The LoRa Alliance® Announces 2023 Contribution Award Winners, Recognizing Members Advancing the LoRaWAN® Standard
2024年6月20日 - 12:00AM
The LoRa Alliance®, the global association of companies backing the
open LoRaWAN® standard for internet of things (IoT) low-power
wide-area networks (LPWANs), today announced the winners of its
annual Contribution Awards during a live ceremony at LoRaWAN Live
Munich. The awards recognize individuals and companies for their
leadership, service and contributions to the LoRa Alliance for the
development and promotion of the LoRaWAN standard over the past
year.
“These awards celebrate the relentless efforts and achievements
of our distinguished members who drive the continuous innovation
and growth of the LoRaWAN standard,” said Donna Moore, CEO and
Chairwoman of the LoRa Alliance. “Over the past year, leaders
within the Alliance came together for meaningful collaborations,
spearheading industry innovation and advancing the LoRaWAN
standard. Their dedication and hard work have catapulted LoRaWAN to
new heights within the LPWAN and IoT markets.”
The Contribution Awards is an annual recognition honoring
members’ outstanding leadership, service and contributions to the
LoRa Alliance. Here is the complete list of winners.
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Olivier
Seller, Semtech: As one of the inventors of LoRa®
technology, Vice-Chair of the Technical Committee and alternate to
the Board of Directors, Olivier is the editor of the LoRaWAN
link-layer (L2) specification. He has made significant
contributions to the direction and development of the L2
specification, NetID and several other specs, and he was
instrumental to LoRaWAN’s recognition as a standard by ITU-T. He
has also supported the development of numerous technical
recommendations regarding the proper implementation of the LoRaWAN
standard.
- David Tholl, TEKTELIC: David has demonstrated
great dedication to advancing LoRaWAN technology and standards,
which have contributed to making LoRaWAN a secure, reliable and
trusted IoT technology. His expertise, vision and extensive efforts
on behalf of the Technical Committee and Regional Parameters
Working Group, of which he is the current Chair, have significantly
influenced the growth and success of the LoRa Alliance and the
LoRaWAN technology.
Corporate Award
- Xiamen Milesight IoT Co., Ltd.: As one of the
early adopters of LoRaWAN technology in China, Milesight has been
consistently enthusiastic and proactive in sharing and promoting
LoRaWAN technology to expand the ecosystem. The company actively
educates the market on LoRaWAN technology in various
languages.
- Seeed Technology Co., Ltd: Seeed Studio is
committed to making LoRaWAN the LPWAN standard on a global scale
through advanced technology development and participating in
numerous alliance committees and events. Violet Su, Business
Development Manager at Seeed Studio, served as Co–Event Chair for
this year’s LoRaWAN Live Munich.
- ZENNER: As an active participant within and an
advocate for the LoRa Alliance, ZENNER holds various leadership
roles on several committees. ZENNER USA’s President, Richard
Sanders, serves as a board member and treasurer of the Alliance and
strongly promotes LoRaWAN technology in the U.S. market.
Leadership Award
- Geoffroy de Guillebon of
Semtech for leading the CSMA Task force and driving
publication of Technical Recommendation 013 on enabling CSMA for
LoRaWAN.
- Norbert Herbert of Actility
SA for spearheading the establishment of and chairing the
new Walk/Drive/Fly-by Task Force to develop LoRaWAN “last mile”
coverage extension.
- Telemaco Melia of Echostar Mobile,
Ltd. for serving on the Board of Directors and leading the
Satellite Task Force to advance the NTN LoRaWAN satellite
market.
- Daniel Quant of Multi-Tech Systems,
Inc. for his strong advocacy of the LoRaWAN standard as a
LoRaWAN Ambassador, former Chair of the Smart Industry Working
Group and current Chair of the Marketing Committee.
- Boris Stöckermann of ZENNER for his work as
Chair of the Smart Cities Working Group, member of the Marketing
Committee and participation across several task forces within the
Alliance.
Distinguished Service Award
- Ken Lynch of Netmore: Ken has elevated LoRaWAN
marketing and amplified Alliance messages through his work on the
Marketing Committee and the Utilities and Buildings working groups,
as well as serving as a LoRaWAN ambassador. He strives to benefit
LoRaWAN and the LoRa Alliance by ensuring its messaging aligns to
end users in key market segments.
