| Who: | Andy Do and Patrick van Eijk |
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| Where: | Zoom (link) Password: 139906 |
| When: | Tues, Feb 8th, 7:30pm PT |
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| Andy Do President at Embedded Works / SensorWorks |
Patrick van Eijk Director of LoRa Business Development at Semtech |
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Talk Summary:
What do you get when you utilize blockchain Decentralized Finance (DeFi) and cryptocurrency to build one of the fastest-growing wireless networks?
How would you build a global IoT wireless network in a matter of years, not decades, and at a fraction of the cost of traditional mobile carriers who might spend billions to buy spectrum, build cell towers, and gain subscribers?
The answer is the Decentralized Wireless (DeWi) movement which is growing at breakneck speeds.
At the center of this movement is the Helium blockchain, which is powered by the LoRaWAN wireless protocol that has seen tremendous growth in IoT applications.
The Helium DeWi model has amassed legions of crypto mining fans, and its “hotspot miners” have been deployed worldwide.
We’ll explore the benefits of a DeWi network and the multitude of Helium IoT applications used in small business to big city projects.
BIOs
Moderator – Andy Do
President at Embedded Works / SensorWorks
Andy Do is the Founder and President of Embedded Works, a wireless technology distributor since 2004, now turned IoT solutions integrator. Mr. Do has over 20 years of wireless industry experience, with an emphasis in the areas of GPS, WiFi, Cellular, and LPWAN solutions. He has launched several IoT brands focused on GPS telematics and Wireless Sensors. Prior to founding Embedded Works, he has held engineering and management positions at Cisco Systems, Hewlett-Packard, Proxim, and Avnet.
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Patrick van Eijk
Director of LoRa Business Development at Semtech
Patrick has a focus on LoRaWAN End Nodes and Sensors. He works in sales and business development. Closely with sensor companies in North America and Europe on both business and technical aspects of LoRa RF and LoRaWAN IoT technology in various IoT vertical markets such as Smart City, Smart Home, Agtech, Industrial, and Logistics. He is dedicated to accelerating the LoRaWAN sensor ecosystem’s growth and assisting North American LoRaWAN IoT Network operators in finding the right sensors for their use cases and proofs-of-concept.
The meeting will be held online via Zoom on Tuesday, Feb 8th, 2022 at 7:30PM Pacific Time:
https://stanford.zoom.us/j/91740374035?pwd=VHN0OEV6a0xsTWQrMjcwQ0l4a3VZUT09
Password: 139906