KONA MEGA EX GATEWAY

Carrier-Grade 32/64-Channel Zone 2 / Div 2 Rated LoRaWAN® Gateway for Hazardous Outdoor Deployments

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ATEX Zone II Certified

Zone 2 / Div 2 Certified

Dual Antenna Support

Cavity Bandpass Filters

Salt Fog Compliance

Lightning Protection

Carrier-Grade Design

Carrier-Grade Design

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Certifiactions

Salt Fog Compliance

Lightning Protection

Carrier-Grade Design

Carrier-Grade Design

ATEX Zone II Certified

Zone 2 / Div 2 Certified

Dual Antenna Support

Cavity Bandpass Filters

Salt Fog Compliance

Lightning Protection

Carrier-Grade Design

Carrier-Grade Design

Works Best for

KONA Mega EX is crafted for challenging hazardous outdoor environments with potential combustible elements: gasses, vapours, or liquids.

key verticals

Pipeline Monitoring

Mining

Chemical Production Facilities

Refineries and Processing Plants

Commercial Grain Production

Improving Pipeline Monitoring

KONA Mega Ex is specifically designed to enable real-time monitoring and remote control of pipelines, helping to ensure efficient operations and prevent leaks or damages. With its advanced connectivity and robust features, it delivers accurate and up-to-date data that allows for proactive maintenance and optimization of pipeline networks.

Improving Pipeline Monitoring
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Improving Pipeline Monitoring

Monitoring Mining Sites

In the challenging and demanding environment of mining operations, the KONA Mega Ex IoT Gateway excels with its rugged design and extended transmission range. It enables seamless connectivity for monitoring and managing various aspects of mining, including equipment status, worker safety, and environmental monitoring.

Monitoring Mining Sites
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Monitoring Mining Sites

Optimizing Chemical Production Facilities

The KONA Mega Ex IoT Gateway plays a crucial role in chemical production facilities. Offering scalability, excellent isolation, and integration with LoRa™ network servers and sensors, it ensures efficient and reliable communication, supporting up to 12 million received messages per day while accommodating diverse backhaul and power options for easy deployment and seamless connectivity management.

Optimizing Chemical Production Facilities
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Optimizing Chemical Production Facilities

Enhancing Refineries and Processing Plants

KONA Mega Ex enhances refineries and processing plants with robust connectivity, featuring a high availability carrier-grade design, ATEX/Zone II certification, and full-duplex operation. Its seamless integration with the LoRa™ ecosystem, combined with easy deployment and versatile support options, facilitates efficient monitoring and control in these critical environments.

Enhancing Refineries and Processing Plants
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Enhancing Refineries and Processing Plants

Streamlining Commercial Grain Production

The KONA Mega Ex Gateway transforms commercial grain production with robust connectivity, enabling diverse applications. It facilitates remote tracking and control of vital factors like temperature, humidity, and volume – ensuring optimal storage conditions, preventing spoilage, and maximizing profitability. With advanced features like full-duplex operation and selective bandpass filters, this gateway offers a versatile solution for streamlined operations in the grain production industry.

Streamlining Commercial Grain Production
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Streamlining Commercial Grain Production

kona mega ex benefits

carrier grade excellence

Carrier-Grade Excellence

Rigorous hardware and software design for high network availability (99.999%), unrivalled reliability, and scalability. Achieve peak performance with the lowest total cost of ownership for operators.
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Highly Selective Cavity Bandpass Filters

Reduces interference by rejecting out-of-band signals. More packets received. Improved signal quality and optimal network performance.
simple onboarding

Simple Onboarding

Swiftly integrate the KONA Mega Ex with the user-friendly TEKTELIC LeapX application, enabling seamless onboarding in a matter of seconds. This process is designed to be accessible to individuals of all technical backgrounds, ensuring a quick and hassle-free setup experience.

Maximize Your Network Investment with Rugged Connectivity Excellence

Experience unmatched connectivity with KONA Mega Ex – a gateway that seamlessly integrates cutting-edge technology, empowering businesses to optimize operations and achieve peak performance effortlessly.

