Semtech Corporation announces Collaboration with the Swiss Post Results in Universal Postal Service
July 22, 2021 at 08:02 am EDT
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Semtech Corporation announced its collaboration with the Swiss Post, the national postal service of Switzerland, resulting in the successful deployment of Swiss Post “Order Pens” leveraging Semtech’s LoRa® devices and the LoRaWAN® standard, to provide universal postal service to Swiss citizens and businesses. Through integrating LoRa, the Swiss Post optimized its postal service ordering process throughout the country to better serve its community. As the competitive landscape for delivery companies has grown, customer expectations for services have evolved for faster delivery times, lower prices and exceptional service quality. In response, the Swiss Post with the support of its Swiss-based technology partner Miromico, implemented a four-year “simple yet systematic” business strategy to address this customer centric on-demand paradigm and released Order Pens to remote villages in Switzerland with no access to a post office. Additionally, to provide a connection to each reader, the Swiss Post opted to collaborate with Swisscom and Actility to use Switzerland’s only nationwide LoRaWAN network, called the Low Power Network (LPN), covering 97% of the Swiss population. In a span of four years, the deployment of the Order Pens utilizing LoRa devices and LoRaWAN standard ultimately benefited Swiss citizens and businesses. Direct results of the solution included: On-demand ordering of postal services such as pickup of a parcel or registered letter, Easier accessibility for postal services for those without a smartphone or computer due to the easy-to-use Order Pen, Up to 10 years of battery power operation, No need for a SIM card, as the readers operate on Swisscom’s low power network in Switzerland utilizing the LoRaWAN standard, User-friendly web application providing instant listings of each order and the ability to manage devices used, departments, access rights, supplier relationships, order quantities, and delivery times.
Semtech Corporation is a high-performance semiconductor, Internet of Things (IoT) systems and cloud connectivity service provider. The Company's segments include Signal Integrity, Analog Mixed Signal and Wireless, IoT Systems, and IoT Connected Services. Signal Integrity segment designs, develops, manufactures and markets a portfolio of optical and copper data communications and video transport products. Analog Mixed Signal and Wireless segment designs, develops, manufactures and markets high-performance protection devices, which are referred to as transient voltage suppressors and specialized sensing products. IoT Systems segment designs, develops, operates and markets a product portfolio of IoT solutions that enable businesses to connect and manage their devices, collect and analyze data, and improve decision-making. IoT Connected segment provides services that include wireless connectivity and cloud-based services for customers to deploy, connect, and operate their end applications.