The global association of companies backing the open LoRaWan standard for the Internet of Things (IoT) low-power wide-area networks (LPWans) is showcasing how the technology is driving Industry 5.0 applications and adoption.

LoRaWan is also being described as a “rising star” in the smart cities, utilities and building sectors.

The LoRa Alliance claims its ecosystem delivers end-to-end solutions across the value chain, which enables the “holistic” digital transformation needed to achieve Industry 5.0’s objectives.

Industry 5.0

Industry 5.0 builds on Industry 4.0 by incorporating the human element, guided largely by environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives that seek to strengthen sustainability, efficiency and quality of life for the world’s citizens.

“Over the past few years, the LoRa Alliance has demonstrated how LoRaWan supports people, planet and profit,” said Donna Moore, CEO and chairwoman of the LoRa Alliance. “These concepts are fundamental to the ideas of Industry 5.0, which aims beyond efficiency and productivity as the sole goals and reinforces the role and the contribution of industry to society with more human-machine collaboration and human-centric solutions.”

“The evolution to Industry 5.0 is not possible without the use of open standards, backed by a strong ecosystem that offers choice of vendors and endless innovation.”