The Business of LoRaWAN29 Heinä 2025

The LoRaWAN Tsunami with Olivier Hersent

Olivier Hersent, founder and CEO of Actility, talks about the accelerating convergence of LoRaWAN and BACnet in building automation, and what that means for retrofits, logistics, and the future of wireless sensing. With BACnet still dominating 70% of the building automation market—even on brand new PLCs—Olivier explains why making LoRaWAN invisible to integrators is critical, and how Actility is bridging these two worlds one sensor at a time.

He also shares insights into the work Actility is doing with custom sensing and logistics tracking, including real-world deployments in automotive assembly lines, massive vehicle yards, and remote conservation areas. From RS485-era wired sensors to modern closed-loop logistics, Olivier points to a shift toward simplicity and targeted data collection, where most application layers are 99% noise and only one bit matters.

Why BACnet remains the king of building automation—and what makes integrating LoRa so difficult
How Actility is streamlining LoRaWAN-to-BACnet translation by mapping and testing each individual sensor
The growing role of AI in simplifying sensor driver creation and semantic standards
A new market segment in geolocation: closed-loop logistics and the return of valuable assets
Why Africa is poised to be the next major IoT growth market, with utilities growing 50% year-over-year
The cost advantages of LoRaWAN for emerging economies and remote infrastructure
Why older, simpler wired protocols like RS485 are easier to port to LoRaWAN
How LoRaWAN could reduce power grid strain by syncing appliances with real-time energy signals
Olivier’s advice for new founders: help wired sensing companies go wireless

Olivier Hersent on LinkedIn

Actility

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