# The Things Network Florence

A local community of The Things Network: people building an open, free LoRaWAN® network for the Internet of Things in and around Florence.

- Country: [Italy](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/country/italy/)
- Status: Campaign (a community getting started)
- Founded: 2016
- Members: 3
- Location: 43.7767, 11.2463
- Web page: https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/florence/

## About

The Things a Firenze: per una rete IoT a basso costo

Crediamo molto in LoRa, una eccellente tecnologia nata per IoT, ed intendiamo diffonderla a Firenze tramite LoRaWAN e il progetto "The Things Network".
Attualmente stiamo cercando:
- aziende, enti di ricerca, persone interessate a sperimentazioni LoRa/LoRaWAN
- contributi economici per sviluppo della rete
- contatti con stampa locale, FabLab, gruppi sul territorio per far conoscere LoRa e i suoi vantaggi.

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We strongly believe in LoRa, an excellent IoT technology. We intend to deploy it in Firenze, thanks to LoRaWAN and the "The Things Network" project.
Currently we are looking for:
- companies, research bodies, persons interested in experimenting LoRa/LoRaWAN
- financial contributors, for developing the network
- contact with local press, FabLabs, DIY groups on the territory, to spread the word about LoRa and its benefits.

## Contact

Per i contatti è possibile usare l'indirizzo lora-firenze@tiscali.it
Prossimamente sarà attivato un minisito web.
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For contacts you can use the email lora-firenze@tiscali.it
We will soon setup a mini web site.

## Resources

- [Forum](http://forum.thethingsnetwork.org/)

## Partners

- [M.d.C. Technology](http://www.mdctechnology.net/)

## In the media

- [The Next Web - The Things Network wants to make every city smart](http://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/08/19/the-things-network-wants-to-make-every-city-smart-starting-with-amsterdam/)

## Recent updates

- [Nasce The Things Network a Firenze](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/florence/post/nasce-the-things-network-a-firenze.md) (2016-10-10)