California-based Semtech is helping Amazon Web Services (AWS) create low-power IoT track-and-trace services using LoRa.

Semtech has entered an agreement with AWS to license its LoRa Cloud GNSS geolocation services to help the AWS global developer community build asset tracking and monitoring technology and connect IoT-enabled devices, using LoRa edge, to the cloud.

AWS IoT Core Device Location is globally available across seven regions and is available for immediate use with AWS IoT Core. The LoRa edge device-to-cloud offering from Semtech is versatile with a low-power software-defined platform providing indoor and outdoor geolocation capability together with a multi-band LoRa and LR-FHSS transceiver supporting global terrestrial and satellite LoRaWans. The scalable, low power, and cost-effective technology is suitable for many IoT applications such as industrial, building, home, agriculture, transportation and logistics markets.

Benefits include simplified development experience to create asset tracking using LoRa edge devices and AWS, resulting in reduced time to market. The LoRa edge platform enables low-power devices that can last several years on a single battery. Users get a single console experience with AWS IoT Core, including LoRa Cloud. It is available across seven regions.

“We are pleased to build on top of LoRa Cloud, as provided through AWS IoT Core Device Location,” said Shunichi Higashi, senior executive officer at Ryoden. “The ability to have ultra-low power LoRa edge geolocation for logistics tracking, combined with the ability to build the entire application on AWS in the Asia-Pacific Tokyo region with all services on a single bill is a gamechanger.”

Ryoden is part of the Mitsubishi Electric group and is an LPWA communication carrier registered with Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs & Communications. It provides data communication services that use IoT devices.

Klika Tech, a US-headquartered systems integrator and product developer, leveraged Semtech’s LoRa edge asset tracking platform using Amazon IoT Core Device Location to build a smart pill blister pack for its customer Counted.

“Semtech’s scalable, low power and cost-effective LoRa edge geolocation makes this a perfect offering for the Counted consumer medical application,” said Gennadiy Borisov, president of Klika Tech.

The feature will be compatible with several hardware devices incorporating Semtech LoRa edge silicon that are either already commercially available such as from Semtech and Miromico or will become available in the next few months including from Tektelic and Mikrotik.

“We are excited about the opportunities created with the integration of LoRa Cloud geolocation services into the AWS IoT Core platform,” said Mohan Maheswaran, CEO of Semtech. “This greatly expands the availability of LoRa Cloud geolocation services across the globe, making it easier for developers to build world class asset tracking and monitoring to connect and enable new IoT solutions. Delivering seamless and reliable LoRaWan connectivity at scale is critical in developing a smarter, more sustainable and connected planet.”

Yasser Alsaied, vice president of IoT at AWS, added: “The complexity of working with multiple vendors to create and deploy asset management geolocation services has traditionally been a challenging and time-consuming process for IoT developers. Today, our customers can combine the capabilities of LoRa edge with an array of AWS services through a single console and billing experience. This gives our AWS global ecosystem the ability to build and connect track-and-trace very quickly and very easily.”