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Techday NZ
20-05-2025
- Business
- Techday NZ
Rob Zagarella joins LoRa Alliance board to boost global IoT
Rob Zagarella, Chief Executive of NNNCo, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the LoRa Alliance. Zagarella joins the board with a background in smart grids, telecommunications, and the Internet of Things (IoT) and experience deploying LoRaWAN networks throughout Australia, New Zealand, and the Asia-Pacific region. The appointment adds regional expertise to the board, which the Alliance has stated will be valuable as it strengthens its presence in rapidly expanding markets. "Rob and NNNCo have supported the Alliance since its inception in 2015 as a member company, driving several initiatives and evangelising on behalf of the LoRaWAN standard across Oceania and beyond. Rob's broad LoRaWAN experience is an excellent fit for the board, as NNNCo develops and delivers the full range of LoRaWAN products and services. This background and Rob's knowledge of the broad IoT market and regional considerations will add tremendous value to our work," Alper Yegin, Chief Executive of the LoRa Alliance, commented on the appointment. The LoRa Alliance is a global association that promotes the LoRaWAN standard for low-power wide-area networks (LPWANs) in the IoT sector. The organisation consists of companies from across the industry working together to establish and advance the use of LoRaWAN for a wide variety of IoT applications. Its board oversees the direction of technical and regulatory engagement, the development of the technology, ecosystem collaboration, and expansion into new industries. The organisation indicated that the market for IoT communication technologies and solutions continues to expand. LoRaWAN is recognised as a dominant technology in this area, and the alliance argues that maintaining this position will require further global leadership, especially as the technology moves into additional growth sectors and seeks to accelerate technical development through collaboration. With NNNCo operating in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the wider Asia-Pacific, the organisation stated that Zagarella's appointment is expected to enhance collaboration between the LoRa Alliance and key international markets. The board welcomed the additional technical capability and market presence that NNNCo brings through its ongoing commitments. "It's an honor to join the LoRa Alliance Board of Directors at a time when the global momentum behind LoRaWAN is accelerating. At NNNCo, we've seen the real-world impact of deploying scalable, low-power IoT networks across sectors like utilities, cities, and infrastructure. As a long-standing member of the Alliance with operations in Australia, New Zealand, the UK and across the Asia-Pacific region, we're committed to advancing LoRaWAN as the foundation for massive IoT, driving interoperability, innovation, and market expansion. I look forward to collaborating with the Alliance to shape the next wave of growth and adoption worldwide," Rob Zagarella commented on his new role. The LoRa Alliance stated that its membership continues to increase as its certification programme and technical specifications gain traction. The board focuses on encouraging the use of LoRaWAN for secure, carrier-grade IoT connectivity across a wide spectrum of use cases, both fixed and mobile, and emphasises interoperability and reliable device performance among its priorities. Zagarella's tenure is expected to contribute to the Alliance's efforts in supporting larger-scale deployments and further engaging with regulators and partners as the IoT landscape evolves.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
LoRa Alliance® Announces Addition of NNNCo's Rob Zagarella to the Board of Directors
Global IoT telco CEO brings strong track record of LoRaWAN® network, service, and solutions delivery, and knowledge of Australia, New Zealand, and Asian markets Rob Zagarella, Founder & CEO of NNCo FREMONT, Calif., May 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The LoRa Alliance®, the global association of companies backing the open LoRaWAN® standard for the internet of things (IoT) low-power wide-area networks (LPWANs), today announced that Rob Zagarella, CEO of NNNCo Pty Ltd, has joined the Board of Directors. Zagarella has an extensive background in smart grids, telecommunications, and IoT and significant experience deploying LoRaWAN networks and solutions. His knowledge and familiarity with the IoT landscape in Australia, New Zealand, and the Asia Pacific region more broadly further diversify the Board of Directors, strengthening the Alliance's support for these high-growth regions. "Rob and NNNCo have supported the Alliance since its inception in 2015 as a member company, driving several initiatives and evangelizing on behalf of the LoRaWAN standard across Oceania and beyond," said Alper Yegin, CEO of the LoRa Alliance. "Rob's broad LoRaWAN experience is an excellent fit for the board, as NNNCo develops and delivers the full range of LoRaWAN products and services. This background and Rob's knowledge of the broad IoT market and regional considerations will add tremendous value to our work." The market is growing for all IoT communications technologies and solutions, with LoRaWAN recognized as the leading connectivity technology. Maintaining this position will require strong global leadership to expand the technology's reach into additional high-growth sectors, develop complementary technology solutions, accelerate innovation through ecosystem collaboration, and strengthen regulatory engagement. NNNCo's global presence, strong market position, and technical capability can benefit both the LoRa Alliance's membership and LoRaWAN technology development. 'It's an honor to join the LoRa Alliance Board of Directors at a time when the global momentum behind LoRaWAN is accelerating,' said Zagarella. 