Silicon Labs and Wirepas Surpass 10 Million Chipsets, Powering Industrial IoT at Scale

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Silicon Labs (SLAB) and Wirepas have reached a significant milestone, shipping 10 million wireless SoCs with Wirepas' RF mesh connectivity software. The partnership has seen major success in India's smart electricity metering sector, with 4 million meters deployed using Silicon Labs' sub-GHz FG23 SoC platform. Notable achievements include Norway's implementation of over 1 million smart meters in a single decentralized mesh network. The collaboration combines Silicon Labs' energy-efficient wireless platforms with Wirepas' decentralized mesh stack to create robust, ultra-resilient IoT networks for industrial applications including smart metering, emergency lighting, industrial monitoring, and building automation. This milestone validates their solution's market readiness and ability to support large-scale infrastructure projects.

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• Achieved significant milestone of 10 million wireless SoCs shipped
• Successfully deployed 4 million smart electric meters in India
• Established one of the world's largest mesh networks in Norway with over 1 million connected meters
• Strong market validation in multiple industrial sectors including smart metering and emergency lighting

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• None.

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IoT Technology Analyst

Silicon Labs and Wirepas' 10M chipset milestone validates their industrial mesh networking technology in critical infrastructure applications.

The achievement of 10 million shipped wireless SoCs running Wirepas' mesh networking software represents a significant technical and commercial validation for Silicon Labs in the industrial IoT connectivity market. This scale demonstrates genuine product-market fit in applications where reliability and resilience are non-negotiable.

The deployment details reveal the technology's versatility and robustness: 4 million smart electric meters in India and over 1 million meters in a single Norwegian mesh network. These aren't just impressive numbers—they represent some of the world's largest decentralized mesh deployments, proving the technology can handle national-scale critical infrastructure.

What makes this partnership technically significant is the architecture itself. Unlike centralized networks with single points of failure, mesh systems enable each device to act as a connection point, creating redundant pathways for data. This delivers three crucial advantages for industrial applications:

• Self-healing capabilities when individual nodes fail
• Extended range through hop-by-hop transmission
• Improved reliability in radio-challenging environments like concrete buildings

The expansion beyond smart metering into emergency lighting signals broader market applicability. For Silicon Labs specifically, this success validates their sub-GHz FG23 SoC platform as a foundation for massive IoT deployments.

In the competitive landscape of IoT connectivity (cellular, LoRaWAN, proprietary solutions), this scale achievement suggests Silicon Labs and Wirepas are capturing significant market share where power efficiency, network resilience, and deployment simplicity matter most—precisely the attributes that industrial customers prioritize in mission-critical systems.

AUSTIN, Texas and TAMPERE, Finland, June 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB), the leading innovator in low-power wireless solutions, and Wirepas, a global leader in decentralized IoT connectivity, today announced they have shipped 10 million wireless SoCs running Wirepas' RF mesh connectivity software, primarily in the Indian market with the Silicon Labs sub-GHz FG23 SoC. These chips power some of the world's largest and most demanding industrial mesh networks across sectors including smart electricity metering, emergency lighting, industrial monitoring and building automation.

The two companies have a long history of collaboration enabling robust, ultra-resilient and massively scalable IoT networks that meet the scale, security, and reliability demands of industrial-grade applications. This milestone confirms that their joint solution is not just technically sound, it is market-proven at scale, and ready to support the digital backbone of global infrastructure.

In December 2024, Silicon Labs and Wirepas announced that four million smart electric meters using Wirepas Mesh software had been deployed in India built on the sub-GHz FG13 and FG23 platforms, helping the country meet the goals of its Advanced Metering Initiative. The solution provides reliable, cost-effective connectivity across dense, complex environments, being a critical enabler for India's ambitious grid modernization and electrification goals.

Another standout success is in Norway, where more than one million similarly-equipped smart meters are connected in a single decentralized mesh network, one of the largest of its kind in the world. These types of deployments demonstrate that robust, self-healing mesh connectivity can now support national-scale infrastructure, laying the groundwork for smarter, more efficient, and more sustainable infrastructure powering cities and industries.

Other segments are also gaining momentum, with some, such as the emergency lighting sector, experiencing very high adoption rates.

"Our partnership with Wirepas is built on a shared vision: to enable industrial-grade wireless connectivity at scale," said Ross Sabolcik, Senior Vice President of Product Lines at Silicon Labs. "By combining Silicon Labs' energy-efficient wireless platforms with Wirepas' decentralized mesh stack, we help our customers build massive, secure, and resilient IoT networks faster and more cost-effectively. We're excited to continue driving transformation across industries together."

"This 10-million milestone demonstrates the unmatched scalability and resilience of our joint solution," said Teppo Hemiä, CEO of Wirepas. "With Silicon Labs' hardware and our mesh software, we've enabled massive networks that simply work, even in the most challenging conditions. Our partnership is helping industries solve real problems at the infrastructure level, accelerating the digitalization and electrification of society."

More information

Read more about the collaboration between Silicon Labs and Wirepas to deliver smart meters to India, here and here.

Learn more about how Silicon Labs and Wirepas are collaborating on the 2.4 GHz spectrum, here.

See more features of the FG23 wireless SoC, here.

About Silicon Labs
About Silicon Labs Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB) is the leading innovator in low-power wireless connectivity, building embedded technology that connects devices and improves lives. Merging cutting-edge technology into the world's most highly integrated SoCs, Silicon Labs provides device makers with the solutions, support, and ecosystems needed to create advanced edge connectivity applications. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Silicon Labs has operations in over 16 countries and is the trusted partner for innovative solutions in the smart home, industrial IoT, and smart cities markets. Learn more at www.silabs.com.

About Wirepas
Wirepas is a global leader in IoT connectivity, providing ultra-resilient, infinitely scalable mesh networks for large-scale industrial and commercial deployments. Its technology connects millions of devices worldwide, including the largest network of more than a million smart electricity meters. With proven 99.99% reliability and a team of deep experts guiding projects from planning to maintenance, Wirepas ensures unmatched business continuity. Wirepas is also the main contributor to and first implementor of the first non-cellular 5G standard NR+, purpose-built for massive IoT and using a free global spectrum. Wirepas operates globally across smart tracking, smart building and smart metering sectors. Learn more on www.wirepas.com

 

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FAQ

How many wireless SoCs have Silicon Labs and Wirepas shipped together?

Silicon Labs and Wirepas have shipped 10 million wireless SoCs running Wirepas' RF mesh connectivity software.

What is the main market for SLAB's wireless SoCs with Wirepas software?

The primary market is India, where they have deployed 4 million smart electric meters using Silicon Labs' sub-GHz FG23 SoC platform.

How many smart meters are connected in Norway's mesh network using SLAB technology?

Over one million smart meters are connected in a single decentralized mesh network in Norway, one of the largest of its kind globally.

What industries are Silicon Labs and Wirepas targeting with their IoT solution?

They target smart electricity metering, emergency lighting, industrial monitoring, and building automation sectors.

What type of SoC platform is Silicon Labs using for the Indian smart meter deployment?

Silicon Labs is using the sub-GHz FG13 and FG23 platforms for the Indian smart meter deployment.