Actility’s ThingPark ondersteunt ‘s werelds eerste LoRa-netwerk voor Internet der Dingen
PARIJS–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Actility, leider in low-power-wide-area-netwerken (LoRa-netwerken), viert met trots de succesvolle installatie van ‘s werelds eerste nationale LoRa-netwerken voor het Internet der Dingen met telecombedrijf KPN. Na een intense periode van acht maanden werk zijn enkele honderden LoRa-geïnstalleerd in heel Nederland. Het project van KPN ging voor het eerst ‘live’ in Rotterdam en Den Haag. De vele positieve reacties en grote belangstelling voor de eerste implementaties versnelden begin dit jaar de uitrol van het netwerk, die onlangs is voltooid. Het netwerk van KPN is geschikt voor uiteenlopende toepassingen, van straatverlichting en bewegwijzering tot afvalverwerking en het volgen van dieren.
Actility’s ThingPark Powers World’s First LoRA Internet of Things Network |
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PARIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Actility, the industry leader in low power wide area networking, is proud to celebrate the successful deployment of the world’s first nationwide LoRa network for the Internet of Things with Dutch telecom operator KPN. After an intense period of 8 months’ work, several hundred LoRa antennas have been installed all over the Netherlands. KPN’s LoRa project initially went live in the cities of Rotterdam and The Hague. Thanks to strong positive feedback and consumer interest in the early deployments, the network roll-out was accelerated at the beginning of this year, and has just been completed. The KPN network will support uses as varied as street lighting, street signage, waste management and animal tracking. Actility and KPN have been pioneering the world-leading development of the European Internet of Things together since 2014. Combining Actility’s innovative ThingPark solution for the Internet of Things with KPN’s leading mobile network gives the country a world #1 “best-in-class” solution. It will address the needs of a wide variety of markets with very different requirements, but sharing the common need to connect sensors cost-effectively, over long distances and in both built-up areas and wide open countryside. KPN will leverage the ThingPark Wireless solution to connect a wide range of objects in markets as diverse as agriculture, smart building, transport infrastructure and healthcare applications. One of the most attractive applications of KPN’s LoRa network is Smart Public Space Management. Citizens across the Netherlands will see a variety of benefits including improved street signage, better waste management in public spaces and smart street lighting. “We congratulate KPN on being first in the world, thanks to their extremely efficient and successful roll-out across the Netherlands. KPN is a true pioneer and has made good on its ambition to turn the whole country into a smart nation, connecting cities and rural areas, and making life a little smarter for all its inhabitants”, says Actility’s CEO Mike Mulica. “KPN is pleased with the fruitful collaboration with Actility, which allowed the successful nationwide roll-out in less than a year”, says Jacob Groote, Executive Vice President Service Platforms at KPN. About Actility Actility is an innovator and industry leader in LPWA (Low Power Wide Area) large scale infrastructure. Actility’s ThingPark™ is a next generation standards-based IoT platform. TheThingPark Wireless LPWA network provides long-range coverage for low-power consumption sensors. ThingPark Mash-up offers big data storage for sensor data and exposes sensor capabilities through an open API, enabling developers to create vertical applications using the installed base of sensors. The ThingPark platform offers embedded software solutions and cloud solutions to connect devices with innovative applications. With its dedicated online marketplace for IoT sensors, applications and network solutions, ThingPark simplifies and accelerates the roll-out of innovative IoT services. Actility is a founding member of the LoRa Alliance: the largest, most powerful open standards-based enabler of the Internet of Things. To find out more, visit www.thingpark.com. About KPN: to learn more visit www.kpn.com View source version on businesswire.com: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160712006387/en/ Contacts Actility |
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