CES 2025 showcased groundbreaking advancements in Semtech’s LoRa® (Long Range) technology, emphasizing its expanding role in Internet of Things (IoT), smart home solutions and industrial applications. Here's a roundup of the most innovative LoRa-based technologies unveiled at the event:
Moko Smart and Seeed Studio presented their latest IoT trackers, leveraging LoRa for efficient and wide-ranging asset tracking. The devices are designed for logistics, supply chain management and personal item tracking, emphasizing low power consumption and high durability.
Emerging solutions in space-based asset tracking showcased the cost-effective, roaming-free benefits of LoRa technology combined with low-power indoor/outdoor location-aware features integrated with Semtech’s 3rd generation LoRa Edge® product family. These innovations promise expansive global coverage for tracking and monitoring assets across industries.
The SmartHat® by Proxgy integrates LoRa technology to enhance worker safety in industrial environments. This smart helmet provides real-time monitoring and alerts, improving workplace safety by tracking environmental hazards and worker health metrics.
Buddy Of Parents (BOP) offers innovative age tech for seniors who want independence while offering peace of mind to their adult children who are not able to be the primary caregivers. The LoRaWAN-based BOP button is an affordable device offering over five years of battery life, emergency response services, fall detection, and presence sensing.
YoSmart expanded its YoLink smart home product line, emphasizing reliable and energy-efficient home automation solutions. Their LoRa-based devices ensure long-range connectivity and robust performance, catering to smart home enthusiasts seeking seamless integration and control.
Shelly Group also introduced new smart home products with multiprotocol connectivity, including LoRa support. These solutions offer greater interoperability and flexibility for smart home ecosystems.
UB Tech debuted its autonomous lawnmower, powered by LoRa for seamless outdoor navigation and operation. This smart lawn care solution offers efficient, low-maintenance landscaping with remote monitoring and control capabilities.
Ewattch specializes in energy management and building optimization with its IoT platform, smart LoRaWAN sensors, and ScanToCloud solution. Designed for sectors like hospitality, healthcare and retail, their solutions enable real-time energy control, compliance and up to 40% cost savings, creating smart, sustainable buildings.
Murata, in collaboration with EchoStar Mobile and Kyocera AVX, presented cost-effective next-generation Type 2PT modules enabled for LoRa direct-to-satellite in the S-Band. Their latest technology leverages LoRa to reduce operational costs while ensuring reliable, wide-area coverage for remote and critical IoT applications, in agriculture, smart metering and asset tracking applications.
Additionally, Linxens won a 2025 honors award for its Satellite Sticker in the Sustainability and Energy category. This is the first sticker tracking tag combining satellite and terrestrial LPWAN connectivity with energy harvesting, marking a significant step forward in sustainable IoT solutions for track and trace use cases. This innovation has been possible thanks to the unique low-power performances of LoRa, underlying Echostar’s direct-to-satellite LoRa-enabled network.
Semtech and Trident IOT announced a strategic collaboration that aims to advance multi-protocol solutions for the IoT market, integrating LoRa, Amazon Sidewalk, Z-Wave, and other low-power wireless protocols into a single solution. This partnership aims to enable seamless multi-protocol integration by uniting leading IoT protocols into a unified platform, streamlining product development and accelerating time-to-market. The solutions will utilize Semtech’s low-power wireless chipsets, designed for extended battery life, and Trident IoT’s compact, flexible SDK, ensuring compatibility across diverse operating systems and hardware platforms. This approach will facilitate smooth integration into a wide range of IoT ecosystems.
CES 2025 highlighted LoRa's versatility across various sectors, from satellite connectivity and industrial safety to smart homes and autonomous devices. These innovations underscore LoRa's pivotal role in driving IoT advancements and shaping the future of connected technology. To learn more about LoRa, visit our website.
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