The Brazilian Internet of Things Association (Abinc) announced an agreement with SigFox, the world's leading provider of Internet of Things connectivity, in order to accelerate projects to encourage the use of the exclusive national network for IoT device communication.
With the collaboration between the two entities, Brazilian companies associated with Abinc will benefit from negotiations for the development of technologies and projects that benefit from a standard and exclusive communication network for the country.
The first national network dedicated to Internet of Things connectivity was activated in September 2017 by WND Brasil, Sigfox's exclusive operator. The infrastructure is now present in practically all the capitals of the country, in addition to more than 70% in cities with more than 200 thousand inhabitants. The network serves about 120 million people.
The network works with LPWA technology (which can be translated as low power wide area), which facilitates the business model to consolidate IoT applications. By 2022, LPWA networks will carry approximately 1.4 billion connected objects, according to the GSMA.
“This partnership is an important step to motivate and create favorable conditions for the development of technologies with more viable production and operation costs, since the network allows interconnectivity between the devices, facilitating the parameters for the production of national technology and the popularization of the use of technologies by all sectors of the economy and for the end user”, evaluates the president of Abinc, Flávio Maeda.
In an IoT solution, the direct connection of "things" (without using a gateway) for distances greater than 300 meters (Wide Area) is largely done using cellular networks in their various technologies (GPRS/EDGE, 3G and 4G). These networks were designed for communication between people and have a connection cost and battery consumption that limit the viability of their use in connecting "things". Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) networks emerged to connect millions of "things", with better coverage networks, lower connection costs and lower battery consumption, thus expanding the range of IoT solutions.
With the collaboration between the two entities, Brazilian companies associated with Abinc will benefit from negotiations for the development of technologies and projects that benefit from a standard and exclusive communication network for the country.
The first national network dedicated to Internet of Things connectivity was activated in September 2017 by WND Brasil, Sigfox's exclusive operator. The infrastructure is now present in practically all the capitals of the country, in addition to more than 70% in cities with more than 200 thousand inhabitants. The network serves about 120 million people.
The network works with LPWA technology (which can be translated as low power wide area), which facilitates the business model to consolidate IoT applications. By 2022, LPWA networks will carry approximately 1.4 billion connected objects, according to the GSMA.
“This partnership is an important step to motivate and create favorable conditions for the development of technologies with more viable production and operation costs, since the network allows interconnectivity between the devices, facilitating the parameters for the production of national technology and the popularization of the use of technologies by all sectors of the economy and for the end user”, evaluates the president of Abinc, Flávio Maeda.
In an IoT solution, the direct connection of "things" (without using a gateway) for distances greater than 300 meters (Wide Area) is largely done using cellular networks in their various technologies (GPRS/EDGE, 3G and 4G). These networks were designed for communication between people and have a connection cost and battery consumption that limit the viability of their use in connecting "things". Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) networks emerged to connect millions of "things", with better coverage networks, lower connection costs and lower battery consumption, thus expanding the range of IoT solutions.
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