Robustel and Netmore Group have formed a strategic technology partnership to make it easier for utilities, property owners and industrial operators to deploy and scale LoRaWAN networks.
The collaboration combines Netmore’s ThingPark platform and managed-network capabilities with Robustel’s industrial gateway portfolio, including edge-computing and operational technology integration.
The partnership gives ThingPark customers a wider choice of industrial gateway hardware when extending coverage, adding sites or incorporating edge computing into LoRaWAN infrastructure. It also offers Robustel customers a route from self-managed networks to Netmore’s professionally operated LoRaWAN environment without changing their existing gateway strategy.
Two integration routes
The companies have validated ThingPark Long Range Relay (LRR) on Robustel’s R1520LG gateway, creating a ThingPark-native deployment path and a foundation for LRR support across Robustel’s next generation of LoRaWAN gateways.
Alongside LRR, the partners support Semtech LoRa Basics Station with CUPS, a standards-based method for secure gateway provisioning and packet forwarding. Together, the two approaches are intended to give operators flexibility between rapid onboarding and deeper integration with the ThingPark gateway architecture.
This flexibility matters because networks often span utilities, commercial buildings, industrial sites and municipal infrastructure with differing coverage, backhaul and integration requirements. Robustel says its gateway variants support the major LoRaWAN regional frequency plans used across international markets, while its products are available in more than 100 countries.
Gateways become edge nodes
The partnership reflects a shift in the role of the LoRaWAN gateway from a simple sensor-to-network connection point to an intelligent edge device. Robustel’s new LG3120e combines LoRaWAN connectivity, 4G/LTE backhaul, eSIM support and a Linux-based edge-computing environment, allowing it to run applications and process data locally.
Through Robustel E2C Field, the gateway can also collect and process data from industrial equipment using protocols including Modbus, OPC UA and BACnet alongside LoRaWAN devices. This means a single gateway can bridge sensor networks into building-management, metering and industrial-control environments.
“The first wave of LoRaWAN proved that we could connect enormous numbers of low-power devices efficiently. The second proved that those networks could scale. The third wave is about making LoRaWAN operational infrastructure — easier to deploy, easier to manage and much easier to integrate with the systems around it,” said Tao Yang, chief executive of Robustel.
Asia-Pacific opportunity
Netmore positions itself as a global operator for massive IoT, with networks in more than 50 countries and more than 18.4 million devices contracted across over 112,000 gateways. Its regional footprint includes Indonesia, while its platform is designed for utilities, property management, energy monitoring and track-and-trace applications.
“Our customers are building LoRaWAN networks that cover entire cities, utility service areas and property portfolios,” said Andreas Stenhager, chief commercial officer at Netmore Group. “Bringing ThingPark LRR and Basic Station support to Robustel’s portfolio gives ThingPark customers a wider choice of proven industrial hardware, available locally in the markets where they deploy.”
The companies say the agreement establishes a foundation for further technical development, including broader ThingPark support across Robustel’s gateway portfolio and joint deployments with network operators, enterprises and solution partners worldwide.
