Avnet Silica has announced the availability of Microsoft Azure Sphere-enabled LoRaWAN gateways from Miromico.
Miromico's new LoRaWAN gateways integrate seamlessly with the Microsoft Azure Sphere platform, which enables monitoring, tracking and data management in almost any environment, from buildings to factories, hospitals to agriculture, retail to smart cities.
By integrating the qiio platform, the gateway supports cellular, Wi-Fi and Ethernet connectivity, facilitating automated deployment and management.
LoRaWAN is an RF communication technology that enables devices located over large areas to connect wirelessly to the Internet, giving organisations the opportunity to deploy IoT solutions at a fraction of the cost of existing cellular infrastructure solutions.
Companies and organisations around the world use this technology for weather or sensing sensor monitoring, asset management, controlled automation, climate control and many other applications.
Ensuring the security and smooth operation of LoRaWAN gateways has always been a major challenge.
However, the Azure Sphere platform offers operators maximum protection on both fronts.
Firstly, it provides protection from cyber attacks thanks to multiple layers of security that secure the gateways from threats.
The platform can also be flexibly deployed to protect existing equipment and safeguard the development of new IoT infrastructures.
In addition, error reporting and automatic security update services help users to keep up with evolving threats.
Secondly, the platform ensures the maintenance of the gateways throughout their operational life, automatically managing security maintenance activities such as daily hardware and software authentication.
The tight integration between the platform and the Miromico gateway hardware provides a security mechanism for over-the-air (OTA) updates, allowing customers to remotely align gateways without fear of them becoming unreachable due to a technical problem during the process.
