Roaming integration partnership extended to widen IoT network coverage
Senet claims its extended coverage services now include global LoRaWan network connectivity delivered by more than 720,000 Helium-compatible hotspots in 55,000 cities and 170 countries.
Cloud-based software and services platforms provider Senet and Helium Network, a decentralised wireless network, have announced an expansion of their roaming integration to include Helium-compatible hotspots deployed globally.
This global expansion follows a previously completed network integration for US customers and the delivery of integrated network mapping and planning tools designed to simplify the roll-out of IoT solutions.
LoRaWan network connectivity
Senet claims its extended coverage services now include global LoRaWan network connectivity delivered by more than 720,000 Helium-compatible hotspots in 55,000 cities and 170 countries.
The Helium Network broadens coverage in areas where Senet has already deployed carrier-grade networks and provides access to LoRaWan network connectivity for enterprise and consumer-grade devices where Senet has not yet deployed carrier-grade services.
As new hotspots are added to the global Helium Network, they will automatically contribute to Senet’s network coverage at no additional cost to customers.
“With our expanded network integration and Senet’s managed services approach to onboarding and supporting solution providers, we look forward to entering more markets, faster and with more opportunity for scale”
For solution providers deploying commercial applications at scale, Senet provides a carrier grade on-ramp to the Helium Network. Through a full suite of cloud-based services, solution providers partnered with Senet can onboard and operate their IoT devices using Helium-compatible hotspots while benefiting from Senet’s managed network services and customer support, including:
- application management through an intuitive user portal or APIs
- simplified billing in US dollars
- secure device provisioning and onboarding
- network monitoring and management
- notifications and alerts for application and network health
- centralised device control and reporting
- customer-specific network mapping and system health tools.
“The growth of the Helium Network has been explosive and as solution deployments grow in scale, robust network and device management services are becoming increasingly important. Through our extended coverage and managed services on-ramp to the Helium Network, solution providers benefit from greater coverage and consistency in operational service which are vital to success.”
“The growth of the Helium Network has been explosive and as solution deployments grow in scale, robust network and device management services are becoming increasingly important”
According to Senet with this global network integration it has also enhanced its network planning and coverage visualisation tools. Additional features to Senet’s integration with the Helium Network include:
- global and integrated display of Senet and the Helium Network’s public network coverage from a dynamically updated map
- interactive capabilities, including zip code search and zoom functionality, allowing users to view coverage available at any location
- through the click of a mouse, Senet customers can “drop a pin” on a network planning map resulting in the display of path quality to that location from the Senet network and the number of Helium-compatible gateways in proximity to that location.
“With our expanded network integration and Senet’s managed services approach to onboarding and supporting solution providers, we look forward to entering more markets, faster and with more opportunity for scale,” said Scott Sigel, COO of the Helium Foundation.
Senet develops cloud-based software and services used by network operators, application developers, and system integrators for the on-demand deployment of Internet of Things (IoT) networks.
In addition to industrial and commercial applications, Senet reports it has designed smart meter networks for many municipal water utility districts across the US, representing millions of households.
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