Sony built an IoT chip with a 60 mile range
Sony is quietly launching a chip that could change how e-bikes, cars, street lamps and all kinds of other connected devices can relay information.
The module, when installed on any IoT object,
will allow it send data to Sony’s proprietary low-power wide area (LPWA) ELTRES network launching this fall.
It can transmit up to about 60 miles and work in noisy urban environments on objects moving at high speeds, opening up a lot of new applications in security, monitoring, tracking and more.
Most IoT systems use the internet to transfer data to the cloud, either via WiFi with very limited range, or an expensive cellular data connection.
Sony’s ELTRES LPWA network harnesses low-power wireless technology to transfer low-bit data across a wide area, with lower power consumption, making it feasible to connect a wide range of devices.
https://www.engadget.com/2019/05/28/sony-built-an-iot-chip-with-a-60-mile-range/
TECHOLOGY | ELTRES | Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
https://www.sony-semicon.co.jp/products_en/eltres/usecase.html