# mbed-connect

> Johan Stokking, Teach Lead of The Things Network and CTO of The Things Industries presented at Mbed Connect USA. Missed his talk? Worry not! Please find a link

- Type: Global update from The Things Network
- Author: TheThings Network
- Published: 2018-10-18
- Updated: 2026-10-06
- Web page: https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/article/mbed-connect

Johan Stokking, Teach Lead of The Things Network and CTO of The Things Industries presented at Mbed Connect USA.

Missed his talk? Worry not! Please find a link to his slides below.

### [Slide deck Mbed Connect](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rcq08Ddcwmk4SKO2Tdw52An4wApSGjSe/view?usp=sharing)

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> “How far can you go with LoRa? Theoretical maximum in free space is 530 miles & Wifi is only 1800 feet. The Things Network set the world record using a helium balloon, and reached 436 miles.” says [@johanstokking](https://twitter.com/johanstokking?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw), co-founder of The Things Network [#MbedConnect](https://twitter.com/hashtag/MbedConnect?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/Qg0tlqHS1g](https://t.co/Qg0tlqHS1g)
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> — Arm Mbed (@ArmMbed) [October 16, 2018](https://twitter.com/ArmMbed/status/1052284774432350208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> [@johanstokking](https://twitter.com/johanstokking?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) announcing Pelion device management integration for LoRa with [@thethingsntwrk](https://twitter.com/thethingsntwrk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#MbedConnect](https://twitter.com/hashtag/MbedConnect?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/den3TpcNxm](https://t.co/den3TpcNxm)
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> — Zach Shelby (@zach_shelby) [October 16, 2018](https://twitter.com/zach_shelby/status/1052284264622903296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)