LoRa® Holiday Blog 2025: Wrapping Up a Year of Innovation and Collaboration

Expanding the Boundaries of Internet of Things (IoT) Connectivity — Because Innovation Doesn't Take a Holiday 

From glowing city streets to snow-covered fields, LoRa® kept the world connected all year long. As the holiday season arrives, Semtech's LoRa team celebrates the innovation, collaboration and dedication that made 2025 brighter — while unwrapping a new generation of connectivity for tomorrow. 

Behind every milestone, from the 450 million-plus LoRa devices deployed globally to the LoRa Gen 4’s 2.6 Mbps Fast Long-Range Connectivity (FLRC), there’s one constant: the customers who made it all happen. 

None of this happens alone. From the LoRa Alliance® to our distributors, direct customers, integrators, and ecosystem builders, LoRa isn’t just a technology — it’s a movement.  

Global Customer Deployments: Expanding LoRa Connectivity 

This year, LoRa didn't just travel across industries — it took a holiday tour across the globe, making every stop count. From busy cities wrapped in lights to remote fields under winter skies, our customers brought LoRa to life in ways that made 2025 brighter, safer and more sustainable. 

Where Customers Made an Impact in 2025 

• India: Smart street lighting, utilities and industrial monitoring helped cities conserve energy and operate smarter. LoRa also strengthened India's agriculture sector through precision irrigation, soil monitoring and livestock tracking. With its large farming community and wide rural landscapes, India showed strong potential for scalable, sustainable smart-farming deployments.  

• China: LoRa helped optimize traffic, charge electric bikes and scooters, facilitate renewable energy generation and enhance safety, keeping cities moving smoothly even during the busiest seasons.  

• Europe and the United States: Cold chain logistics ensured supplies arrived on time and with minimal spoilage. Edge AI and LoRa proved to be a powerful combination for reducing factory and building management costs. Water and gas leak sensors protected valuable assets and lowered insurance costs. Panic buttons kept school campuses, hospitals and hospitality facilities safer for students, employees and guests.      

Smart Cities and Infrastructure: Lighting Up Cities Like Holiday Lights  

In 2025, cities across the world embraced LoRa to become smarter, greener, and more efficient. From smart street lighting that cuts energy costs and reduced carbon footprints to systems optimizing traffic flow, environmental sensors, and public safety, LoRa powered urban efficiency at scale. Water metering solutions expanded globally, and gas metering ramped up LoRaWAN® adoption, ensuring resources were managed sustainably. These deployments didn’t just save energy, they set a new benchmark for sustainable urban living worldwide. 

Safety and Home Automation: Warmth, Comfort and Peace of Mind 

LoRa keeps homes safe, warm and connected. Smoke detectors delivered instant fire alerts. Motion sensors made everyday living smarter. Security cameras stayed online through thick walls and storms. In 2025, LoRa entered homes as a silent guardian, protecting, monitoring and providing comfort when it mattered most. By making homes smarter and safer, LoRa gives families peace of mind that lasts beyond the holidays. 

Drones and Aerial Innovation: Flying High This Holiday 

High above rooftops and fields, LoRa guided drones to soar smarter and farther. From long-range control to industrial surveying and inspection, LoRa enabled precision and reliability that made aerial innovation a reality. These advancements are redefining how industries approach mapping, monitoring and emergency response. 

Agriculture and Environmental Monitoring: Fields Wrapped in Green 

LoRa helped farmers grow more than crops, it grew sustainability. From monitoring soil and harvest cycles to building mesh networks that connect even the most remote fields, LoRa ensured agriculture thrived all year long. Across agricultural regions worldwide, farmers used LoRa for livestock tracking, fencing and remote crop monitoring, proving that connectivity can grow greener futures. By connecting farms, LoRa is helping feed the world while protecting the planet. 

