[LoRa] LoRa powers new global 2.4 GHz maritime IoT network

[Jesus Cea]

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December 12, 2019 //By Jean-Pierre Joosting
LoRa powers new global 2.4 GHz maritime IoT network
Semtech Corporation, Wilhelmsen and The Things Industries (TTI) have
announced a partnership to leverage Semtech’s LoRa® devices to help
deliver cost-effective, robust and proven IoT systems to the maritime
shipping industry.

Wilhelmsen, a global maritime industry group founded in 1861 and a
maritime market leader, has partnered with TTI and selected Semtech’s
LoRa devices as the foundation for its new global 2.4 GHz maritime IoT
network to deliver an ecosystem of cost-effective, robust and proven IoT
systems for its diverse global customer base at “land and sea.”

The global maritime shipping industry is expected to register a CAGR of
16.82% during the forecast period 2019-2024. With this expected market
growth, Wilhelmsen is deploying the new LoRa-based connectivity in its
own operations to improve efficiencies and will also offer its customers
proven, connected IoT systems. Wilhelmsen serves 20,000 vessels out of
2,200 ports in some 70 countries and handles more than 220,000 product
deliveries per year.

“We have evaluated wireless solutions for decades to deliver
efficiencies at land and sea. The technology of choice needed key
capabilities to revolutionize our strategy – long range, low power and a
strong, open ecosystem,” said Jon Helge Ulstein, Senior Project Manager
at Wilhelmsen. “This new system is expected to benefit our customers
immediately and is a step towards autonomous vessels and industry 4.0.
Spearheaded by Wilhelmsen’s ship management division, this new IoT
platform will be utilized to deliver, among other things, digital
condition monitoring, asset tracking and logistical applications. This
goes hand in hand with the group’s onboard app store project, ShipOS,
headed by RaaLabs.”

Traditionally, sensor data on ships is carried through wired systems, or
managed via periodic manual readings. However, LoRa-based wireless
sensors can monitor many variables, including condition of machinery,
fuel efficiency, environmental metrics, and cargo, and this data is used
to conduct preventive maintenance. An established tool in the onshore
manufacturing sector, predictive maintenance decreases the risk of
vessel idle time due to repair or incidents. In addition, the system can
optimize the performance of processes, reducing manpower, waste, and
cost. Wilhelmsen chose TTI to develop its IoT platform which allows
Wilhelmsen to tap into an existing global ecosystem of vendors and
service providers, providing access to a marketplace of certified
sensors, hardware designers, systems integrators, and application
developers.

www.wilhelmsen.com
www.semtech.com
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