As IoT deployments push into basements, utility vaults and geographically fragmented footprints, a single connectivity bearer rarely covers every edge case. 1NCE has now integrated Netmore’s LoRaWAN services into its 1NCE OS platform via a LoRaWAN Network Server plugin, aiming to let customers manage cellular and LoRaWAN connectivity through one software stack.
For large-scale IoT, coverage “everywhere” usually turns into a practical question: where are the blind spots, and how quickly can a team route around them without redesigning devices or rebuilding backend integrations? Enterprises rolling out smart metering, street lighting or logistics tracking often end up mixing networks and technologies—yet they still have to operate, monitor and troubleshoot those fleets as one.
That operational friction is the backdrop to a new partnership between 1NCE and Netmore. The companies say 1NCE customers can now access Netmore’s LoRaWAN® services through a Netmore LoRaWAN Network Server (LNS) Plugin integrated into the 1NCE OS platform. The intent is straightforward: provide both cellular and LoRaWAN connectivity options through a single platform, rather than forcing teams to run separate connectivity and device operations workflows.
One platform for two LPWAN camps
Cellular IoT and LoRaWAN typically sit in different procurement and operations silos. Cellular offers broad geographic reach and a familiar operator model, while LoRaWAN is often used to stretch battery life, reduce costs for low-throughput sensors, or connect in locations where private or operator LoRaWAN coverage is a better fit. In practice, many deployments would benefit from using both—if the back-end integration burden doesn’t erase the advantage.
1NCE and Netmore are positioning this integration as a way to make that hybrid approach more consumable. According to the announcement, customers can use unified visibility, ingestion and routing tools to manage both technologies “in one place,” with the partnership framed around adding redundancy and improving reach into hard-to-cover areas.
The companies point to smart cities, street lighting, logistics, smart metering and other utility applications as target use cases—sectors where device fleets are long-lived, data payloads are small, and physical access is expensive once hardware is deployed.
The Netmore LoRaWAN plugin is now available on the 1NCE platform, the companies said, marking what they describe as the start of a broader strategic collaboration.
Why this matters for IoT buyers and integrators
Hybrid connectivity is not a new idea; what changes adoption is how well it fits into device lifecycle management and day-to-day operations. If a single platform can broker multiple LPWAN options without forcing parallel dashboards, parallel routing rules, and separate operational playbooks, it can reduce the overhead that often makes “multi-bearer” strategies feel like added complexity rather than resilience.
For OEMs, that can influence product planning: connectivity choices become less binary when the platform layer can expose multiple network paths in a consistent way. For system integrators and enterprises, it may shift effort from stitching together separate connectivity stacks toward defining policies—where LoRaWAN is preferred, where cellular is preferred, and where redundancy is required.
The announcement also leans on the continued gravity of LPWAN for massive IoT. Citing an Omdia forecast, the release notes that an estimated 90% of the market can be served by LPWAN and LoRaWAN by 2028. Regardless of the exact mix between cellular LPWAN and unlicensed LPWAN, the broader point is that low-power, low-data-rate connectivity remains the workhorse for high-volume sensor deployments—and buyers increasingly want flexibility without re-platforming.
Executive comments from both sides reinforce the positioning around reach and operational simplicity.
“Cellular plus LoRaWAN is an unbeatable package that delivers the best value in IoT,”
Ivo Rook, Co-Chief Executive Officer of 1NCE
“By combining our market-leading LoRaWAN services with 1NCE’s cellular platform, customers can now eliminate coverage gaps, reduce complexity, and deploy low-bandwidth solutions with unprecedented reliability across the world,”
Ove Anebygd, Chief Executive Officer of Netmore Group
In the near term, the success of the integration will be judged less by slogans and more by execution details that matter to practitioners: how cleanly devices and data flows can be managed across bearers, and how much “two-network reality” is abstracted away from application teams. But the direction is clear—connectivity providers are increasingly competing on software integration and operational cohesion, not just on radio access.
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