Senet Leadership Highlights LPWA IoT Connectivity Options at Internet of Things World 2018

Senet CTO & VP of Engineering joins industry discussion on the current and future state of Low Power Wide Area networks

Santa Clara, CA and Portsmouth, NH – (April 27, 2018) – Senet, a leading provider of cloud-based software, global connectivity service platforms and network buildout for the Internet of Things (IoT), will be speaking at IoT World 2018, being held May 14 – 17 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.

In the May 17 panel discussion, “IoT Connectivity Options: Licensed or Unlicensed?,” Senet CTO Dave Kjendal will join panelists from GSMA, Orange, Sequans Communications and STMicro to explore licensed and unlicensed options for LPWA, including current and future use cases and the new business models that are now possible. Kjendal, who is representing the LoRa Alliance on this panel, currently serves as the Group Chair of the LoRa Alliance Strategy Committee and will be highlighting the notable adoption and role of LoRa and LoRaWAN technology in the market during this session. The panel discussion will also cover the following topics:

– What’s the difference between LTE-M/NB-IoT, LoRa and Sigfox and which one is best for you?
– Criteria: Short range vs. Long range; power/battery life; cost
– What is the future role of LPWAN / how will the arrival of LTE/5G change the market?
– Disruptive use cases and future roadmap

Panel Details:
Topic: IoT Connectivity Options: Licensed or Unlicensed?
Who: Dave Kjendal, CTO & Vice President of Engineering, Senet
When: Thursday, May 17, noon – 12:40 p.m. PT

Senet, a contributing member of the LoRa™ Alliance, was recently honored by Frost & Sullivan’s Manufacturing Leadership (ML) Council as a Manufacturing Leadership Award winner for its outstanding achievement in the Industrial IoT and its visionary Low Power Wide Area Network Virtual Network (LVN ) IoT connectivity business models in March.

Media and Analyst Briefings
To schedule a briefing with Kjendal or other Senet executives in attendance at this show, please contact Senet’s PR team at 617-981-9637 or mfarhadi@elevatecom.com.

For business-related meetings, please contact Ken Lynch at 617-877-5393 or klynch@senetco.com.

About Senet, Inc.
A founding and contributing member of the LoRa Alliance, Senet is the leader in global Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity used to instrument the physical world and enable businesses to revolutionize their operations. With core values centered around changing the world for the better, Senet is committed to promoting IoT Network and Network Management innovation, and supports an open partner ecosystem to ensure that IoT realizes its full potential of delivering economic, environmental, and social improvements. Senet is dedicated to supporting the LoRaWAN protocol as the open global standard for secure, carrier-grade Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) connectivity for IoT solutions across all industries. For additional information, visit http://www.senetco.com/.

Media Contacts:
Matt Farhadi, Account Executive
Elevate Communications
mfarhadi@elevatecom.com

Ken Lynch, Director of Marketing
Senet, Inc.
klynch@senetco.com

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