Founding member and creator of LoRa is Gold Sponsor of annual marquee event dedicated to LoRaWAN™ Open Standard that is revolutionizing IoT

CAMARILLO, Calif., May 17, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Semtech Corporation (Nasdaq:SMTC), a leading supplier of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors and advanced algorithms, announced that Marc Pégulu, Vice President and General Manager of its Wireless and Sensing Products Group, will keynote at the LoRa Alliance™ 10th All Members Meeting & Open House (AMM), on June 6 in Vancouver. Semtech, a founding member and board member of the LoRa Alliance as well as the creator of LoRa, is a Gold Sponsor of the three-day event, providing an exclusive opportunity to network with the ecosystem and industry leaders on how to achieve business value with the LoRaWAN™ open standard.

Pégulu’s keynote discusses how LoRaWAN and Semtech’s LoRa® devices and wireless radio frequency (RF) technology (LoRa Technology) are uniquely positioned to enable the coming of the “Internet of Things” (IoT) revolution – one in which billions of everyday objects will be equipped with connectivity and intelligence for improved analytics, performance and efficiency. The keynote focuses on key milestones associated with LoRaWAN and highlights several recent, innovative use cases comprising of 30% reduction of water usage in commercial farms and growth of smart building applications in Europe by over 100%.

The AMM, from June 4-7, provides an opportunity to learn about existing LoRaWAN implementations and use cases as well as return on investment by empowering enterprises with big data to drive intelligent business decisions. In addition, the Market Place exhibits proven technology and services currently available including solutions for tracking child safety, temperature control and remote monitoring of street lights.

“The All Members Meeting & Open House brings attendees together to show how LoRaWAN creates value for end users today while looking ahead to a smarter planet,” said Marc Pégulu. “Semtech’s LoRa Technology is a proven IoT solution that is rapidly becoming the technology of choice for multiple of verticals needing long range, low power capabilities.”

About Semtech’s LoRa® Devices and Wireless RF Technology
Semtech’s LoRa devices and wireless radio frequency technology is a widely adopted long-range, low-power solution for IoT that gives telecom companies, IoT application makers and system integrators the feature set necessary to deploy low-cost, interoperable IoT networks, gateways, sensors, module products, and IoT services worldwide. IoT networks based on the LoRaWAN™ specification have been deployed in over 100 countries and Semtech is a founding member of the LoRa Alliance™, the fastest growing IoT Alliance for Low Power Wide Area Network applications. To learn more about how LoRa enables IoT, visit Semtech’s LoRa site and join the LoRa Community to access free training as well as an online industry catalog showcasing the products you need for building your ideal IoT application.

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 experiences to promote the LoRaWAN protocol as the leading open global standard for secure, carrier-grade IoT LPWAN connectivity. With the technical flexibility to address a broad range of IoT applications, both static and mobile, and a certification program to guarantee interoperability, the LoRaWAN protocol has already been deployed by major mobile network operators globally and connectivity is available in over 100 countries, with continuing expansion ongoing. www.lora-alliance.org.

About Semtech
Semtech Corporation is a leading supplier of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors for high-end consumer, enterprise computing, communications, and industrial equipment. Products are designed to benefit the engineering community as well as the global community. The Company is dedicated to reducing the impact it, and its products, have on the environment. Internal green programs seek to reduce waste through material and manufacturing control, use of green technology and designing for resource reduction. Publicly traded since 1967, Semtech is listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol SMTC. For more information, visit www.semtech.com.   

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