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South Africa : FastNet plans to construct SA's first IoT NETWORK [TendersInfo (India)](TendersInfo (India) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) FastNet declared that it aim is to construct a network, mainly for the Internet of Things in South Africa. Globally, by 2020 the number of web-connected devices is anticipated to reach 22 billion, with over 50% of these applications foretasted to be low power devices requiring extremely long battery life. FastNet would be aiming devices and services which will need a long battery lifetime at a low price point, through the selection of LoRa technology from the global semiconductor company Semtech. "We believe that Semtech s LoRa RF technology is the most appropriate choice to deploy IoT services thanks to its long range and secure, bidirectional communication capabilities, said John Myers, CEO of FastNet. LoRa satisfies the requirements of our customers for smart grid, industrial automation, asset tracking, metering, security and many other applications. The value proposition of the LoRa technology is convincing major industries to deploy IoT applications and services which were previously unrealizable. (c) 2014 Euclid Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info). [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ] |