ThingPark China launches LPWAN IoT network

Semtech Corporation, an U.S. supplier of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors and advanced algorithms, announced the expansion in China of a LoRaWAN-based IoT network using Semtech’s LoRa devices and wireless RF technology. The first stage will launch a test network spanning 23 kilometers across the Beilin district in central University City, Xi’an. ThingPark China, the collaboration between French connectivity provider Actility and Ginko Ventures, Xi’an Beilin District Government and Shaanxi Radio and Television Network Group will work together to develop scalable LPWAN networks and interoperable IoT applications and services. Semtech said that the networks will be initially used for environmental monitoring and smart tracking.