Semtech’s LoRa® Devices Featured in Kiwi Technology Gas Metering Solution

Rhea-AI Summary

Semtech Corporation (SMTC) announced a collaboration with Kiwi Technology to deploy the Network Control Unit (NCU) utilizing LoRaWAN technology. This smart solution will connect and monitor gas meters, enhancing efficiency by enabling multiple daily readings instead of a monthly manual process. The NCU's features include real-time gas consumption insights and leak detection capabilities, contributing to operational safety and sustainability goals. The project aids a top-tier Japanese gas utility in optimizing gas distribution and reducing CO2 emissions.

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• Deployment of the NCU improves operational efficiency with multiple daily gas meter readings.
• Enhancements include real-time tracking and alerts for methane leaks and other hazards.
• Contributes to sustainability by reducing CO2 emissions in gas distribution.

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Kiwi Technology’s Network Control Unit uses LoRaWAN® to connect and monitor gas meters in real time and potentially reduce gas leaks

CAMARILLO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Semtech Corporation (Nasdaq: SMTC), a leading global supplier of high performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors and advanced algorithms, announced that Kiwi Technology, an advanced Internet of Things (IoT) turn-key solutions and data analytics provider, is using Semtech’s LoRa® devices for its new third party class B Network Control Unit (NCU) that connects gas meters via the LoRaWAN® standard. Due to low power consumption and bidirectional communication capabilities of LoRa, the NCUs are fully autonomous for up to 10 years.

Kiwi Technology’s Network Control Unit uses LoRaWAN® to connect and monitor gas meters in real time and potentially reduce gas leaks (Graphic: Business Wire)

The recently deployed NCUs remotely read indoor and outdoor gas meters and communicate data to a top tier Japanese gas utility company. Prior to the deployment and infrastructure upgrade by Kiwi Technology, this utility provider had only one measurement data point each month, obtained from a manual field process. The new NCU system and Kiwi Technology’s comprehensive gateway products utilizing LoRaWAN enable multiple, remote meter reads per day and allows customers access to their real-time and historical gas consumption trends to identify cost savings and waste reduction opportunities.

Kiwi Technology’s end-to-end smart gas solutions with wireless communication with LoRaWAN connectivity also ensure gas supply and infrastructure safety. The solution helps to quickly detect and send alerts about potential methane leaks, equipment malfunctions or breakdowns. The NCU anticipates and remotely shuts off gas in potentially dangerous situations before a failure or automatically when a hazard, such as a typhoon or earthquake, occurs.

“Choosing Semtech’s LoRa devices for building our IoT-enabled solution allowed us to create an innovative and advanced gas meter reading and monitoring system and deploy it using a carrier-grade network infrastructure,” said Judy Lee, chairperson of Kiwi Technology. “With the digitization of utilities and municipalities, we are helping utility companies optimize their gas distribution while reducing harmful CO2 gas emissions exactly at the location where gas is consumed. This contributes to a more efficient and safer use of energy resources.”

“Utility providers that have deployed smart metering solutions are seeing a rapid reduction of waste and substantial improvements in operational efficiencies,” said Marc Pégulu, vice president and general manager for Semtech’s Wireless and Sensing Products Group. “The use of LoRa and LoRaWAN, as shown with Kiwi Technology’s NCU solution, showcases the power of IoT technologies to help gas utilities improve safety and achieve ESG goals while creating a smarter and safer planet for all.”

For further information about Kiwi Technology’s smart gas solutions, please visit here.

Learn how LoRa devices enable cost-effective and efficient solutions for gas utilities here.

About Semtech’s LoRa® Platform

Semtech’s LoRa chip-to-Cloud platform is a globally adopted long range, low power solution for IoT applications, enabling the rapid development and deployment of ultra-low power, cost efficient and long range IoT networks, gateways, sensors, module products, and IoT services worldwide. Semtech’s LoRa technology provides the communication layer for the LoRaWAN® standard, which is maintained by the LoRa Alliance®, an open IoT alliance for Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) applications that has been used to deploy IoT networks in over 170 countries. With the proliferation of LoRa devices and the LoRaWAN standard, the LoRa Developer Portal is a place to learn, connect, collaborate, and find resources to help accelerate your LoRa development process. Semtech is a founding member of the LoRa Alliance. To learn more about how LoRa enables IoT, visit Semtech’s LoRa site.

About Kiwi Technology

Kiwi technology is the pioneer of the connected operations powered by cloud, which allows businesses that depend on physical operations to harness IoT data to develop actionable business insights and improve their operations. Our 360-degree connected operations cloud consolidates data from our IoT devices and a growing ecosystem of connected assets and third-party systems, and makes it easy for organizations to access, analyze and act on data insights, using our cloud dashboard, custom alerts and reports, mobile apps and workflows. Kiwi technology operates in Taiwan, Japan and ASEAN and serves customers across a wide range of industries including food retail, medical logistics, gas utilities, smart city. Our differentiated, purpose-built suite of solutions enables organizations to embrace and deploy a digital, cloud-connected strategy across their operations. For more information, visit www.kiwi-tec.com/en/.

About Semtech

Semtech Corporation is a leading global supplier of high performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors and advanced algorithms for infrastructure, high-end consumer and industrial equipment. Products are designed to benefit the engineering community as well as the global community. The Company is dedicated to reducing the impact it, and its products, have on the environment. Internal green programs seek to reduce waste through material and manufacturing control, use of green technology and designing for resource reduction. Publicly traded since 1967, Semtech is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol SMTC. For more information, visit www.semtech.com.

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Ronda Grech

Semtech Corporation

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rgrech@semtech.com

Source: Semtech Corporation

FAQ

What is Semtech's recent collaboration with Kiwi Technology?

Semtech partnered with Kiwi Technology to deploy a Network Control Unit using LoRaWAN for real-time gas meter monitoring.

How does the Network Control Unit benefit gas utilities?

The NCU enables multiple daily readings, enhancing efficiency and safety while providing real-time data to customers.

What technology does the NCU use?

The NCU utilizes LoRaWAN technology for low power consumption and bidirectional communication.

What impact does the NCU have on CO2 emissions?

The NCU helps reduce CO2 emissions by optimizing gas distribution and improving operational efficiencies.

Which utility company is involved in the deployment of the NCU?

The NCU is deployed for a top-tier Japanese gas utility company.