- Martin von der Ohe of Lacuna Space Ltd.:
Martin has been instrumental in the Regulatory Working Group effort
on European harmonization for satellite in the 860–872MHz band and
continuously contributing to lobbying CEPT to enable regulation for
satellite to SRD communications and secure access for LoRaWAN from
CEPT.
- Itziar de la Torre of IMST GmbH: Itziar has
made remarkable contributions to LoRaWAN Device Certification
efforts in the areas of training, test solutions and test solution
validation. She provides comprehensive training for the LoRaWAN
Certification Test Tool through webinars and in-person trainings at
LoRaWAN Live events.
- Stefan Schweiger of Bechtle AG: Stefan is a
strong advocate for LoRaWAN, proactively promoting its benefits to
the market. He actively drives key connections within the Alliance
ecosystem.
Ecosystem Accelerator AwardThis award
recognizes the LoRa Alliance members who recruited the most new
members to join the Alliance and continuously expand the LoRaWAN
ecosystem.
- Olivier Beaujard, Senior Director LoRa
Ecosystem, Semtech
- Roman Nemish, President and Co-Founder,
TEKTELIC
Team AwardThis LoRa Alliance team successfully
delivered the CSMA Task Force specifications, which improve
LoRaWAN’s resistance to collision, thus completing the Task Force’s
work.
- Geoffroy de Guillebon, Semtech
- Amalinda Gamage, NTU Singapore
- Professor Mo Li, NTU Singapore
- Jansen C. Liando, NTU Singapore
This LoRa Alliance team implemented the LoRaWAN relay feature
and performed interoperability to validate the spec and
implementations involving the end-device, relay node and the
network server. The team also developed several demos to showcase
the technology.
- Stephane Boudaud, Actility
- Or Sarid, Arad Technologies
- Ramez Soss, Actility
- Carlo Tinella, Semtech
Innovation Award
- Actility SA and UnaBiz
Holdings collaborated to drive network convergence,
advancing LoRaWAN core networks’ position as the “common core” to
serve deployments of mixed radio technologies.
From Our Lifetime Achievement Award
Winners“Receiving this prestigious award is a great honor,
and I am grateful to the LoRa Alliance members for their collective
work and technical stimulation. As one of the inventors of LoRa®,
which started 15 years ago with Cycleo, and then with Semtech, I am
amazed to see how the Alliance’s members have created a technology
and an ecosystem that allow users to truly benefit from the value
of IoT. Our innovation ecosystem is an incredible achievement, but
more importantly, it is a strength for the future and the best way
to grow applications further. Today, LoRaWAN is widely used to save
water, energy and resources, as well as to protect our environment.
These make me proud and thrilled to continue the journey.”
––Olivier Seller, Technical Fellow, wireless IP,
Semtech
“My sincere thanks go to all the members of the LoRa Alliance
who contribute every day to the growth and success of the LoRaWAN
ecosystem. I am deeply honored to receive this award. This
recognition highlights TEKTELIC’s strong commitment to advancing
the LoRaWAN ecosystem. By collaborating within the Alliance, we all
drive innovation and expand the reach of LoRaWAN technology,
providing robust and scalable IoT solutions worldwide. I am proud
to be part of this journey and look forward to continuing the
combined efforts to strengthen and grow the ecosystem.”
––David Tholl, CTO and Co-Founder, TEKTELIC
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About LoRa Alliance®The LoRa
Alliance® is an open, nonprofit association that has become one of
the largest and fastest-growing alliances in the technology sector
since its inception in 2015. Its members closely collaborate and
share expertise to develop and promote the LoRaWAN® standard, which
is the de facto global standard for secure, carrier-grade IoT LPWAN
connectivity. LoRaWAN has the technical flexibility to address a
broad range of IoT applications, both fixed and mobile, and a
robust LoRaWAN Certification program to guarantee that devices
perform as specified. The LoRaWAN standard has been deployed by
more than 170 major mobile network operators globally, with
connectivity available worldwide. More information:
lora-alliance.org
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