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Asia Pacific Telecom Launches LoRa + 4G Dual-Network Multi-Platform IoT

Asia Pacific Telecom Launches LoRa + 4G Dual-Network Multi-Platform IoT Image Credit: APT

Asia Pacific Telecom(APT) announced the launch of Taiwan's first dual-network multi-platform IoT, “IoT by Gt Smart Life,” which combines the Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) communications protocol, LoRaWAN with the APT's 4G LTE network, to support a wide variety of applications across a range of industries. The launch will also see APT integrating partners such Cisco, Jasper, Actility, and IBM Bluemix into this dual-network.

APT has already rolled out 500 LoRaWAN hotspots, supporting Taiwan's first IoT network for Greater Taipei and Taoyuan. LoRaWAN is an open standard solution, and is one of the most widely used low-power consumption long-range WAN protocol.

The Operator has partnered with local and international companies for the rollout such as Foxconn Technology Group which provides the hardware and FH-Net for LoRaWAN deployment. APT itself is responsible for the vital domain of application development and service delivery, while Actility’s ThingPark IoT solution is at the heart of this platform. 

In addition to the demonstrated "Smart City Applications" and "Tracking Service" as part of the launch, IoT by Gt can be extended to Internet of Vehicles, Smart Factories, Smart Agriculture, Smart Home and other domains, said APT. 

Olivier Hersent, founder and CTO of Actility
Actility is proud to be working with FH-Net and APT to deliver this large-scale, fully operational LPWA roll-out, which immediately catapults Taipei to the forefront of the world’s leading IoT cities..

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