Kerlink and Tata Communications Transformation Services (TCTS), announced a partnership to promote and deploy LoRaWAN® IoT networks globally. The partnership was announced at the LoRa Alliance(TM) three-day All Members Meeting in Berlin. Kerlink and TCTS will demonstrate to telecom carriers, start-up IoT connectivity providers, cities and large multinationals how LoRa® technology is one of the most responsive and reliable protocols for IoT connectivity. Kerlink and TCTS will offer easily installed and managed networks that include the full range of smart-city applications for lighting, parking, building, energy and refuse management, as well as smart agriculture, metering, and safety and security applications. Tata Communications, part of Tata Group along with TCTS, and Kerlink have deployed LoRaWAN® networks in more than 40 Indian communities and cities, touching over 250 million people in total. The nationwide deployment is powered by more than 10,000 Kerlink Wirnet iBTS Compact stations. Tata Communications' LoRaWAN® networks offer an overall availability higher than 99%, and Kerlink carrier-grade solutions have demonstrated their robustness and reliability through three monsoon cycles in India. TCTS provides business transformation, managed network operations, network outsourcing and consultancy services to telecommunication companies around the world. In this partnership with Kerlink, the company will provide customers with sensors, integration expertise and the applications needed for its networks. Kerlink will bring Wirnet iBTS stations for low-power/wide-area (LPWA) connectivity. It will also provide its Wanesy Management Center for deploying and operating networks with an optimised total cost of ownership (TCO) and increased return on investment (ROI). The company has served customer rollouts of LoRaWAN® networks in 69 countries.