Amazon Sidewalk is Open for Developers

Discover the Power of Amazon Sidewalk and LoRa® Technology for IoT Solutions

With today’s announcement of Amazon Sidewalk, developers can now independently and rapidly create new Sidewalk-enabled devices with access to a new Amazon Sidewalk developer portal, coverage maps and new partner SDKs.

Amazon Sidewalk will enable new services that benefit everyone like helping to locate lost items, extending the working range of smart devices, and limitless possibilities with developer and community innovation. In fact, companies like Silicon Labs, and Nordic Semiconductors have development kits and modules available to get started with right now!

LoRa® Technology as the Foundation

Did you know that LoRa® is one of the foundational technologies enabling this amazing network of devices?

LoRa devices enable you as a developer to truly harness the de facto LPWAN technology powering of the Internet of Things (IoT). If you are new to LoRa technology, welcome!

The LoRa Developer Portal

The LoRa Developer Portal was designed to help you understand the technology and get answers to your questions, whether that be on the forums, reading through released app notes or going through one of our hands-on labs. You will find the information you need to get your LPWAN applications started.

Below you will find some links that should help you on your journey:

• This is a great place to start – Getting Started!
• For more holistic training, check out the Academy for LoRaWAN
• Learn the differences between LoRa Technology and the LoRaWAN Standard
• If you have a specific question, or want to see what the community is talking about, head over to the forum
• Great set of best practices, including provisioning and managing devices, packet optimization, battery issues, and antenna tuning
• Explore some of our hands-on labs
• Best practices on how to bring a LoRa-enabled device to market
• The ins and outs of LPWAN technologies
• Browse our tech journal
• Explore information and instructional videos on LoRa and LoRaWAN

In addition to all of this, you can always explore the site to get more information and see things like the released app notes and specifications or PCB Design Review services offered by Semtech.

With Amazon Sidewalk and LoRa technology, you can build IoT and smart home solutions that take advantage of longer range and lower power consumption…the possibilities are endless! The world of long range and low power IoT awaits!

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