Chorus launches wireless IoT solution in partnership with NNNCo
September 2024
Auckland, New Zealand – Chorus has partnered with National Narrowband Network Company (NNNCo), one of Australia's leading Internet of Things (IoT) providers, to launch a new IoT asset management solution called Neura.
Designed to deliver purpose-built IoT connectivity and solutions to councils, utility providers and businesses across New Zealand, Neura provides real-time monitoring and management of critical assets such as water systems, public lighting, power and waste collection.
Neura utilises low powered wide area technology known as LoRaWAN, which is considered the global leader for IoT network technology, is purpose-built for IoT and offers a huge ecosystem of low powered sensors and a diverse range of solutions.
"Following our government-supported nationwide fibre rollout, we've seen growing need from organisations to wirelessly connect and track their physical assets and environments to help improve efficiency, reduce costs and improve sustainability outcomes,” says Joe Caccioppoli, Head of Growth and New Business at Chorus. "Our conversations with the market highlighted challenges to deploying IoT solutions that Chorus is well positioned to solve as New Zealand's leading digital infrastructure provider. By leveraging our existing infrastructure assets such as fibre, poles and exchanges alongside NNNCo's IoT expertise, we are providing connectivity where customers need it.”
Market analysis reveals a growing need from organisations to wirelessly connect and track their physical assets and environments to help improve efficiency, reduce costs and improve sustainability outcomes.
The NZ IoT Alliance recently forecasted that there will be 100 billion IoT connections by 2025 globally, reflecting a significant expansion in the adoption and integration of IoT technologies. This growth is expected to drive substantial economic benefits, with New Zealand businesses recognising IoT as transformational or strategic for their operations.
Robert Zagarella, CEO and co-founder of NNNCO says, "As a global leader in IoT, our partnership with Chorus will bring a new level of expertise to the local market. Chorus’ world-class network building credentials, combined with our real-world applications, is set to enable better decision-making, operational efficiency, cost reduction and enhanced customer experience."
Neura will place LoRaWAN gateways on Chorus assets such as its poles and exchanges, then use fibre or cellular to provide backhaul. NNNCo’s network, device and data management platforms will then allow customers to analyse data from sensors, visualise trends and automate actions.
Chorus is currently running a trial with a water utility provider and has coverage in six cities, Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin, with further rollout underway.
For more details, visit neura.co.nz.
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About Chorus:
New Zealand's largest open-access internet infrastructure company, Chorus, provides wholesale telecommunications services to over 90 competing phone and broadband retailers. Our fibre network offers Aotearoa New Zealand's people, communities, and businesses greater access to ever-expanding opportunities through high-speed, reliable and world-class broadband.
Since 2011, Chorus was involved in the government’s Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) programme which rolled fibre infrastructure out to 87 per cent of New Zealand. Chorus aims to retire its copper network by 2030 to become a fibre-only infrastructure provider.
About NNNCO:
NNNCo is Australia’s leading LoRaWAN® network carrier, and a 100% IoT telco. We provide a shared, and scalable Internet of Things (IoT) network service and platform, using LoRaWAN® technology to enable enterprise-grade IoT solutions for businesses and government, using any device, any network, and any platform.
We deliver meaningful data from everyday things to create a sustainable world. Our purpose is to accelerate the world’s adoption of IoT by making it universally accessible and valuable to people, communities and business.
For further information:
Vicki Gan
Media and content manager
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