Amazon just opened up its Sidewalk network for anyone to build connected gadgets on

A Sidewalk coverage map claims the network reaches over 90 percent of the US population. | Image: Amazon

It turns out that I have a low-power, low-bandwidth, long-range IoT network all around me, ready and waiting for my smart gadgets to jump on. Today, Amazon revealed just how far its Sidewalk IoT network penetrates the average American neighborhood.

And it’s deep.

The company’s first Sidewalk coverage map claims that over 90 percent of the US population can access the...