Smart Supply Chain & Logistics
LoRa Technology makes it easy and affordable for smart supply chain and logistics to track highly valued assets that are in transit. Due to LoRa Technology’s long range and low power consumption qualities and GPS-free geolocation abilities, cargo, vehicles and other assets can be easily monitored over large geographic regions and within harsh environments.
Semtech’s LoRa Edge™ Tracker Reference Design is the physical manifestation of Semtech’s vision for a commercial asset management solution that is based on the three key elements of the LoRa Edge asset management solution – the LoRa Edge LR1110 transceiver, the embedded LoRa Basics™ Modem-E software and LoRa Cloud™ Geolocation and Device & Application Services. It is encapsulated in a sleek and streamlined commercial-ready product that demonstrates the complete set of asset tracking capabilities for IoT applications. It serves as a blueprint for customers looking to build an end-to-end tracker solution based on the LoRaWAN® protocol.
The LoRa Edge Tracker Reference Design provides device manufacturers and systems integrators creating asset location, asset traceability, asset loss and recovery, and geofencing applications with the following benefits:
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Accelerate Time to Market – High-quality reference design of complete “track and trace” solution based on LoRa Edge LR1110 reduces research and development time when building a solution. The companion LoRa Edge Config Android and iOS app enables fast-track configuration and connectivity.
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Reduce Design Complexity – The documented design journey includes performance reports and design files. Instant connectivity is available with LoRa Cloud services when using LoRa Basics Modem-E.
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Decrease Development Cost – Ability to leverage the design of a complete tracker system without license fees. Reduce certification costs with a solution that is fully FCC certified. Save on the cost of an external secure element chip with LoRa Edge AES-128 bit compliant, FIPS-140 compliant, and is LoRaWAN CertifiedCM with LoRa Basics Modem-E.
Getting Started With LoRa Edge
To quickly evaluate the benefits of solutions with LoRa Edge, we recommend:
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Hardware: Any Semtech LoRa Edge tracker reference design or development kit, or third party tracking solution based on LoRa Edge
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Application: LoRa Cloud Locator to quickly and seamlessly provision and test the supported solutions (please refer to LoRa Cloud Locator website for the latest supported hardware)

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Real-World Deployments
See how LoRa Technology has enabled business efficiencies in these real-world smart supply chain and logistics deployments.

Exeger’s Powerfoyle solar harvesting cell technology combined with Semtech’s LoRa Edge™ platform enables more efficient and sustainable IoT tracking applications and significantly extends the battery life of asset tracking and environmental sensing devices.

SkyLab and HeNet B.V. collaborated to leverage Semtech’s LoRa devices in the the LongAP Pro gateway for Stena Line’s RoRo/Passenger vessel MV Stena Hollandica, for optimal maritime logistics and condition monitoring.

WITRAC’s Total Track & Trace Intelligent Platform, featuring LoRa devices and the LoRaWAN standard, to transports cold chain assets in Boluda’s supply chain, providing citizens of the Canary Islands with the first daily transportation of cargo from the peninsula with over 350 successful voyages.

Everynet is collaborating with telecommunications supplier, Telkom Indonesia, to provide an insulated vaccine carrier to track and monitor vaccine temperature to decrease waste, improve customer confidence and increase inoculation rates via a LoRaWAN network.

Swiss Post “Order Pens” leverage Semtech’s LoRa® devices and the LoRaWAN® standard, to provide universal postal service to Swiss citizens and businesses.

DevAppSol integrated the LoRaWAN protocol into its smart asset tracking solution for luggage trolleys at Hyderabad International Airport, measuring direct savings of 30% to 40% and indirect savings up to 60% as a result of effective tracking.

WITRAC integrated the LoRaWAN protocol and LoRa 2.4GHz into its global track and trace platform to provide customers with full control and traceability of assets in the supply chain.

Digital Matter's Yabby Edge battery-powered tracking device for indoor/outdoor asset management uses Semtech's LoRa Edge™ platform for key applications such as pallet and warehouse equipment tracking, inventory and shipment management, trolley, cart and container tracking, medical equipment management, and more.

Green Scale Alchemy (GSA) leverages the LoRaWAN protocol in its IoT-based pool management platform, enabling accurate pallet management to increase logistical efficiency.

Ripl Networks integrates LoRa devices with its IP mesh, 3D location tracking software to help secure naval ports without GPS or cellular towers.

Cisco's Industrial Asset Vision solution leverages the open LoRaWAN protocol to enhance visibility into physical spaces for IT and Operational Technology (OT) environments, and provides new applications of IoT connectivity for new smart industrial control operations.

