IoT development · LoRaWAN networks
Next Orbit designs and deploys LoRaWAN solutions in the UAE for businesses that need to read sensors across large sites. There is no cabling and no SIM card in every device. LoRaWAN is a low-power wide-area protocol in which battery-powered sensors send small messages over long distances to gateways. The gateways forward them to a network server, and from there to your dashboards and systems. One gateway can serve a whole warehouse, farm, compound or plant.
Quick answer
LoRaWAN solutions in the UAE connect battery-powered sensors to gateways over long distances using unlicensed sub-gigahertz radio. A site can therefore be monitored without cabling or a SIM card in every device. Next Orbit selects or builds the sensors, supplies and commissions gateways and runs a network server such as ChirpStack or The Things Stack. Decoded readings are published over MQTT to dashboards, alerts and your ERP or maintenance system. Typical uses are cold room temperatures, tank and water levels, energy and water meters, air quality, occupancy, vibration and asset tracking. Deployments follow the frequency plan permitted by the UAE regulator and are delivered from Dubai across the UAE and the GCC.
What we deliver
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Deliverable 01
A radio survey and coverage plan for the warehouse, farm, compound, plant or district. It sets gateway positions, antenna choices and backhaul over Ethernet, Wi-Fi or cellular. Device classes, uplink intervals and payload sizes are chosen so battery life and data freshness match each use case.
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Deliverable 02
Indoor and outdoor gateways rated for UAE heat and dust. Off-the-shelf sensors cover temperature, humidity, level, energy, water, air quality, occupancy, doors and vibration. We supply, provision and label every device. We also keep the device register, so replacements and battery changes are simple.
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Deliverable 03
Where no off-the-shelf device fits, we design custom boards around LoRa modules and write the firmware. That covers sensor drivers, power management, over-the-air activation, confirmed and unconfirmed uplinks, downlink commands and update paths. Prototypes are tested on site before a production run with a manufacturing partner.
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Deliverable 04
A LoRaWAN network server such as ChirpStack or The Things Stack, with payload decoders and an MQTT broker. It runs as SaaS or as a dedicated deployment where your compliance rules require it. Readings flow to dashboards, maintenance systems, BMS and ERP through our integration team.
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Deliverable 05
Live maps and charts per site, zone and asset. Threshold and trend alerts go out by SMS, WhatsApp, email or push, with escalation rules. Scheduled reports serve operations and compliance. Dashboards are built in Arabic and English for operations teams and management, designed by our UI and UX team.
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Deliverable 06
Pulse and Modbus readers on meters, level sensors on tanks, temperature probes in chillers and current clamps on machines. Trackers go on trailers. Everything reports over LoRaWAN without replacing the equipment. The retrofit plan lists each asset, the sensor, the mounting method and the person who owns the alert.
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Part of our IoT development service. The same architecture-first process, quality control and support apply; tell us the problem and one of our expert engineers will map it to a plan.
Discovery CallThe work is delivered from one office in Dubai, at Mai Tower in Al Nahda 1.
Clients are across Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, the whole UAE and the GCC. We supply and commission LoRaWAN gateways and sensors in Dubai and the other emirates. We write firmware for custom devices, run the network server and build the dashboards and alerts. IoT retrofit solutions in the UAE are a common starting point: existing tanks, meters, chillers and vehicles get sensors without replacement.
Sensors run for a long time on batteries and messages travel far through buildings and across open sites.
A few gateways cover an area that would otherwise need many SIM cards or cables.
A radio survey, gateway placement with backhaul, device provisioning with secure join keys and payload decoders.
Then a network server, an MQTT broker and dashboards with alert rules that someone owns.
Site survey and design, sensors and gateways, and custom hardware and firmware where no off-the-shelf device fits.
Then the network server, dashboards, integration with your systems and a support plan.
Architecture-first
Before a line of production code is written we draw the system: the people who use it, the services behind it and the systems it must talk to. This reference architecture from our IoT development practice is the starting point we adapt to your operation.
Flow 01 Sensors & devices Gateways & connectivity Cloud platform
Flow 02 Retrofit add-ons Gateways & connectivity SCADA / historian
Flow 03 Sensors & devices Gateways & connectivity Dashboards, alerts, apps
Technology stack
Chosen per project from tools we run in production. Pick a category to see the part of the stack behind it.
How it runs
5 stages, each with a deliverable you can review and sign off before the next begins.
We walk the site, confirm what must be measured, test radio coverage and list assets for retrofit.
Gateway positions, sensor selection or custom device design, data model, alert rules and integrations agreed with you.
A pilot zone with gateways, sensors, the network server and a dashboard, run until readings and alerts are trusted.
Remaining zones provisioned, devices labelled and registered, integrations switched on and staff trained.
Battery and device replacement, firmware updates, new sensors and new sites added as you grow.
Who it is for
Cold rooms, reefers and display fridges monitored with alerts and compliance reports.
Energy and water meters, air quality, occupancy and leak detection across buildings.
Soil moisture, greenhouse climate, tank levels and irrigation control across wide fields.
Meter reading, pressure and flow monitoring across networks with few gateways.
Vibration, temperature and run-hour sensors on machines and tracking of equipment on site.
Container, trailer and asset location, door events and temperature in storage areas.
Questions, answered
Reading sensors across large or hard-to-cable sites. Examples are cold rooms and reefers, tank and water levels, energy and water meters, and air quality and occupancy in buildings. Farms use soil and greenhouse sensors, plants use vibration and run-hour sensors, and compounds track asset location. The common thread is many low-cost sensors, long battery life and few gateways.
LoRaWAN runs in unlicensed sub-gigahertz bands. Deployments in the UAE must follow the frequency plan and power limits set by the Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority. We configure gateways and devices to the permitted plan and use type-approved hardware. Confirm regulatory details for your site with us during the survey.
Yes. Most deployments start as retrofits. Pulse or Modbus readers go on existing meters, level sensors on tanks, probes in chillers and current clamps on motors. Trackers go on trailers. The equipment stays in place and the sensors report over LoRaWAN. See our GPS and asset tracking page for moving assets.
Yes. When no off-the-shelf sensor fits, we design the board around a LoRa module and write the firmware. We build prototypes, test them on site and arrange a production run with a manufacturing partner. The same team handles enclosures for heat and dust and the device register used in operations.
Schematic and board design, sensor and power circuits, and firmware with sensor drivers and sleep and wake cycles. Also secure over-the-air activation, uplink and downlink handling, firmware update paths and environmental testing. Firmware is written so it can be updated in the field. The payload format is documented for the network server decoders.
The network server decodes each payload and publishes it over MQTT. Our integration layer then writes readings, alerts and events to dashboards, a maintenance system, a BMS or an ERP through their APIs. Clients on e-tijariX, which Next Orbit implements and supports, can receive stock, energy or asset data this way.
Yes. A pilot zone with a gateway, a handful of sensors and a dashboard proves coverage and alert rules first. Devices, gateways and sites are then added to the same network server and dashboards. Request a demo to see a live LoRaWAN dashboard on Next Orbit sample data.
Further reading
How an IoT development company in Dubai plans industrial IoT: sensors, connectivity, edge, security, UAE site conditions and a checklist for picking a partner.
How a GPS tracking system in the UAE covers vehicles, site equipment, containers and cold-chain goods: trackers, LoRaWAN, BLE, platform features and ERP links.
How cold chain monitoring in the UAE works: sensors in cold rooms and reefer vans, LoRaWAN and cellular links, excursion alerts and records for auditors.
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