In a move which it expects to revolutionise the low power WAN (LPWAN) market, the Weightless SIG has unveiled Weightless-P, an open standard tailored to deliver ubiquitous wide area IoT connectivity. The duplex wireless link is said to support adaptive data rates of up to 100kbit/s through a scalable network technology inspired by the mobile phone network.
While intended to operate in the sub 1GHz spectrum, those developing devices based on Weightless-P will have the option to work in licensed spectrum, using 12.5kHz narrowband technology.
Professor William Webb, CEO of the Weightless SIG, said: “Weightless-P is a turning point in LPWAN technology; no longer does the IoT community need to compromise between performance and cost when making connectivity decisions. Weightless-P is the definitive open standard for wide area IoT connectivity.”
According to the industry group, Weightless-P delivers the best compromise for the widest range of IoT applications. Along with low complexity, the open standard is said to enable long battery life, reliability, long range and robust security.
Derrick Wei, CEO of M2COMM, added: “Weightless-P is revolutionary; it will transform the LPWAN space by providing the very first clean slate open standard designed from the ground up for both public and private IoT deployments.”
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Graham Pitcher
Source: www.newelectronics.co.uk