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Everynet Launches Firmware OTA Updates for LPWAN

By Ken Briodagh May 02, 2017

According to a recent announcement, Everynet, an LPWA provider, has launched its new Firmware Over the Air (FOTA) update capability for LPWA networks. The company’s patent-pending FOTA algorithms and Continuous Delivery tools are designed to help device manufacturers, LPWA network operators and end users overcome the challenges with LPWA’s low data rate networks by simplifying firmware updates for IoT devices. The company’s FOTA solution reportedly is available today through LoRaWAN semiconductor manufacturers and will be available soon for all LPWA networks.

LPWA networks were not designed to transfer large amounts of data, and this creates a problem for updating firmware within IoT devices in the field. Fixing simple bugs or installing new features to millions of IoT devices is time consuming, bandwidth constrained and expensive for companies.

“Continuous delivery is a cornerstone to producing quality software in short cycles, especially for exponentially growing the IoT market,” said Vitaly Kleban, CTO, Everynet. “Everynet’s goal is to provide all of the necessary FOTA technology to enable this full continuous delivery cycle.”

Everynet has developed this new patent-pending class of compile-time optimization: output difference minimization. This optimization forces the compiler to produce a “minimum difference” between the old version of the device’s firmware and the new. Combined with a patent-pending compression algorithm, this reduces the number of messages sent to a device, a key advantage of the solution.

“The set of challenges surrounding firmware updates is one of the biggest obstacles holding back the growth of LPWA networks today,” said Lawrence Latham, managing director, Everynet. “Everynet’s bespoke FOTA algorithms remove this obstacle, providing a simple and effective way for device manufacturers, chip manufacturers and operators to push firmware updates to IoT devices.”

The company said that chip manufacturers already are adding new FOTA capabilities to their products, and end device manufacturers can reset devices and push firmware updates remotely, extending the life of products in the field.

“The FOTA advancements will have a profound impact on the deployment and adoption of LPWA devices,” Latham said. “You can go back and see what happened when FOTA was released for the 2G and 3G cellular networks. There was a huge gain in adoption numbers. The same can be expected for LPWA.”




Edited by Maurice Nagle
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