Semtech, STMicroelectronics Collaborate to Scale LoRa Technology to Meet High-Volume Demands of IoT Applications

Semtech Corporation SMTC and STMicroelectronics STM today announced an agreement on Semtech's LoRa long-range wireless RF technology. ST intends to use the technology to target Internet of Things (IoT) deployments by mobile network operators (MNOs) and large-scale private networks.  ST will join the LoRa Alliance and release reference designs for LoRa technology based on its STM32 family of microcontrollers. ST plans to develop microcontrollers with on-chip LoRa technology that supports the LoRaWAN(TM) standardized protocol. Semtech and ST will cooperate to integrate LoRa technology into multiple platforms that target a variety of applications for several business initiatives around LoRa. The LoRa Alliance, with its LoRa ecosystem, is the fastest growing alliance in the IoT sector, and the addition of ST will help standardize LoRa and LoRaWAN for IoT low-power wide-area networks (LPWAN) worldwide. Both Semtech and ST believe standardization and a strong ecosystem will foster technology adoption to achieve the large volumes projected for IoT.   "There is tremendous success and momentum behind the LoRa Alliance and MNO announcements of LoRaWAN-based nationwide network See full press release