AUSTRALIA

The Things Network

The Things Network is on a mission to build an open, global and crowdsourced Internet of Things data network, owned and operated by its users.

In July 2015, The Things Network managed to cover the entire city of Amsterdam with a new type of wireless network using a technology called LoRaWAN (Long Range Wide Area Network). The network was built, bottom up, funded by people like you. Now, the network is being rolled out in hundreds of countries around the world. Join us in our mission to provide the world with an open Internet of Things data network.

You are the network, let’s build this thing together.


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The Things Network in Australia

Australia is a big country, as we all know! It can be a challenge setting up country-wide services.
As of November 2019 we have 43 TTN communities and over 500 gateways.

In Australia, The Things Network uses the LoRaWAN AU915 band plan. See https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/docs/lorawan/frequency-plans.html. For AU915, we use Frequency Sub Band 2, also known as channels 8-15, or 916.8MHz through to 918.2MHz.

V2 Gateways:
If configuring a gateway, select meshed-router. If configuring an application, select meshed-hander (under Settings).
Also, use the Australia console (https://console.thethings.meshed.com.au/), especially if you want to use an Integration.

Apart from that, configuration is as per the DOCS page at https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/docs/

Please note: as per February 2021 there is a major upgrade to The Things Stack V3 underway. Please see this forum topic Australian V2 –> V3 migration planning and coordination for more info.

V3 Console:https://au1.cloud.thethings.network/console/


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Australia started off nice with 49 communities

There are already 0 gateways connected all around Australia.

Communities

The Things Network is a collection of close knit communities. Find the community in your area. Contact your community initiator to get in the loop. Some communities run meetups, some have mailing lists. Get involved and showcase your work with other communities.

Can't find a community in your area? Be the initiator of your local community and start a The Things Network Community.

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Albany
6 contributors
0 gateways
Albury-Wodonga
11 contributors
8 gateways
Alice Springs
3 contributors
0 gateways
Armidale
16 contributors
2 gateways
Ballarat
12 contributors
1 gateways
Bega
11 contributors
0 gateways
Bendigo
34 contributors
2 gateways
Brisbane
81 contributors
22 gateways
Cairns, Qld
16 contributors
1 gateways
Canberra
18 contributors
6 gateways
Cassowary Coast
4 contributors
0 gateways
Central West Nsw
16 contributors
5 gateways
Coffs Harbour
4 contributors
0 gateways
Darwin
10 contributors
3 gateways
East Gippsland
4 contributors
0 gateways
Geelong
16 contributors
12 gateways
Gold Coast
26 contributors
4 gateways
Griffith
1 contributors
0 gateways
Hamilton
20 contributors
9 gateways
Hervey Bay
4 contributors
0 gateways
Hobart
33 contributors
7 gateways
Hunter Valley
11 contributors
4 gateways
Ipswich
24 contributors
5 gateways
Landsborough
2 contributors
0 gateways
Logan And Redland
8 contributors
0 gateways
Mackay
2 contributors
0 gateways
Mareeba
6 contributors
0 gateways
Melbourne
142 contributors
52 gateways
Meredith
1 contributors
0 gateways
Mid North Coast
10 contributors
3 gateways
Moonta
1 contributors
1 gateways
Mount Gambier
1 contributors
2 gateways
Newcastle & Lake Macquarie
53 contributors
2 gateways
Northern Beaches
14 contributors
5 gateways
Perth
137 contributors
30 gateways
Point Clare
1 contributors
4 gateways
Redland Bay
4 contributors
0 gateways
Rockhampton
6 contributors
0 gateways
South Australia
145 contributors
30 gateways
Sunshine Coast
23 contributors
3 gateways
Sydney
197 contributors
28 gateways
Tablelands, Queensland
9 contributors
0 gateways
Tamworth
8 contributors
1 gateways
Toowoomba
33 contributors
7 gateways
Townsville
9 contributors
1 gateways
Waikerie
2 contributors
2 gateways
Warrnambool
6 contributors
0 gateways
Wollongong, Australia
60 contributors
2 gateways
Woodside
2 contributors
12 gateways

Rules & Regulations

Every country has different rules and regulations. Check out the resources to find out what you have to take into account when working with The Things Network.

In Australia, we use the 915-928 MHz frequency range with a maximum Equivelant Radiated Isotropic Power (EIRP) of 1 watt. In general, if you use AU915 compliant LoRaWAN modules, you will be complying with the standard.

Note that US modules cannot be used in Australia. Although the US also uses 915 MHz, the actual band is wider than ours (902-928 MHz) and it is illegal to use the lower part of the band in Australia.

See the ACMA Fact Sheet and related material for more information

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Resources

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People

The Things Network has a strong (and awesome) community of people. We are thrilled to see so many people using our platforms, discussing use cases & helping each other out in the world of loT.


and 1258 others are part of The Things Network Australia

Upcoming events

Another day, another event. All around the country communities are organizing hackerspaces, workshops & other events.