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MAIN FEATURES

  • 32-Channel TDD / 64-Channel FDD Configurations
  • Zone 2 / Div 2 Certified
  • Double Simultaneous Tx Channels
  • High-Linearity LNA/Receiver
  • Integrated Bandpass Filter
  • Integrated GPS Holdover
  • Geolocation Support
  • Hardened Carrier-Grade Enclosure
  • Ethernet Backhaul
  • All Global ISM Bands

Differentiations

• Supports Full-Duplex (FDD) Operation. ​ ​
• Highly Selective Cavity Bandpass Filters.​
• Hazardous Environment Deployments​.
• Full-Featured Operations, Administration & Management Tools (KONA Element)​.
• Simple Onboarding​.

MAIN FEATURES

  • 32-Channel TDD / 64-Channel FDD Configurations
  • Zone 2 / Div 2 Certified
  • Double Simultaneous Tx Channels
  • High-Linearity LNA/Receiver
  • Integrated Bandpass Filter
  • Integrated GPS Holdover
  • Geolocation Support
  • Hardened Carrier-Grade Enclosure
  • Ethernet Backhaul
  • All Global ISM Bands

Differentiations

• Supports Full-Duplex (FDD) Operation. ​ ​
• Highly Selective Cavity Bandpass Filters.​
• Hazardous Environment Deployments​.
• Full-Featured Operations, Administration & Management Tools (KONA Element)​.
• Simple Onboarding​.

TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Ingress Protection

IP67

Weight

5 kg

RF Sensitivity

-142 dBm (SF12, 293 bits/sec)

All Global ism bands

All Global ISM Bands

Dimension

222.2 x 267.6 x 101 mm

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Frequently-asked questions

KONA Mega Ex is a high-capacity, carrier-grade LoRaWAN gateway designed for hazardous industrial environments. It supports installations in classified Zone 2 gas and Zone 22 dust areas, subject to regional certification requirements. Available in European and North American configurations, KONA Mega Ex combines high-capacity LoRaWAN connectivity, advanced RF filtering, Ethernet and cellular backhaul, and a rugged IP67 enclosure.

KONA Mega Ex suits large hazardous industrial sites that need many sensors on one network: refineries, petrochemical plants, oil and gas fields, pipelines, and mining. One gateway can connect leak, pressure, equipment, and worker-safety devices across a wide area.

KONA Mega Ex is a high-capacity, carrier-grade LoRaWAN gateway designed for hazardous industrial environments. It supports installations in classified Zone 2 gas and Zone 22 dust areas, subject to regional certification requirements. Available in European and North American configurations, KONA Mega Ex combines high-capacity LoRaWAN connectivity, advanced RF filtering, Ethernet and cellular backhaul, and a rugged IP67 enclosure.

KONA Mega Ex suits large hazardous industrial sites that require many sensors on a single network: refineries, petrochemical plants, oil and gas fields, pipelines, and mining operations. One gateway can connect leak, pressure, equipment, and worker-safety devices across a wide area.

KONA Mega Ex and KONA Macro Ex are designed for different hazardous-area classifications and network capacities. KONA Mega Ex supports Zone 2 gas and Zone 22 dust deployments and offers higher channel capacity for large-scale industrial networks. KONA Macro Ex supports Zone 1 gas and Zone 21 dust deployments, as well as applicable North American Division 1 classifications. Selection should begin with the site’s hazardous-area requirements, followed by network capacity and regional radio specifications.

KONA Mega Ex uses high-sensitivity receivers, integrated RF bandpass filtering and a carrier-grade radio design to maintain reliable LoRaWAN communication in challenging industrial environments. The North American version supports frequency-duplex operation with 64 + 8 receive channels and 4 transmit channels, while the European version uses time-duplex operation with 32 + 4 receive channels and 4 transmit channels. Both versions support GPS synchronization and geolocation functionality.

Yes. KONA Mega Ex has an IP67-rated, hardened carrier-grade enclosure for demanding outdoor installations, with in-service configuration and software updates to limit site visits.

KONA Mega Ex is available in regional configurations for EU868 and US915 LoRaWAN networks. The European version operates in the 863–870 MHz range, while the North American version uses 902–915 MHz for reception and 923–928 MHz for transmission. Both versions support Ethernet and integrated cellular backhaul for connecting the gateway to a LoRaWAN network server.