https://www.meetup.com/growing-data-adelaide/events/283877811/ Powered by the Helium Blockchain, The People’s Network represents a paradigm shift for decentralized wireless infrastructure. With the number of Helium LoRaWAN gateways growing from zero in May 2021 to over 500 gateways in South Australia, we will focus on what is happening with local gateway rollouts and use cases. TTN vs Helium models and how the LoRaWAN scene has been changing last 12 months.

1. OpenData &
IoT Meetup -
Feb 2022
LoRaWAN in (South)
Australia
http://tiny.cc/meetup-feb-2022

2. Sometimes You Have to
Look Back to Move
Forward

3. 16/07/2016
Establishment of Adelaide TTN
Community / Meetup
30/03/2017
First TTN Gateway Launch
10/2019
TTN APAC Conference &
Connected Cities Launch
28/04/2021
First Helium AU915 Gateway
“Jumpy Corduroy Dolphin”
@Jaytheblader
31/01/2022
4000 Helium Gateways Australia

4. Wireless IoT Landscape
Source: industrytoday.com

5. The good old days
November 2019:
“Adelaide (South Australia) is leading
the way. Per head of population we
are a world leader in Gateway
density”

6. TTN coverage map
Maritime use-cases are becoming possible!
Reference: ttnmapper.org

7. Meet Helium
Zero (not exactly) to 500,000 in a year.
Reference:

8. Helium Australia
Zero (nearly) to >4,000 in 9 months.

9. Helium Australia
As of 23/02/2022
Reference: Sitebot

10. The tale of two networks
Number of gateways The Things Network Helium
Growth SA Now <50
Max ~150
(over 3 years)
Now 455
(over 9 months)
Growth Australia Now ~450
Max ~1,000
Now 4,175
Growth World Now ~20,500
Max ~100,000
Now ~593,800
(+ ~80,000 per month)

11. Learning from the past
1. Gateway owner incentive scheme
a. Proof-of-coverage
b. Traffic forwarding
c. Validators
2. Focus
a. TTN: Public/Private mixed message
b. Helium: single public network
3. Being on the bleeding edge
a. Huge achievement for TTN
b. Great community effort / education
4. Frequency plan mess
a. Introducing AS923 with no consultation
b. Confusion & F.U.D.
“Why did the PUBLIC The Things
Network not succeed where Helium
is?”

12. AU915 AS923
Official ACMA Regional
Standard
Multiple implementations
depending on which Asian
country (AS923-1, AS923-2)
64 available channels
(8 sub-bands)
16 channels
(2 sub-bands)
Higher antenna power (30 dBm
max EIRP)
Limited antenna power (16 dBm
max EIRP)
No duty cycle limitation
References: TTN Forum AU915 vs AS923
LoRaWAN Regional Parameters
HIP-45
The tale of two frequency bands

13. What is GDF planning?
1. Regional Network Coordination
a. Local Government Regions
b. State Government
2. LoRaWAN SA steering group
a. State government
b. Local government
c. Private industry
d. Educational institutions
3. Key projects
a. Firewater project (continued)
b. Wetlands Monitoring (Nature Glenelg Trust)
c. Australian Landscape Trust
d. STEM (AgTech) Education program

14. Come along for the ride? 1. Hands-on projectds
a. Developers (hard & software)
b. Tech4Good
c. Environmental Monitoring
d. Biodiversity
e. Water quality and availability
2. Skills register
a. Future grant applications
3. Membership
a. AUD25 per year :-)
Reference: GDF Membership

15. Let’s do this ‘thing’
together!
It’s the people’s network.

16. Thankyou
Leo Gaggl, Chairperson
Growing Data Foundation Ltd
leo@gdf.org.au
https://gdf.org.au/