'At NNNCo, we've seen the real-world impact of deploying scalable, low-power IoT networks across sectors like utilities, cities, and infrastructure. As a long-standing member of the Alliance with operations in Australia, New Zealand, the UK and across the Asia-Pacific region, we're committed to advancing LoRaWAN as the foundation for massive IoT, driving interoperability, innovation, and market expansion. I look forward to collaborating with the Alliance to shape the next wave of growth and adoption worldwide.' About LoRa Alliance®The LoRa Alliance® is an open, nonprofit association that has become one of the largest and fastest-growing alliances in the technology sector since its inception in 2015. Its members closely collaborate and share expertise to develop and promote the LoRaWAN® standard, which is the de facto global standard for secure, carrier-grade IoT LPWAN connectivity. LoRaWAN has the technical flexibility to address a broad range of IoT applications, both fixed and mobile, and a robust LoRaWAN Certification program to guarantee that devices perform as specified. More information: LoRa Alliance®, LoRaWAN® and LoRaWAN CertifiedCM are licensed marks. MEDIA CONTACT:KiterocketStephanie Quinn, LoRa Alliance PR, +1 480 316 8370, squinn@ A photo accompanying this announcement is available at in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
11-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
LoRa Alliance® Releases 2024 Annual Report
LoRaWAN® Expanded Market Leadership with Strong Global Traction LoRa Alliance 2024 End of Year Report FREMONT, Calif., Feb. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The LoRa Alliance®, the global association of companies backing the open LoRaWAN® standard for the internet of things (IoT) low-power wide-area networks (LPWANs), today issued its 2024 End of Year Report. The report provides a compilation of the LoRaWAN's advances and LoRa Alliance achievements throughout the year that contributed to LoRaWAN emerging as the only LPWAN positioned to support Massive IoT. This year's report also showcases LoRaWAN's prominence as an essential and irreplaceable technology supporting global digital transformation. Key trends identified in the report include: Industry analyst firm Omdia projects that LoRaWAN will help drive LPWAN connections beyond 3.5 billion by 2030, reinforcing its leadership position. As of June 2024, over 350 million end nodes and 6.9 million gateways with LoRa ICs have been deployed worldwide, further supporting the expansion of LoRaWAN networks.1 LoRa Alliance members are self-reporting strong growth during 2024. For example: Actility reported 4M connected LoRaWAN devices with a CAGR of 50+%. The Things Industries reported 2.7 million connected devices with 50% year-over-year growth; and ZENNER reports more than 9 million devices have been deployed. Backed by continued enhancements to the LoRaWAN standard, non-terrestrial network (NTN) LoRaWAN connectivity is available from three commercial service providers, putting LoRaWAN ahead of competitive technologies in terms of NTN coverage. LoRaWAN continues to experience strong growth across private and enterprise deployments, with brands like Starbucks, Volvo, Chevron, Chick-fil-A, Logitech and many others using the technology. The Alliance has continued to strengthen and enhance its certification program to make it easier and more cost-effective to certify, including launching the LoRaWAN Web Certification System, enhancing the LoRaWAN Certification Test Tool and offering a new self-certification option. '2024 was in many ways a watershed year for digital transformation and broad adoption of Internet of Things, which bridges the physical and digital worlds,' said Alper Yegin, CEO of the LoRa Alliance. 'We believe that digital transformation is necessary for humanity's evolution, with immense potential to help people and the planet while driving economic growth. Over the past few years, LoRaWAN has cemented its position as a foundational and market-leading LPWAN technology. Backed by our global ecosystem, we are making Massive IoT a reality and are rapidly scaling deployments. The future is bright for LoRaWAN and as an Alliance we will remain focused on expanding our ecosystem, continuing to educate the market and build awareness, as well as ongoing technology enhancements to the standard to accelerate adoption.' Additional highlights from the 2024 End of Year report include: Beecham Research issued three reports in 2024 about LoRaWAN adoption and use in Smart Cities, Smart Buildings and Smart Logistics, validating the standard's strengths in these markets. The Alliance advanced several LoRaWAN standard publications, with work in progress on: GS1, device migration and device profile management, interface standardization for gateways and application servers; relay enhancements, mobile gateway development, NTN satellite development, crypto-agility, and updated regional parameters and technical specifications. The Regulatory Working Group actively supported efforts to harmonize the regulation for satellites in the spectrum bands currently used by terrestrial LoRaWAN networks. The Alliance engaged on new Work Items and Task Forces to support using PKI for simplified device provisioning, plug-and-play device onboarding, low-power network discovery, network capacity and device and solution makers, all with the objective to make LoRaWAN easier to deploy. About LoRa Alliance®The LoRa Alliance® is an open, nonprofit association that has become one of the largest and fastest-growing alliances in the technology sector since its inception in 2015. Its members closely collaborate and share expertise to develop and promote the LoRaWAN® standard, which is the de facto global standard for secure, carrier-grade IoT LPWAN connectivity. LoRaWAN has the technical flexibility to address a broad range of IoT applications, both fixed and mobile, and a robust LoRaWAN Certification program to guarantee that devices perform as specified. The LoRaWAN standard has been deployed by more than 170 major mobile network operators globally, with connectivity available worldwide. More information: LoRa Alliance®, LoRaWAN® and LoRaWAN CertifiedCM are licensed marks. MEDIA CONTACT:KiterocketStephanie Quinn, LoRa Alliance PR, +1 480 316 8370, squinn@ 1 A photo accompanying this announcement is available at in to access your portfolio
