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How LoRa Enables Life Post-Pandemic | IoT For All Podcast E134

This week on the IoT For All Podcast, Semtech’s Alistair Fulton joins us to talk about everything LoRa. Currently serving as the Vice President and General Manager of Semtech’s Wireless and Sensing Products Group, Alistair has spent more than 30 years working in IoT and, in this episode, sits down with Ryan to speak to some of the use cases and technologies he’s seen as well as share his predictions for the future of both IoT and LoRa. Alistair shares the history of LoRa as a technology created to enable automation in the utilities industry, for use cases including the automated reading of water and electricity meters, up through its most prominent, modern use cases. Alistair speaks to the changes caused by the pandemic and how smart hospitals and disaster preparation and relief have become increasingly important as use cases for IoT. Finally, Alistair shares his thoughts on the future of both IoT at large and LoRa, including the future of IoT in the growing sustainability movement. Discover more about LoRa, IoT connectivity at http://iotforall.com More about Semtech: https://www.semtech.fr/lora