Kerlink Supports Spark’s Nationwide IoT Network Rollout In New Zealand, Agriculture
Partners
Quick to Put it to Work
Kerlink
(ALKLK - FR0013156007), a specialist and global leader in network
solutions dedicated to the Internet of Things (IoT), is supporting
Spark, New Zealand’s leading digital-services company, to roll out its nationwide LoRaWANTM Internet of Things network.
In
areas where the network already operates, Spark has partnered with
users eager to experience the energy-efficient, cost-effective benefits
of connecting
their devices and receiving the valuable data they provide. Partners
include Farmlands and Ballance Agri-Nutrients, two of the country’s
largest farmer-owned co-operatives, which have created smart-farming use
cases.
Farmers can get real-time
information about their operations through an array of sensors, enabling
them to analyze the data in real time from multiple areas to support
farm decisions.
Other early adopters of LoRaWANTM connectivity include the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA). Spark also is targeting
key sectors such as health, safety, transportation, asset tracking and smart cities.
LoRaWAN™
is a Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) solution for wireless,
bidirectional and secure connectivity of battery-powered devices in
regional, national or global networks. This technology also
enables device native geolocation using the radio network and
geolocation-ready LoRaWAN™ gateways like those provided by Kerlink. End
users are also strongly supported by the LoRa AllianceTM, a
global, 500-member-plus ecosystem of companies and
organizations that share their experiences operating the network and
that provide the different building blocks of successful end-to-end IoT
solutions.
The
deployment extends Kerlink’s rapidly growing international footprint,
following nationwide rollouts launched in India and Argentina this year.
Kerlink, a co-founder and board member of the LoRa AllianceTM, is providing its WirnetTM
iBTS Compact stations that meet Spark
requirements for quality, reliability and robustness, including
bidirectional data exchange and geolocation capability. The system
operates on a local ISM band (923 MHz).
“Working
closely with Spark, Kerlink again demonstrates the performance,
scalability and flexibility of its stations and its focus on customer
success,”
said Arnaud Boulay, Kerlink’s Asia Pacific sales director. “Spark
already has created use cases that will demonstrate the LoRaWANTM network’s energy-efficient, geolocation connectivity that is well suited for both the wide-open spaces and urban
centers of New Zealand.”
Source: Kerlink media announcement