Avnet Silica broadens IoT with LoRaWAN gateways from Miromico
Secure and robust LoRaWAN networking gateways from Miromico meet the needs of wide selection of IoT applications, says Avnet Silica. The distributor offers the Microsoft Azure Sphere-enabled gateways that can be used in IoT for retail, agricultural, smart buildings and smart cites.
Microsoft Azure Sphere enables the monitoring, tracking and management of data in almost every environment from buildings to factories, in hospitals, in agricultural and retail applications and in smart cities. Integrating the platform from qiio, the Miromico gateways support cellular, Wi-Fi and Ethernet connectivity and are also claimed to provide easy deployment and automatic management.
The LoRaWAN RF communications technology enables devices scattered across large areas to wirelessly connect to the internet, to enable organisations to deploy IoT solutions at a much lower cost than can be achieved via existing cellular infrastructure, said Miromico. For example, they can be used for monitoring weather or tracking sensors, asset management, controlled automation and climate control.
According to Avnet Silica, the Azure Sphere platform ensures safety from the risk of cyber-attacks by providing multiple layers of security to help guard the gateways against threats. It can also be deployed in a flexible way to secure existing equipment as well as building protection into new IoT infrastructure development. In addition, error reporting and automatic security update services help users stay ahead of current and evolving threats.
The platform also provides guaranteed maintenance for the gateways throughout their operating lifetime, automatically handling security maintenance tasks, such as the daily authentication of hardware and software. Close integration between the platform and the Miromico gateway hardware enables a failsafe mechanism for over the air (OTA) updates, continued the company, allowing customers to remotely upgrade gateways without fear of them becoming unreachable due to a glitch during the update.
Avnet Silica is the European semiconductor specialist division of Avnet and acts as the smart connection between customers and suppliers. The distributor simplifies complexity by providing creative solutions, technology and logistics support. Avnet Silica is a partner of leading semiconductor manufacturers and has a team of more than 200 application engineers and technical specialists to support projects from the idea stage, to the concept, to production. Avnet Silica is a regional business unit of Avnet, with European headquarters in Belgium.
