Wi-SUN Alliance Expands Support for Smart Cities Worldwide
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
European Frequency Band Opened for Broader Use Enables Smart Cities and IoT
MORGAN HILL, Calif., Oct. 19, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Wi-SUN Alliance, a
global ecosystem of companies seeking to accelerate the implementation of Field
Area Networking and the Internet of Things, today announced support for a new
frequency band in Europe (870-876MHz). The addition of this frequency band will
allow improved data rates, performance, robustness and security compared with
many alternative solutions. As the industry need for Smart City and IoT
deployments across Europe grows, Wi-SUN support for this band now makes
available to the European market proven Wi-SUN profiles for Field Area
Networking (FAN) and home area networking (HAN).
"Wi-SUN is responding to the Conference of European Posts and Telecommunications
Administrations (CEPT) recommendations and European Telecommunications Standards
Institute (ETSI) rules for 870-876 MHz," said Phil Beecher, chairman, Wi-SUN
Alliance. "The Wi-SUN FAN profile, using this frequency band, creates a
foundation for enhanced Utility, Smart City and other IoT implementations in
Europe, as already proven by millions of devices deployed globally."
Wi-SUN is focused on the certification of open standards based wireless
solutions for use in energy management, commercial and Smart City applications.
As part of its efforts to rapidly develop a certification program to ensure
multi-vendor interoperability for products supporting this new frequency band,
the Wi-SUN Alliance is holding a test event in the United Kingdom on 20-21
October 2015. This event for Wi-SUN members will enable companies to confirm
product interoperability and verify the test plan to be used in the Wi-SUN
Alliance Certification Program for the European market.
The adoption of Wi-SUN FAN enables wireless connectivity in advanced metering
infrastructure (AMI), distribution automation (DA), and smart cities (e.g.,
networked street lighting and other urban infrastructure) across all regions
that are addressed by the IEEE 802.15.4g global standard. The Wi-SUN
specification helps enterprises, service providers and municipalities by
enabling interoperable, multi-service and secure IPv6 communications over an
IEEE 802.15.4g based wireless mesh network. Mesh-enabled Field Area Networks
(FAN) provide resilient, secure and cost effective connectivity with extremely
good coverage in a range of topographical environments, from dense urban
neighborhoods to rural areas, with minimal additional infrastructure.
*The Wi-Sun Alliance will be exhibiting and available for press meetings at
European Utility Week, 3-5 November 2015, Vienna, Austria, please visit us at
stand m59.
About the Wi-SUN Alliance
The Wi-SUN Alliance is a non-profit association of industry leading companies
devoted to the certification and global proliferation of interoperable Wi-SUN
wireless solutions based on the IEEE 802.15.4g standard for use in Smart
Utility, Smart City, and other IoT applications requiring robust Field
Area Networking (FAN) capability using open global standards. Membership in the
Wi-SUN Alliance is open to all industry stakeholders. For more information,
please visit: www.wi-sun.org.
Wi-SUN Alliance and the Wi-SUN Alliance logo are trademarks of the Wi-SUN
Alliance.
Contacts:
North America
Shannon Mayette
media(at)wi-sun.org
+1 (602) 882-4733
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