Industrial and Logistics Automation: Santa’s Secret Helpers 

Behind the scenes, LoRa powered manufacturing and logistics. It streamlined industrial monitoring, optimized supply chains and tracked assets in real time, ensuring every product arrived on time and operations ran smoothly during the busiest season. By enabling smarter factories and faster deliveries, LoRa is driving efficiency that keeps businesses competitive and makes customers happy. 

Success Stories: Impact That Lights the Way 

Across the world, LoRa and LoRaWAN innovation illuminated 2025 in every sense of the word. From renewable energy to smart cities, customers turned technology into transformation: 

• PVH’s Intelligent Solar Tracker boosted renewable energy efficiency 

• WM102-LF Temperature & Humidity Logger safeguarded critical environments 

• SL712-LF Pressure Sensor enhanced visibility and safety in industrial operations 

• CITiLIGHT’s Smart Street Lighting brightened Indian cities while conserving energy 

• Termite Damage Monitoring protected heritage structures through early detection and prevention of infestations 

• Green Stream’s Flood Sensor Monitoring delivered real-time alerts for coastal communities 

• Smart Livestock Monitoring empowered ranchers with real-time cattle tracking and health insights 

Each story reflects a simple truth: LoRa connects more than devices, it connects communities, sustainability and progress. 

Global Adoption: Where Innovation Met Impact 

In 2025, from Barcelona to Bilbao, Semtech and our sales team took LoRa to the world stage, showcasing how it powers smarter cities, sustainable utilities and next-gen connectivity. Through live demos, thought leadership panels and customer success stories, we turned innovation into action and inspired adoption across industries. 

These events weren’t just meetings, they were milestones where Semtech and our customers shaped the future of IoT: 

• Embedded World: LoRa Plus™ announced, opening new possibilities for connectivity 

• India Smart Utility Week: Smart metering initiatives took center stage 

• IoT Solutions World Congress, Barcelona: LoRa Gen 4 showcased speed and flexibility for next-gen IoT 

• ACE, Denver: First satellite-connected LoRaWAN water meter redefined utility connectivity 

• IOTE Shanghai & Shenzhen: Demonstrated LoRa’s role in automation, sustainability and AI 

• The Things Conference, Amsterdam: CEO Hong Hou inspired developers and partners with LoRa’s evolution and future vision 

• Electronica India, Bangalore: “Wall of LoRa & LoRaWAN Devices” showcased, reflecting strong IoT momentum 

• Enlit, Bilbao: Connected with energy innovators to show how LoRa is shaping smarter grids and sustainable infrastructure 

Empowering IoT Innovation with LoRa Gen 4 

Semtech’s LoRa Gen 4 portfolio is designed to enable smarter, faster and more efficient IoT solutions. The LR2021 transceiver delivers data rates up to 2.6 Mbps for multi-protocol sub-GHz and 2.4 GHz applications, driving next-generation connectivity. The LR2022 and LR2012 derivatives bring enhanced LoRa and S1G support at a more accessible cost, allowing broader adoption across diverse IoT use cases. To simplify development and accelerate time-to-market, the Unified Software Platform (USP) for LoRa Plus offers a streamlined integration experience, ensuring solutions are future-ready and reliable. 

Telling the LoRa Story 

This was the year of telling the LoRa story, from global press releases and event highlights to the launch of the LoRa Customer Newsletter, connecting our ecosystem through product updates, success stories, blogs and insights from across the globe. Because innovation might be the engine, but storytelling is the spark. 

Every device deployed means less energy wasted, fewer resources consumed and more lives improved. 

Key milestones: 

• 450 million-plus devices deployed, including 125 million LoRaWAN devices and growing 

• LoRa Gen 4 launched 

• Eight global events 

• LoRa Newsletter debut 
  

As we Unwrap 2026… 

Cheers to the innovators who turned LoRa into solutions that light up cities, protect homes, connect farms and safeguard health. Because at Semtech, innovation doesn't take a holiday, but it does take a community. 

From all of us at Semtech: Thank you for making 2025 a year of innovation, connection and collaboration. 

Now go enjoy your holiday break. 

Happy Holidays from the entire Semtech team! 

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