Orange, KPN and IoT connectivity platform supplier Actility announced completion of international roaming field trial between nationwide public IoT networks, implementing the latest LoRa Alliance specifications.
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.
Roaming is the ability for an IoT device to seamlessly connect to different LoRaWAN networks to transmit its data. It simplifies the development of international use cases, such as with a trucking company’s logistics chain or a start-up selling products across Europe, said Actility.
Bertrand Waels, Head of Alternative Radio Access, Orange
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.
Olivier Hersent, CTO of Actility
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.
