Free IoT wireless network offered in London

The government supported Digital Catapult organization has launched a LoRaWAN wireless network across London intended to foster IoT-based services. The network is free for small and medium sized enterprises to use.

LoRaWAN is a protocol for long-range low power radio networks based on Semtech Corporation's LoRa (Long Range) radio modulation technique. LoRaWAN uses a star-of-stars topology in which gateways forward messages between nodes and applications in the backend.

In London the initial network consists of 50 basestations featuring LoRa technology. Digital Catapult is collaborating with British Telecom, Imperial College London, Kings College London, UCL, and Queen Mary University of London to create an IoT incubator program.

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