Mike Vladimer on IoT connectivity
The O’Reilly Hardware Podcast: Powering connected devices with low-power networks.
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In this episode of the O’Reilly Hardware Podcast, Brian Jepson and I speak with Mike Vladimer, co-founder of the Orange IoT Studio at Orange Silicon Valley. Vladimer discusses how Internet of Things devices could benefit from connectivity options other than those provided by well-known technologies (including cellular, WiFi, and Bluetooth), and explains the LoRa wireless protocol, which supports long-range and lower-power applications.
Vladimer describes the studio’s quickstart project, in which engineers can send data over LoRa, and talks about a project in which Orange works with Sutro to use LoRa (rather than WiFi) to power Sutro’s connected device that monitors water quality in swimming pools.
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Other Links:
- The LoRa Alliance, an association advocating the LoRa protocol
- Senet, which provides a public LoRa network
- Omada Health’s connected scale
- littleBits technology kits