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SMART CITIES OF THE FUTURE USE CASE COLLECTION

the LoRaWAN standard allow utility companies to collect real-time
data, analyze it and act on insights from data to enable more efficient
use of resources and personnel for streamlined operations.

Asset monitoring systems are being transformed by Semtech’s LoRa

Edge™ (LR1110) platform that provides a comprehensive solution which
solves for both indoor and outdoor location by incorporating both
GNSS for outdoor and Wi-Fi scanning for indoor location. It is also able
to achieve this with up to 10x lower power than traditional GNSS-based
solutions using a combination of compute on the chip and Cloud.

Battery-operated sensors that leverage LoRa are easy to install in any

city and provide reliable connectivity. An ever-growing portfolio of
Dear IoT Innovators, cost-saving smart devices can be deployed in smart homes, buildings,
vehicles, and supply chains to automate and improve day-to-day
Semtech’s LoRa® technology and the LoRaWAN® standard enable operations.
flexible, secure and low-cost Internet of Things (IoT) solutions and
network infrastructure for smart cities to improve everyday lives of As LoRa devices and the LoRaWAN standard continue to reach more
citizens and enhance public services. people, we will be able to solve more problems and ultimately enable a
better life for everyone.
In just a few years, LoRaWAN has evolved from the innovation stage
to mainstream maturity to mass adoption at record speed. There Regards,
are 171 countries with LoRaWAN networks deployed, 156 public or
private network operators, over 2.2 million gateways, and more than
208 million deployed endpoints*. Yet, we are just beginning to see the
enormous market opportunity of the LoRaWAN ecosystem. Alistair Fulton
Vice President and General Manager
Semtech Wireless and Sensing Products Group
As we look to the future, it’s easy to imagine how innovation will
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continue to produce safer, more connected and sustainable cities. For
instance, infrastructures comprised of sensors and gateways utilizing

*Semtech FY22 Q2 Earnings Call.

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FEATURED APPLICATIONS PAGE
Transforming Water Management 4

Smart Home 5

Indoor/Outdoor Asset Tracking 6

Energy Management & Smart Lighting 7

Transforming Water Management Smart Home

Birdz integrated an IoT solution in its smart water utility
deployments to increase operational efficiency. The
city of Lyon, France has identified and repaired 1,200
water leaks, achieved an 8% increase in water network
efficiency and saves an average of 1 million cubic meters
of water annually.
birdz.com
YoSmart and Semtech have successfully introduced an
enhanced portfolio of solutions well-suited for do-it-
yourself smart home projects that overcome previous
roadblocks associated installation and range.
yosmart.com

Indoor/Outdoor Asset Tracking Energy Management & Smart Lighting

IoT tracking solutions use sensors to collect location data
about high-value goods. Asset management systems
leveraging the LoRaWAN standard efficiently deliver
services at a low cost to prevent theft, loss and damage of
valuable goods across a variety of industries.
digitalmatter.com
OrionM2M manufactures connected meters and
luminaire controllers. When systems are deployed,
the devices leverage LoRa to create a single public
LoRaWAN network that is used to connect a broad
range of additional smart city applications.
orion-m2m.com

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TRANSFORMING WATER MANAGEMENT

REAL USE CASE SOLUTION DATA ANALYTICS

From the water plant to the consumer, distribution networks
can lose as much as 25% of water produced due to undetected
leaks. Furthermore, drops in network pressure can turn leaks
into entry points for dirty water. Historically, utility operations
were laborious and required extensive measurement and action
by field personnel.
Birdz, a global leader in optimized resource management,
provides utility companies with automated and remote
meter reading systems that replace outdated, labor-intensive
processes, reduce consumption and ensure a timely response to
critical issues.
The solution monitors total water footprint at a granular
level, providing historical and real-time usage data that
incentivizes utility customers to boost efficiency and accelerate
sustainability efforts.
SECURITY
LoRa devices secure all communications using end-to-end
AES128 encryption for both public and private deployments
using two keys: one for the utilities – for the protection of
payload content, and another for network operators – for
network authentication security.

Sensors leveraging LoRa can be installed into existing

infrastructure either outdoors or indoors and offer strong “Semtech’s LoRa devices are perfectly suited for
connectivity in dense city settings. Since installation, the city smart water metering solutions due to its long
of Lyon, France has identified and repaired 1,200 water leaks, range performance, low power consumption
achieved an 8% increase in water network efficiency and saves and low cost of implementing and operating a
an average of 1 million cubic meters of water annually. complete end-to-end metering application.”

Xavier Mathieu,
CEO, Birdz

1,200 1 million 8%
water leaks identified, cubic meters of water increase in water
located and repaired saved annually network efficiency

Results from Birdz Deploymnet in Eau du Grand Lyon, France.

