Senet, Inc., a leading provider of cloud-based software and services platforms for the Internet of Things (IoT), today announced a partnership with the Wabash Heartland Innovation Network (WHIN) to expand access to IoT networks and sensor-enabled solutions, positioning the largely rural agricultural region as an epicenter for next-generation manufacturing automation and digital agriculture enablement.
WHIN, a group of ten counties in north-central Indiana, is working with Senet to build the network, which will cover thousands of square miles and be used by local industry, agriculture, and research institutions to help the region develop. This regional network is also a part of the Senet Low Power Wide Area Virtual Network, extending one of the country's largest public carrier-grade networks.
The WHIN LoRaWAN network is designed to handle millions of messages each day from sensors in agricultural fields and manufacturing plants, guiding cost-cutting and efficiency-enhancing decisions. Manufacturing and agriculture IoT solution testbeds at Purdue University and Ivy Tech Community College, digital readiness education programs throughout the region, and the implementation of IoT solutions through a network of technology partners are among the IoT programs currently offered by WHIN and their partners.
"WHIN exists to foster economic growth and broad community prosperity throughout the Wabash Heartland region, and through a combination of strategic planning and strong partnerships we are accelerating the adoption of IoT technologies to support our objectives. Based on longstanding expertise in delivering carrier-grade LoRaWAN networks for highly-scalable applications, Senet has become a foundational partner in the implementation of the connectivity framework needed to expand the economic opportunity for our industry clusters and their operations," said Johnny Park, CEO of WHIN.
WHIN anticipates building a new paradigm for agriculture and manufacturing research based on real-time analysis of privatized and anonymized data received from connected devices across the whole value chain, with IoT solutions in place across the region.
"To make better data-driven decisions, rural businesses require as much data about their assets, infrastructure and operations as their urban neighbors. Senet's partnership with WHIN helps to level the playing field across north-central Indiana - from farms to factories and everywhere in-between,"
Bruce Chatterley, CEO of Senet