALL »
« BEACON »
« CONTINUOUS »
Use case examples:
Smart bin – Smart water meter
Reports status/index a few times per day.
Few uplinks and downlinks for extremely low energy
Temperature sensor - smart meter with valve
Reports frequent levels of moisture,
temperature,etc. Turns valves on or off with some
latency. Few uplinks and downlinks per day.
Street Lighting
For remote monitoring and actuation, plus reports
for maintenance and status a few times per day.
Constantly listens for network command with low
latency actuation.
Source: Semtech

9. 9LoRaWAN™ Network Architecture for LPWANs

10. 10
Why the LoRa Alliance™ & LoRaWAN™ Protocol?
Key Benefits
• Based on Open Standards – Future Proof
• Openly available specification
• Large Open Ecosystem “from Silicon to Solutions”
• Open global certification program
• “Open for Business”

11. LoRaWAN™ IoT Ecosystem –– Multi-Source Value Chain
Silicon to Solutions
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12. LoRaWAN™ NETWORKS 12
80
Network Operators
54
Alliance Members
Operating in 45
Countries
~100 Countries with
LoRaWAN Deployments

13. 132017 LoRa Alliance Key Facts & Figures

14. Fastest-Growing Global Technology Alliance 14

15. 15LoRaWAN™ Protocol: Unique & Sustainable Differences
SECURITY
DEVICE UNIQUE
NETWORK
APPLICATION
COVERAGE
SCALABLE
BI-DIRECTIONAL
BROADCAST
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
COIN-CELL BATTERIES
ENERGY HARVESTING
DEVICE CLASSES
GEOLOCATION
INCREASE VALUE
NETWORK-DRIVEN
INDOOR/OUTDOOR
DEPLOYMENT OPTIONS
PUBLIC OR PRIVATE
NETWORKS
EASE OF SETUP
FUTURE PROOF
OPEN STANDARD
FIRMWARE UPDATES
OVER THE AIR

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Focused on end-user adoption
Technology is market-ready
• Alliance has a strong track record of membership growth
• Now, we’re leveraging our broad ecosystem to
showcase LoRaWAN
o Accessibility
o Availability
o Easy of Use
o Real-world Readiness
• Wide range of end-to-end solutions are deployed
and in development, as all key infrastructure pieces
are proven across a variety of counties

17. • Confidence & Reliability
• End-user reassurance that the
device works as intended
• Reduced support costs
• Prevent product failure “later,”
when more expensive to repair
• Marketing
• Mark of quality and supported by
promotional activity
• Cost impact on operations
• Poor device performance
increases number of gateways
needed
BENEFITS OF LoRaWAN™ CERTIFICATION &
RF Performance Testing
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Why Certifying is So Valuable:

18. 18Millions of LoRaWAN™ Devices
• Large member
ecosystem actively
developing LoRaWAN
products
• Products deployed in
wide range of vertical
markets
• Products leverage
global LoRaWAN
network coverage
• Real solutions being
delivered now across
a wide range of use
cases

19. 19Geolocation: differentiating feature of LoRaWAN
Comparison of Geolocation Technologies
LoRaWAN TDOA/RSSI
Lowest cost solution
Works natively with any LoRaWAN sensor
LoRaWAN enables long battery life use cases
TDOA: 20-200m accuracy range depending on conditions
RSSI: 1000-2000m accuracy
Wi-Fi Location
Cost efficient solution for outdoor and indoor solution
Accuracy increases with hotspot density
BLE
Requires a BLE beaconing system
Indoor solution
GPS/AGPS
1 GPS adds $5-$10 to the BOM
Most accurate but power consuming solution
AGPS brings battery consumption improvement
GPS does not work indoors
Image credit: LoRa Alliance Geolocation Whitepaper, Jan. 2018

20. 20No Limit to What We Can Achieve!
Orange is pausing its NB-IoT plans
amid an immature ecosystem and
better options with LTE-M and
LoRaWAN technology, Mobile Europe
can reveal.

21. 21LoRaWAN updates
LoRaWAN™ Specification v1.1
https://lora-alliance.org/resource-hub/lorawantm-specification-v11
LoRaWAN™ Regional Parameters v1.1rB
https://lora-alliance.org/resource-hub/lorawantm-regional-
parameters-v11rb
LoRaWAN™ Certification
https://lora-alliance.org/lorawan-certification
LoRa Alliance Geolocation Whitepaper
https://lora-alliance.org/resource-hub/lora-alliance-geolocation-
whitepaper

22. 22LoRaWAN stack
• LoRaWAN specification defined by the LoRa Alliance
• Open source stack for ARM Cortex-M MCUs
• Portable to other MCU or CPU architectures, recently added support for MCHP / Atmel SAML21
• Option 1: GitHub
• https://github.com/Lora-net/LoRaMac-node (Master & develop branches)
• http://stackforce.github.io/LoRaMac-doc/ (Documentation)
• Option 2: ARM mbed
• https://developer.mbed.org/teams/Semtech/code/
• Many sample applications on mbed™ platform

23. THANK YOU
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24. Business Models to Connect Assets
Unlicensed
Good for:
• Low OPEX or Low CAPEX
• Business model flexibility
• Power consumption
• Deep rural locations
• Mobility (LoRaWAN 1.1)
• Technology migration mitigation
• Security (esp. LoRaWAN 1.1)
• Cost - TCO
Not good for:
• QoS
• Latency
• Higher data rates within LPWA
Licensed
Good for:
• QoS
• Latency
• Mission critical use cases
• Lower CapEx
• Mobility (LTE Cat M1)
• Voice & IMS Services (Cat-M1)
• Security – VPNs & Firewalls
• Power consumption (NB-IoT)
Not good for:
• Low OPEX
• Many sensors in a LAN
• Mobility (NB-IoT)
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25. Types of Networks
Public
Subscription Based
Just like a cell phone
Well-established
network providers
Good for:
• Low CapEX
• Mobility
• Speed of deployment
Not good for:
• Low OpEx
• Network Management
Private
Single Site-based
Easy to Deploy
Targeted data and/or
geographical needs
Good for:
• Low OpEx
• Data Protection
• Speed of deployment
Not good for:
• Low CapEx
• Network Management
Enterprise
Owner Operated
Mission-Critical System
Well established
companies
Good for:
• Low OpEx
• Data Protection
• Network Management
Not good for:
• Low CapEx
• Speed of deployment
Lower Capital Expense Higher Capital Expense
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