The Business of LoRaWAN

Bob Blanchard, Senior Manager of Business Development at Klika Tech, talks about how creative vision and technical execution come together in successful LoRaWAN deployments. With a background that blends artistic insight and engineering precision, Bob shares how seeing what doesn’t yet exist is a critical skill in both invention and solution design. In this episode, Bob explains Klika Tech’s role...

Eric Lenington, founder and CEO of ObjectSpectrum, talks about the power of solving customer problems with LoRaWAN, and why the real strength of the technology lies not in theoretical performance, but in its thriving ecosystem. From commercial buildings to agricultural deployments and even vacation rental monitoring, Eric breaks down how his team delivers reliable, scalable IoT solutions using off...

Henry Huang, CEO of Browan Communications, talks about Browan’s cost-effective, hybrid IoT strategies and real-world applications in Indoor positioning, Asset tracking, and IoT in Hospitals. Leverages existing Wi-Fi APs and LoRaWAN gateways to deliver Indoor positioning and Asset tracking while keeping customer costs down Demonstrates practical IoT in Hospitals with LoRaWAN-enabled mobile nursing...

Dimitris Mamalis, co-founder and CEO of Kudzu Technologies, talks about redefining how we understand and manage LoRaWAN networks. With roots in embedded systems and early experience using LoRa before the LoRaWAN protocol even existed, Dimitris brings a sharp, systems-level perspective to the challenges of deploying reliable long-range networks. In this episode, he explains why most people deployin...

Liliane Paradise, COO of Miromico, talks about building industrial-grade LoRaWAN devices with Swiss precision, pioneering battery-free sensor systems, and the business case for hybrid battery configurations in critical environments. She shares how Miromico approaches product development from concept to mass production, prioritizing modularity, testability, and long-term sustainability. Explains wh...

Jonathan Bennett, core developer and co-founder of Meshtastic Solutions, and Tony Good, hardware designer and entrepreneur, talk about the evolution of Meshtastic from a grassroots mesh network to a tool with real commercial potential. Meshtastic began as a communication system for hikers and adventurers operating beyond cell coverage. Today, it’s proving useful in disaster response, search and re...

Jason Opdyke, CEO of Rokland Technologies, shares his insights on the evolving landscape of LoRaWAN and the impact of emerging technologies like Meshtastic. Opdyke highlights how Meshtastic, an off-grid, decentralized, point-to-point mesh network technology, is revolutionizing communication by integrating seamlessly with LoRaWAN networks. Key discussion points include: How Meshtastic enables secur...

Telemaco Melia, Vice President and General Manager of EchoStar Mobile, talks about building a satellite-powered LoRaWAN network that fills in the last-mile connectivity gaps for IoT deployments across Europe and the U.S. In this episode, Telemaco explains how satellite LoRaWAN is being used to extend coverage to remote locations where deploying gateways isn’t feasible. From cattle tracking in Sout...

Kevin Cantrell, CEO and founder of CropWatch, discusses how LoRaWAN technology is transforming IoT applications in rural Japan. Kevin shares insights into how CropWatch is addressing specific business needs in agriculture, infrastructure, and public safety. Kevin details the critical benefits of LoRaWAN for cold chain monitoring, emphasizing how it effectively solves connectivity issues in industr...

Julien Bertolini, Principal IoT Solution Architect at Volvo Group, shares his expertise on effectively implementing LoRaWAN technology for improved industrial logistics and operational efficiency. Julien emphasizes the importance of directly engaging with workers to identify real-world challenges, a practice that guided him to develop successful solutions like battery level tracking for autonomous...

Michail Angelov, founder of IoTNet.eu and former Nokia IoT leader, talks about transforming water utilities through LoRaWAN-based remote water meter monitoring systems. With over 20 years in telecom and IoT, Michail shares how he co-founded Nokia’s Worldwide IoT Network Grid before pivoting into one of the most pressing infrastructure challenges of our time: water loss. His company, IoTNet.eu, now...

Andy Humphrey, founder of Harmony Analytica and host of The Sprinkler Nerd Show, talks about how LoRaWAN is transforming the irrigation industry with a data-first approach that’s as practical as it is powerful. With over 500 sensors already in the field, Andy shares how he’s built an IoT irrigation business around the principle of creating clarity—starting with simple deployments and expanding onc...

