Australia’s industrial and IoT sectors are racing toward smarter, more autonomous sensing and one of the clearest opportunities is at the extreme edge, where devices must operate on tiny batteries and stay connected across vast distances. That gap between intelligence and efficiency is exactly where Nanoveu’s (ASX:NVU) subsidiary EMASS and US-listed Semtech believe they can shift the market.

Their newly announced collaboration integrates EMASS’s ECS-DoT edge-AI system-on-chip with Semtech’s LoRa® transceivers, creating a pathway for ultra-low-power devices that can sense, analyse and communicate without relying on energy-hungry cloud processing.

The companies outline how this pairing could reshape future industrial networks and why they see real-world adoption ahead.

Bringing AI to the Extreme Edge

Today’s LoRaWAN® devices typically push raw data up to the cloud, a model that drains batteries, clogs networks and slows response times. EMASS’s ECS-DoT instead pushes machine-learning models directly into the device, running at microwatt to milliwatt power levels.

As a consequence of this shift, only meaningful insights or alerts need to be transmitted. In practice, users could see longer battery life, lower cloud and network costs, and faster decision-making – even in remote environments where connectivity flickers.

The integrated ECS-DoT + LoRa® platform is pitched as a blueprint for OEMs to scale intelligent sensors across sectors including smart cities, industrial infrastructure and remote asset monitoring.

Scalable and Autonomous Sensing

Semtech’s Shahar Feldman emphasised that long-range connectivity is a key unlock for always-on edge AI.

“LoRa® transceivers extend the reach of always-on edge AI sensors to environments where traditional connectivity solutions can’t operate or scale effectively.”

He added that the collaboration aims to deliver practical tools to engineers who need autonomy at scale:

“By working with EMASS, we’re delivering practical solutions that give engineers the tools to deploy autonomous sensing at scale – whether monitoring remote industrial assets or enabling next-generation security systems.”

Nanoveu’s CEO, Mark Goranson, said the reference designs being released show how real-world systems can benefit from this integration.

“These reference designs show how on-device intelligence can drive faster, smarter decisions in real-world settings.”

And he highlighted how the integration with LoRaWAN® widens the technology’s applicability:

“By pairing ECS-DoT with LoRaWAN®, we’re exploring new ways to deploy AI at scale in environments where traditional solutions simply can’t reach.”

Demonstrations Showcase Practical Industrial Use Cases

Predictive maintenance is a flagship example. The ECS-DoT chip can analyse vibration and environmental sensor data directly on the device, sending only health indicators or alerts across LoRaWAN®. According to EMASS, this allows factories, utilities and remote operators to monitor assets more efficiently and cost-effectively.

Acoustic event detection is another. ECS-DoT processes audio on-device to classify events such as glass breaks, gunshots or abnormal impacts. The approach reduces false alarms and avoids transmitting raw audio – useful for privacy-sensitive security applications.

These designs will be showcased at CES 2026 in several locations, including Semtech’s suite, the LoRa® Alliance booth and EMASS’s own hospitality suites.

Why It Matters for EMASS and Nanoveu

For Nanoveu’s EMASS, the collaboration signals two advantages:

• Accelerated adoption, with joint reference designs giving OEMs a clearer path to evaluation and integration.
• Expanded use cases, demonstrating roles for the technology across industrial IoT, security and remote monitoring.

By aligning with Semtech’s LoRa® ecosystem – already foundational to global low-power IoT – the ECS-DoT platform positions itself where billions of devices are forecast to be deployed.

Industry Outlook

As AI migration shifts from cloud to edge, demand for long-range, battery-efficient intelligence is set to grow. The EMASS–Semtech collaboration underscores a broader trend: the next frontier of IoT will be defined not just by connectivity, but by autonomy.

And with demonstrations now moving into the hands of industry stakeholders ahead of CES 2026, both companies appear intent on ensuring that edge AI is not just powerful, but deployable.