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LoRa Alliance® Authorizes TÜV Rheinland India to Open First Test House in India and Global Availability of the LoRaWAN® Certification Test Tool

Posted by TUV Rheinland on Oct 10, 2019 12:10:16 PM
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Local device testing and the ability to pretest devices with the LoRaWAN Certification Test Tool make device certification faster and more cost-effective.

The LoRa Alliance®, the global association of companies backing the open LoRaWAN® standard for the Internet of Things (IoT) low-power wide-area networks (LPWANs), announced that LoRa Alliance Authorized Test House TÜV Rheinland has opened a LoRaWAN Certification testing site in India. TÜV Rheinland India will provide local testing of LoRaWAN devices seeking to become LoRaWAN CertifiedCM.

At the same time, the LoRa Alliance announced that the LoRaWAN Certification Test Tool (LCTT), introduced this past June, is now available to LoRa Alliance members globally. These two developments offer strong support to the India market making it easier and more cost-effective than ever before to certify LoRaWAN devices.

“Certification is critical to successful implementation and project outcomes,” said Donna Moore, CEO, and Chairwoman of the LoRa Alliance. “This is why the LoRa Alliance only promotes LoRaWAN CertifiedCM devices –– those that have passed our comprehensive and rigorous test suite and deliver the quality and performance expected by installers and end-users. “LoRaWAN is an open global specification, so facilitating certification worldwide is a key priority for us. As we look to support the growing number of LoRaWAN deployments in India, this expansion of TÜV Rheinland’s services here, along with full global availability of the LCTT precertification tool, are critical developments for our members and significantly augment device manufacturers’ ability to certify their devices.”

TÜV Rheinland’s presence as local test houses in India means that Indian companies seeking to certify their devices can do so with greater efficiency than ever before. The time and cost savings are achieved by not having to ship devices internationally. Further, LoRa Alliance members can now utilize the LCTT before officially engaging in the certification process, further accelerating development roadmaps and timelines.

“It is an honor to be recognized as the first LoRa Alliance Authorized Test House in India. We are already offering services for testing end devices in the IN 865MHz-867MHz frequency band allocated for LoRaWAN operations in India and anticipate rapid extension of our authorization for the European ISM band EU 868MHz-870MHz to support local end device manufacturers who wish to certify devices for European markets,” said Kutbuddin Vora, Global Program Manager - Strategic Product Development - Wireless/IoT of TÜV Rheinland.

“We are entering into a world of technological advancements where we will soon be looking beyond Wi-Fi and Bluetooth for the Internet of Things (IoT) applications. LoRaWAN’s technical flexibility will address a broad range of IoT applications, both static and mobile. TÜV Rheinland’s LoRaWAN Certification program will guarantee that devices perform as per the specified standard. It will help device manufacturers and network operators to explore global markets,” said Kalyan Varma, Vice President, TÜV Rheinland India.


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Topics: Wireless, AA19_P00_Wireless