Slaven Damjanović, CEO and founder of GLAMOS, talks about building the world’s most advanced LoRaWAN testing tool—starting from his own need for better field deployment visibility. Overview When deploying LoRaWAN devices in the field, understanding where your network truly reaches—and how different antennas or spreading factors impact connectivity—is critical. Slaven Damjanović created GLAMOS Walk...

Miroslav Macko, CEO and founder of Heliotics, explores the practical business applications of LoRaWAN technology, emphasizing simplicity and effectiveness in industrial environments. Miroslav’s background in lean manufacturing informs Heliotics' mission to streamline complex processes through accessible IoT solutions, providing tangible improvements in efficiency and cost savings. Getting More Dat...

In this episode of The Business of LoRaWAN , I sit down with Tomi Piriyev, founder of NoliLab and creator of Loko — a peer-to-peer GPS tracking device that works without a SIM card, subscription, or cellular signal. Originally developed to solve problems in drone tracking , Loko evolved into a robust, low-power LoRa-based GPS tracker designed for real-world use in forests, farms, skydiving, and ev...

Alper Yegin, CEO of the LoRa Alliance, joins the show to share strategic insights into the future of LoRaWAN as a utility-grade connectivity layer for IoT. With over 100 million LoRaWAN devices already deployed and 50% annual growth rates, Alper highlights how businesses can leverage certification, collaboration, and plug-and-play architecture to thrive in this evolving LPWAN landscape. This episo...

Manoj Telrandhe from TerraQ discusses how they're using LoRaWAN across the Middle East to help businesses as they expand. LoRaWAN offers unique benefits for restaurants or businesses that are growing; put up one gateway and you basically can't outgrow the coverage. Key Points TerraQ's IoT solutions cater to diverse industries, including restaurants and smart cities, leveraging LoRaWAN for long-ran...

Today’s guest on MeteoScientific's The Business of LoRaWAN show is Robert Bogs, a media engineer turned IoT consultant who’s taken his passion for technology and transformed it into real-world impact—both commercially and in his own backyard. Robert's day job is with Alpha-Omega Technology, helping customers deploy LoRaWAN and other LPWAN solutions at scale. But what sets him apart is how he's app...

Scott Andrews, a dynamic figure bridging the public and private sectors in the UK’s LoRaWAN ecosystem, shares his unique insights into selling LoRaWAN solutions to both small private businesses and large public entities — from farmers monitoring vaccine fridges to councils implementing smart city projects. We dive into the challenges of change management, scaling deployments, and how small wins bu...

Paul Pinault is one of those rare people in IoT who not only understands the technology inside and out — from gateways to encryption keys — but also deeply gets the business of it. He started tinkering with low-power wireless before most people could even spell LPWAN, working with Sigfox back in 2014, and since then he’s helped shape the LoRaWAN landscape from multiple angles. He’s built hardware...

Carl is an electronics engineer, educator, and prototyper based in Manila, Philippines. He’s been deep in the hardware game for over a decade, with a background that spans industrial sensor systems, embedded design, and, for the past several years, some of the most widely used LoRaWAN modules on the market He currently works at RAKwireless , where he helps lead product education and development as...

Vasya Tremsin, the founder and CEO of Torch Sensors, joins us to discuss the groundbreaking use of LoRaWAN technology in wildfire detection. His company has developed solar-powered smart sensors that can identify heat, smoke, and gas, alerting us to fires within just three minutes of ignition. Vasya's journey began as a high school science fair project, sparked by witnessing the devastating impact...

Let’s break down the essentials of LoRa and LoRaWAN, two key players in the IoT landscape, and how you can leverage them for your business. At the heart of our discussion is the distinction between LoRa, the radio signal, and LoRaWAN, the comprehensive system that governs data transmission and structure. Think of LoRa as the car and LoRaWAN as the entire road network – it’s all about how these com...

Bansi from Macnman joins us to unpack the intricacies of LoRaWAN and its significance for scaling solutions tailored for the Indian customer. We dive deep into how LoRaWAN can transform various industries by enabling the deployment of numerous low-power, battery-operated sensors that collect invaluable data. Bansi shares insightful use cases, particularly in smart agriculture and smart city applic...

In this episode, we're breaking down the LoRaWAN signal path, making it easy to understand how data travels from sensor to application. Figuring out how LoRaWAN works is the first step of unlocking the whole thing. Once you understand how the signal gets from the sensor to where you're going to use it, the pieces start to fall into place. Takeaways: LoRaWAN operates through a series of steps: sens...