Future of Seamless Asset Tracking | Semtech's Randy Ryder | E207

In this episode of the podcast, Semtech's Randy Ryder joins Ryan Chacon to discuss the future of asset tracking. The podcast opens up with an introduction of Randy and Semtech before Randy discusses the current state and where he sees asset tracking heading. He then discusses the importance of expanding connectivity and how new technologies enable new use cases. The podcast wraps up with a high-level conversation about how companies can stand out and what makes them successful.

Randy Ryder is the Director of Wireless Products for Semtech’s Wireless and Sensing Products Group, where he focuses on Semtech’s LoRa® devices. Before Semtech, he led a product marketing team at ams AG, developing advanced optical sensor solutions for consumer and industrial applications. Randy has 20+ years of experience in the semiconductor industry, working across various products, including microcontrollers, applications processors, and different wireless technologies. Randy holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and a Master of Business Administration from Vlerick Business School in Belgium.

Semtech, a supplier of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors and advanced algorithms, produces a long-range, low-power Internet of Things wireless chipset called LoRa®, which seamlessly connects sensors to the Cloud to enable real-time communication of data and analytics. Semtech’s LoRa technology reduces costs, extends battery life, and improves network capacity to enable smart IoT applications that solve some of our planet's most significant challenges from energy management, natural resources reduction, pollution control, and infrastructure efficiency. During the interview, Randy will discuss LoRa and the recently announced LoRa Edge LR1120 platform, which seamlessly tracks assets worldwide, regardless of location.

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Key Question and Topics from this Episode:
(0:00) Welcome to the IoT For All Podcast
(1:40) Introduction to Randy and Semtech
(2:55) Future of asset tracking
(4:38) Expanding connectivity
(8:40) Use cases that are now enabled
(10:46) How do companies stand out?
(15:45) Which companies will succeed?

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