Smart Mimic's MimicGO line of LoRa-based devices deploy indoor or outdoor to monitor condition changes in a range of applications, including door sensing, belonging movements and tampering, motion sensing in rooms, and open/closed status in drawers or safes, enabling safe and secure rooms and belongings.

Pallet Alliance’s LoRa-based IntelliPallet™ platform enables enterprise-scale pallet management by integrating location and environmental sensors into wooden pallets, helping managers optimize the logistical efficiency of their operations, and satisfying a wide range of business requirements.

EasyReach's LoRa-based EasyPlug tracks energy consumption and movement in retail refrigerators, machines to prevent waste, theft and tampering.

Wilhelmsen and The Things Industries (TTI) leverage Semtech’s LoRa devices to help deliver cost-effective, robust and proven IoT solutions to the maritime shipping industry and a step towards autonomous vessels and industry 4.0.The platform will be utilized to deliver, among other things, digital condition monitoring, asset tracking and logistical applications.

Alibaba Cloud’s “Beagle” tracker, built on Semtech’s SX1280 LoRa chipset, provides up to 2,000 meters of point-to-point location tracking indoor or outdoor, GPS-free.The tracker allows extensive geolocation functionality without relying on base stations, Cellular networks, Cloud services, or internet connectivity.
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GND Solutions' LoRa-based smart refrigeration solutions help restaurants reduce food waste and enabled one five-star restaurant to reduce food management operational costs up to 40 percent.

CM Systems, LLC, in collaboration with Laird Connectivity, integrated LoRa devices into ComplianceMate, a food safety temperature monitoring solution utilized by retailers such as Shake Shack, Five Guys, Hard Rock Cafe, City Barbeque, and Hattie B's, preventing inventory loss due to unsafe food storage temperatures.

Skysens Teknoloji AS. (Skysens) has integrated LoRa Technology into its smart asset tracking solutions for Istanbul Airport to comprehensively monitor a wide range of airport applications, driving down operational cost and creating a smarter, safer airport.

Axino Solutions's LoRa-based smart refrigeration solutions track food temperature for the food retail industry, with global deployments in supermarket chains such as Migros, resulting in hundreds of thousands of Euros in savings per year.

Ineo-Sense's LoRa-enabled sensor products allow production managers and engineers to monitor the use, status, functionality, and location of expensive aerospace manufacturing assets in real time.
In the News
Articles and press coverage of LoRa-based solutions for smart supply chain and logistics are featured below.
A single chip for global geolocation
Semtech has developed a single chip that supports the use of low power LoRa devices on bands from 150MHz up to 2.4GHz. This opens up the satellite S-band to dramatically simplify the development and global deployment of edge devices that use geolocation. Read moreARIA DI CAMBIAMENTO…CLAMATICO
Ecco perché investire in una gestione sostenibile degli asset migliora l'impronta ambientale delle organizzazioni, oltre che efficientarne i processi produttivi Read moreGestión de una cadena de suministro global a temperatura controlada
Para que los cuatro elementos clave de la cadena de frío: transporte, almacenamiento, distribución y envasado sean eficaces, la supervisión de la cadena de frío debe aplicarse en todas las fases de la cadena de suministro. Read moreJanuary 2023 Industrial Ethernet Book
The January/February 2023 issue of Industrial Ethernet Book provides extensive coverage of IIoT technology megatrends, and a special report on cables and connectors. Read moreIncreasing Visibility into assets with the IoT
The need for accurate, cost-effective, and long-lasting tracking solutions is strong Read moreNeue Anwendungen für IoT-Sensoren
Das Internet der Dinge (IoT) hat in den letzten zehn Jahren ein enormes Wachstum verzeichnet. IoT Analytics prognostiziert, dass bis 2025 weltweit etwa 27 Mrd. IoT-Geräte/Systeme vernetzt sein werden. Mit diesem kontinuierlichen Wachstum gehen auch neue und erweiterte Anwendungen einher. Read moreAmazon licenses Semtech satellite navigation system
Camarillo-based Semtech has reached an agreement with Amazon, bolstering its position as a primary player in the internet of things. Read moreSemtech and AWS collaborate on IoT Track and Trace Services
Semtech has entered a strategic agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to license its LoRa Cloud global navigation satellite system (GNSS) geolocation services. Read moreSemtech licenses LoRa Cloud to AWS
Semtech has licensed its LoRa Cloud global GNSS geolocation services to AWS to build asset tracking and monitoring solutions and connect IoT devices, using LoRa Edge, to the Cloud. Read moreEnsure Accurate, On-Time Deliveries this Holiday Season
IoT sensors can go a long way toward alleviating shopping stress. Read moreApplication Briefs
Learn more about specific applications of LoRa Technology in smart supply chain and logistics.
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