Tata Communications Deploys Ultra-Low Power IoT Connectivity in India

India is one of the fastest growing economies, and IoT development markets, in the world. And Tata Communications, a leading provider communications in India, is helping to move that needle even faster.

The company has announced that it has successfully conducted trials of a new Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN), based on LoRaTM technology for IoT devices across Mumbai and Delhi.

“Tata Communications is dedicated to enabling cutting-edge, innovative communication solutions for the digital economy,” said Tri Pham, Chief Strategy Officer, Tata Communications. “We see a massive need for a new smart network to enable intelligent solutions for a variety of M2M applications to facilitate a simpler and smarter way of life and at a lower cost of ownership. These trials are just the beginning; we intend to deploy this network across India and invite customers with IoT projects to work with us to test it, end-to-end.”

Tata said it plans to roll out India’s first LoRaTM network across the country, with full coverage starting in Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore. The new network is a super low-power, secure, bidirectional communication solution, available for any company to use for connecting M2M objects and applications simply and energy efficiently. The first phase targets to cover 400 million people.

This LPWAN wireless network enables communications in deep water and more than 50 yards underground. The signal can penetrate through up to seven walls inside buildings, th ecompnay said and has an almost 15 mile range.

“We are excited that Tata Communications has decided to deploy a LoRaWAN carrier-grade LPWAN solution across India,” said Mohan Maheswaran, CEO, Semtech, the technology partner for the project. “It is also a matter of great pride that after extensive testing of all available LPWAN technologies, Tata Communications chose to deploy LoRa technology in its endeavor to create and enable a brand new network for connected devices.”