ST joins ZETA Alliance to promote emerging long-range IoT connectivity standards

Semiconductor supplier STMicroelectronics has joined the ZETA Alliance, an industry organization, to promote the use of ZETA low-power wide-area network (LPWAN) technology to develop low-cost, long-range IoT connectivity products.

ZETA technology is developing rapidly in China, Japan and even around the world. By integrating innovative wireless technologies, ZETA technology can enable low-power, low-cost devices to have long-distance wireless communication capabilities. In addition, this wireless technology also natively supports Mesh networks, which can enable peer-to-peer communication between network nodes, improving network coverage and flexibility.

STMicroelectronics joins the Alliance as a Promoter Member and expects ZETA technology to further promote the development and adoption of the Internet of Things around the world. The standard enables developers to create cost-effective IoT-based solutions that address the challenges posed by extreme cost constraints.

“ZETA’s value proposition is highly impactful and takes its place in the mature LPWAN technologies, providing solution developers with more technology choices and design flexibility, and enabling the IoT to better benefit more end users,” said Hakim Jaafar, Director of STM32 Wireless Marketing at STMicroelectronics. “ST is actively working with industry organizations to develop IoT connectivity chips using all major LPWAN standards and provides a range of solutions to help developers bring innovative products to market quickly and achieve higher economic benefits.”

As a major technical contributor to ZETA and a founding member of the ZETA Alliance, Zifisense welcomes STMicroelectronics to join the ZETA Alliance. Dr. Zhuoqun Li, CEO of Zifisense, said: "We believe that ST will greatly enhance the strength of the ZETA development ecosystem chain and promote the further development and deployment of ZETA technology. We look forward to working with ST to build a broader LPWAN 2.0 global IoT ecosystem."

STMicroelectronics is collaborating with ZiFiSense to bring ZETA technology to the highly integrated STM32WL wireless system-on-chip (SoC), which combines ultra-low-power microcontroller functionality with a wireless platform certified for international radio equipment regulations.