- Wi-Fi Halow demonstrated as wireless backhaul to lorawan-gateways replacing cables
- Halowlink 2 Gateway advertised with extended range, flexible states and global regional support
- New MM8108 Evaluation Set and HalowLink 2 Hardware Expand Option for Developers
On the recent The Things Conference 2025, Morse Micro and The Things Industries Wi-Fi Halow demonstrated as a wireless backhaul for Lorawan Gateways showing how technology can replace wired connections or short range.
Lorawan is a network protocol for low -power devices that send small packages of data over long distances. Gateways collects this information and forward them online, but they typically depend on Ethernet or short range Wi-Fi to the Backhaul connection.
Wi-Fi Halow works in the sub-GHz spectrum and delivers mileage interval covering with stronger penetration through walls and obstacles than conventional Wi-Fi.
Say hello to Halowlink 2
The protocol has already been tested over 16 km under rural conditions, and by CES 2025 Morse Micro showed that it could deliver speeds up to 250 Mbps.
Pairing Halow with Lorawan provides operators with flexibility in farms, factories and large buildings where the installation of wires is expensive or impractical.
The demonstration in Amsterdam used Morse Micros MM8108 chip. The company also revealed new evaluation sets, including MM8108-KH19, combining a USB 2.0 adapter reference design with a SMA Wi-Fi Halow Antenna and a Wi-Fi 6 GL-MT3000000 router.
The sets are intended to help developers add Halow support to both new and existing devices.
“This demonstration proves that the implementation of Lorawan-Gateways no longer needs to be limited by Wired Backhaul or Wireless on a short range on a local Internet connection. Wi-Fi Halow unlocking flexible location and simplifying connection, opens up new opportunities for industrial, agricultural and smart building IMAplications world Industries.
“By combining Morse Micros Wi-Fi Halow technology with The Things Stack, we have shown that long-range Wi-Fi-Backhaul to Lorawan-Gateways is not only possible … it’s easy,” said Michael de Nil, CEO of Morse Micro.
Morse Micro also announced Halowlink 2 Gateway, a successor to Halowlink 1, combining Wi-Fi Halow with 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi.
It supports different regions, including the United States, Europe, Australia, Japan, Singapore and South Korea.
Halowlink 2 acts as a Wi-Fi Halow router, access point and extender, allowing users to create networks that are optimized for Halow devices.
Once paired with another device, it can extend 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi HotSpots beyond the range of conventional equipment, which connects to non-half-units.
The gateway is powered by MM8108 8MHz chipset and Azurewaves AW-HM677 Wi-Fi Halow module along with a Medatek MT7603E 2×2 802.11n radio.
It runs on OpenWRT 23.05 and includes a web interface, command line approach, a status dashboard, configuration guides and streamlined software updates.
Hardware specifications include a Medatek MT7621 CPU, 256 MB DRAM, 32 MB NAND flash storage, transmits power up to 26DBM and 5V/2A power entrance.
Connection includes two gigabit ethernet ports, a USB-C port for power and Ethernet data, double-tape Wi-Fi with 2.4 GHz 802.11n and Wi-Fi Halow.
“MM8108 and our rapid expanding ecosystem mark a breakthrough moment for the Internet of Things,” said Michael de Nil, co -founder and CEO of Morse Micro.
“With Wi-Fi Halow, we not only deliver silicon, we lay the foundation of IoT 2.0: An era where billions of devices can connect seamlessly, reliably and with an unprecedented flow and range of wave of innovation that defines the next decade of IoT.”
Halowlink 2 is listed as available soon on the Morse Micro Web site.
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