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主な質問の回答：AWSとSemtechを用いたLoRaWANソリューションによる水道とガスのIoT簡素化

先日、「AWSとSemtechを用いたLoRaWAN® ソリューションによる水道とガスのIoT簡素化（Simplify IoT for Water and Gas Using LoRaWAN® Solutions with AWS and Semtech） 」と題したウェビナーを開催させていただきました。このウェビナーでは、LoRaWANの導入、効率の向上、コストの削減、運用全体の最適化のユースケースに焦点を当て、台頭するIoTテクノロジーを掘り下げ、水道およびガス市場の成長予測について説明しました。 

スマートシティ向けIoTアプリケーションで電力会社の事業拡大を支援するLoRaWAN®

インテリジェント・プロセス・オートメーションの中核となるのはデータですが、そのデータはどこから来るのでしょうか？電力会社にとって、正確なデータを遠隔で収集することが常に課題となっています。このため、データ収集システムが断片化され、企業と消費者に真の変化をもたらすのに必要な規模でのデータ分析の使用が制限されています。

LoRaベースのIoTでサンタクロースも恩恵を受ける？

IHS Markit predicts up to 43 percent of all low power wide area networks (LPWANs) will be based on Semtech’s LoRa® devices and the LoRaWAN® protocol by 2023*. As of December 2019, more than half a million LoRa-enabled gateways have been deployed globally, supporting 135 million LoRa-based end nodes**. With the global adoption of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions and the growing market share of LoRa-enabled applications, it is becoming more and more difficult to identify a business segment that could not benefit from some level of connected devices. With new LoRa use cases being announced regularly, and growing numbers of worldwide LoRaWAN network deployments (public or private), it seems the only limit to these applications is the imagination of the developers and system integrators solving real world business challenges today.

CavagnaGroupが世界LPガス協会（WLPGA）でガス産業向けLoRa®ベースのイノベーションを紹介

CavagnaGroup® is a leading creator of smart solutions and products for controlling and managing compressed gasses. These products have been successfully implemented into a wide range of markets including, energy, medical, alternative fuel, and even specialty cryogenics. With years of close collaboration, CavagnaGroup and Semtech have developed a range of innovative smart industrial products based on LoRa® devices and the LoRaWAN® protocol. Recently, Semtech was invited by CavagnaGroup to participate in the World Liquefied Petroleum Gas Association (WLPGA)’s annual event in Amsterdam.

Part 2: The Global Rise of Smart Gas Metering

The market for smart utility meters is growing at a rapid pace. A recent report by ABI Research predicts there will be an installed base of 1.34 billion meters by 2023*. IHS Markit forecasts almost 50 million smart water meters will ship globally in 2023, a number which is roughly four times its size in 2017. Year over year, the number of new meter shipments for water, gas, heat and electricity is increasing at a rate of four to five percent according to IHS. Globally, the proportion of smart meters will soon exceed half of all meters shipped annually. The largest utility adopters of Internet of Things (IoT) technology for smart metering devices are electricity (64 percent), followed by gas (38 percent) and then water (26 percent). Behind these strong growth numbers, the adoption of smarter technologies for metering is predicted to continue for the foreseeable future.

CRA Leads LoRa®’s Growth Efforts in the Czech Republic

The Czech Republic in Central Europe has 10.6 million inhabitants over an area of 78,866 square kilometers (30,450 sq. miles). Since the 1970s, Czech Radiocommunications (CRA), based in Prague, has been the sole provider of broadcasting television and radio to citizens nationwide.

Costco Addresses Water Waste with LoRa Technology

For businesses, water can often be one of the most expensive utilities. Additionally, it can be hard to keep track of just how much is being used in order to prepare for the costs. For big corporations, concerns are much larger than whether or not a sink has been left running. Supermarkets, for example use millions of gallons per year in refrigerated display cases, frozen food cases and storage freezers. If a leak occurs, or proper efforts are not taken to assure systems are running efficiently, water waste becomes a very serious and costly issue quickly.