Successful International Roaming Test between Orange & KPN LoRaWAN™ Networks with Actility Opens New Horizons for IoT Bus. ...
February 23 2018 - 3:00AM
Business Wire
Orange, KPN and IoT connectivity platform supplier Actility
today reveal the first successful field test of actual roaming
between nationwide public IoT networks, implementing the latest
LoRa Alliance™ specifications. Roaming is the ability for an IoT
device to seamlessly connect to different LoRaWAN networks to
transmit its data. This successful implementation of roaming
protocols in the field opens up the possibility of connecting
sensors or trackers that move between countries. It also simplifies
the implementation of international business applications – by
removing the need to both integrate several IoT platforms and
contract with multiple LoRaWAN operators – thereby reducing time to
market for customers.
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In October, the LoRa Alliance released the first version of the
LoRaWAN Backend Interfaces Specification. This governs how LoRaWAN
sensor data are passed between different networks to enable
roaming. Based on this specification, Orange and KPN set up a
secure roaming interface between their Actility network server
platforms, and have successfully tested Orange devices operating on
the KPN network in the Netherlands and KPN devices operating on the
Orange France network.
“This first successful LoRaWAN compliant roaming communication
in the field is a critical milestone to unlock several key segments
of the IoT market by removing the barrier of national borders,”
says Bertrand Waels, head of Alternative Radio Access at Orange.
“Our tests in an open collaboration with KPN in the Netherlands and
with the support of Actility show that the specifications published
by the LoRa Alliance do work reliably in the field.”
Roaming is important for the whole IoT ecosystem (device
manufacturers, device owners, application platforms, and network
operators). Roaming simplifies the development of international use
cases, such as with a trucking company’s logistics chain or a
start-up selling products across Europe. It can eliminate the need
to develop variants of devices and applications for each IoT
network and national markets, optimizing time to market and
bringing economies of scale.
“Unlocking international markets is a major driver for our
customers. We are pleased with this major step, roaming is key to
extending our LoRaWAN based IoT services around the globe,” adds
Carolien Nijhuis, Director IoT at KPN.
Since its foundation in 2015, the LoRa Alliance has been
developing open LoRaWAN IoT standards to the benefit of a large and
dynamic ecosystem. “Actility was a major contributor to the roaming
specification work because we believe the benefits in terms of
applications and greater simplicity and reduced costs for the
ecosystem are clear,” says Olivier Hersent, CTO of Actility.
“Ultimately the LoRaWAN ecosystem can seamlessly cluster thousands
of networks. We believe an open and multi-vendor system can scale
up to the requirements of the Internet of Things.”
About KPN
KPN is the leading telecommunications and ICT provider in The
Netherlands, offering fixed and mobile telephony, fixed and mobile
broadband internet and TV to retail consumers. KPN is also market
leader in The Netherlands in ICT services, infrastructure and
network related ICT solutions to business customers, including
other telecommunications operators. KPN also provides wholesale
network services to third parties and operates an IP-based
infrastructure for international wholesale customers through
iBasis. KPN’s mission is to make life more free, easy and more fun
by connecting people. By offering secure, reliable and future-proof
networks and services, enabling people and things to be connected
anytime, anywhere. For more information about KPN visit www.kpn.com
or follow us on Twitter: @kpn
About Orange
Orange is one of the world’s leading telecommunications
operators with sales of 41 billion euros in 2017 and 152,000
employees worldwide at 31 December 2017, including 93,000 employees
in France. Present in 29 countries, the Group has a total customer
base of 273 million customers worldwide at 31 December 2017,
including 211 million mobile customers and 20 million fixed
broadband customers. Orange is also a leading provider of global IT
and telecommunication services to multinational companies, under
the brand Orange Business Services. In March 2015, the Group
presented its new strategic plan “Essentials2020” which places
customer experience at the heart of its strategy with the aim of
allowing them to benefit fully from the digital universe and the
power of its new generation networks.
Orange is listed on Euronext Paris (symbol ORA) and on the New
York Stock Exchange (symbol ORAN).
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Limited.
About Actility & ThingPark™
Actility connects the industrial internet of things. Our IoT
connectivity platform, tools, and fast-growing ecosystem enable our
customers to create IoT solutions that transform business,
industries and processes. The ThingPark LPWA platform connects
sensors gathering data to cloud applications on any
scale, from global or national networks to secure on-campus
enterprise solutions, managing devices, data flows and
monetization. Our value-added applications and business services
enable roaming, device software update, geolocation and smart
grid. Actility is at the heart of a thriving customer ecosystem,
connecting solutions partners, supporting developers and device
makers preparing their LPWA product for market, and providing an
e-commerce Marketplace offering global distribution to solution
providers. Actility co-founded the LoRa Alliance and continues
to pioneer LPWA networking technology.
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Press:KPNStijn Wesselink,
+31(0)70-4466300Stijn.wesselink@kpn.comorOrange Business
ServicesElizabeth Mayeri,
+1-212-251-2086elizabeth.mayeri@orange.comorActilityAnne van
Gemert, +33 6 47 37 30 21anne.vangemert@actility.com
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