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Semtech's LoRa® Wireless RF Technology Picked by Ceské Radiokomunikace for IoT Network in Czech RepublicSemtech Corporation (Nasdaq: SMTC), a leading supplier of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, today announced its LoRa® wireless RF technology has been selected by Ceské Radiokomunikace (CRa) as the RF platform for the Company's first Internet of Things (IoT)-based pilot program. This Smart News Release features multimedia. View the full release here: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151201005594/en/ Working with network partners RWE GasNet and Softlink, CRa has developed a LoRa-based solution that was tested in the spring of 2015 and has now been launched in select markets. The tests demonstrated the long reach, low power consumption and low operational costs of the LoRa technology. They also exhibited the signal quality and reach to both outside and inside facilities, which is a key parameter for smart metering.
"CRa demands strict RF standards for its network and has been very diligent in its evaluations of the LoRa technology and LoRaWAN protocol, which have exceeded CRa's expectations and delivered to us confirmation that the technology is a great choice for real-world IoT networks," said Jaap Groot, Vice President of System Business Development for Semtech's Wireless, Sensing and Timing Product Group. "CRa wants to provide a smart city infrastructure for its partners allowing them easier implementation of their own solutions." According to industry consultant Gartner (News - Alert), billions of devices around the world will be connected by 2020. CRa is positioning itself to cater to IoT development throughout the country and region with infrastructure that offers nationwide coverage and a high-performance cloud computing data center. The pilot network, developed by CRa for RWE GasNet and Softlink s.r.o., uses pulse sensors on the RWE gas pipeline to capture data that is then sent via the LoRa radio network into the CRa cloud. From there, the data is processed and sent to end-users. The pilot operation has been implemented in Prague and surrounding suburbs, and the network should be ready for commercial launch by the end of 2015. About Semtech Semtech Corporation is a leading supplier of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors for high-end consumer, enterprise computing, communications and industrial equipment. Products are designed to benefit the engineering community as well as the global community. The company is dedicated to reducing the impact it, and its products, have on the environment. Internal green programs seek to reduce waste through material and manufacturing control, use of green technology and designing for resource reduction. Publicly traded since 1967, Semtech is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol SMTC. For more information, visit www.semtech.com. Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements All statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact, including statements that use the words "allows," "expects," "should," "will," or other similar words or expressions, that describe Semtech Corporation's or its management's future plans, objectives or goals are "forward-looking statements" and are made pursuant to the Safe-Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause the actual results of Semtech Corporation to be materially different from the historical results and/or from any future results or outcomes expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors are further addressed in Semtech Corporation's annual and quarterly reports, and in other documents or reports, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (www.sec.gov) including, without limitation, information under the captions "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and "Risk Factors." Semtech Corporation assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this release, except as required by law. Semtech, the Semtech logo, LoRa and LoRaWAN are registered trademarks or service marks, or trademarks or service marks, of Semtech Corporation and/or its affiliates. Third-party trademarks or service marks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.
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