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THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE A LoRa® SMART HOME
REAL USE CASE SOLUTION
The global smart home market is expected to grow by a factor
of five to reach more than $192 billion in 2023, according to the
Smart Home Device Database from IHS Markit. Traditionally,
short-range connectivity solutions, such as Wi-Fi, enable many
connected devices in the smart home space. However, device
manufacturers are steadily turning to IoT platforms that
deliver both indoor and outdoor connectivity in one.
A home is more than just what lies within its walls – residential
spaces extend throughout an entire property, into the garden, to
detached structures, to the street, and even to mobile assets.
Semtech’s LoRa® is the de facto wireless platform of IoT for the
broadest range of indoor and outdoor connected solutions.
YoSmart, a high-tech enterprise company focused on smart
home and life products, has developed a “one family, one hub,
one app” solution that can communicate wirelessly to a series of
smart home products. The YoLink portfolio of devices include
water leak sensors, door sensors, garage door controller, lights,
locks, thermostats, sprinkler controller, emergency button,
smoke and gas detectors, motorized curtain controls, and
connected power strips and outlets. All these products leverage
LoRa – ensuring a smart home ecosystem with the highest
degree of interoperability.
HOW IT WORKS
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DOWNLOAD CONNECT
YoLink App & YoLink Hub to
create account Internet register devices
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EASY INSTALLATION
Setting up smart home devices is as easy as scanning the QR
codes with a mobile device and then turning them on. Within
seconds the YoLink app can remotely control devices with zero
latency.
FAIL-SAFE COMMUNICATION
With this system, devices can communicate even when
disconnected from the YoLink hub due to internet or power
outage. This critical feature is critical for smart home
installations and is not available with many competing smart
home solutions.
“Leveraging Semtech’s LoRa devices for our
solutions, we can easily deliver coverage to a
house or apartment building, including back-
yard and garden applications, using a single
YoLink Hub. Also, this technology can pene-
trate dense building materials, such as thick
concrete walls, found in many of our custom-
ers’ dwellings.”
John Xu
CEO, YoSmart
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SCAN POWER
QR Codes to on the devices
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ASSET TRACKING
REAL USE CASE SOLUTION
Geolocation is one of the most compelling and fastest growing
IoT applications. Geolocation-equipped devices automatically
locate, track and monitor physical assets such as equipment,
product, vehicles, and people. However, traditional GPS
technologies are expensive and have technical boundaries that
prevent successful deployments and require extensive power to
operate.
The LoRa Edge™ platform delivers one of the IoT industry’s
lowest power and most affordable geolocation capabilities.
Digital Matter, a leading supplier of GPS and IoT hardware and
device management software, has utilized LoRa Edge to develop
Yabby Edge, an innovative battery-powered tracking device for
indoor/outdoor asset management.
The Yabby Edge features advanced Cloud-based location
calculations, significantly reducing power consumption and
extending battery life for up to 12 years. Location data can be
easily forwarded to any customer platform or system for simple
integration and device settings can be configured to fit any
tracking application, such as pallet and warehouse equipment
tracking, inventory and shipment management, bin, cart and
container tracking, medical equipment management, and more.
Image courtesy of Yabby Edge.
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EXTENSIVE COVERAGE
A single gateway provides miles of reliable and consistent
network connectivity. Geolocation tracking devices utilizing
LoRa Edge enables the seamless and automatic monitoring of
movement both indoor and outdoor.
REMOTE MANAGEMENT
Using sensor data to locate, track and monitor remote assets
drives efficiencies and prevents theft, loss and damage of
valuable goods.
STANDARDS-BASED RELIABILITY
The LoRaWAN standard maintains interoperability between
multiple solutions and end devices with LoRa are engineered
with cross-functionality in mind. This provides confidence
that devices meet strenuous requirements on quality, security,
reliability, and safe operation.
“Battery life, device size and cost are the three
biggest factors we see when deploying asset
management solutions. By utilizing Semtech’s
latest multi-technology geolocations solution,
the Yabby Edge ticks all three boxes with low
power consumption, incredible battery life and
a price point that enables large-scale deploy-
ments.”
Ken Everett
CEO and Founder, Digital Matter
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ENERGY MANAGEMENT & SMART LIGHTING
REAL USE CASE SOLUTION
OrionM2M is one of the first Kazakstani developers and
manufacturers of wireless data transmission systems to integrate
Semtech’s LoRa devices and the LoRaWAN standard into its
smart metering solutions to monitor water, gas and electricity
usage data, as well as smart lighting solutions to deliver
operations management and service reliability, with up to 30%
reduction of technical losses, higher SLA and more billing.
Reliable data transmissions from connected meters, the
OrionMeter, and luminaire controllers, OrionLighting, are
leveraging LoRa to create a single public LoRaWAN network
that can be utilized across smart cities for a variety of different
use cases and applications.
LOW OPERATING COST
Smart meters that use LoRa offer minimal downtime and
maintenance cost due to the system’s low power operation.
Meter readings are completed remotely, reducing labor costs
associated with the manual reading of meters.
HOW IT WORKS
Solutions enable up to 30 percent reduction in technical losses, higher SLA and more accurate billing.
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LONG RANGE
LoRa is uniquely suited to handle the complex challenges of
smart city applications, offering long range connectivity up to
15km in open terrain and deep indoor signal penetration in
urban environments.
HIGH CAPACITY
Each of OrionM2M’s smart meters support the transfer of
millions of utility usage data points. This consistent, high
volume of data meets the needs of consumers for tracking their
use rates, and utility providers for more accurate billing.
“Our meters leverage LoRa devices and the
LoRaWAN standard to eliminate human error
in data collection with direct, real-time up-
loads to the Cloud for analysis. These metering
solutions are highly scalable by the number of
devices, meaning utility providers can easily
grow or expand their networks.”
Denis Fedorov
CEO and Co-Founder, OrionM2M
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