At present, the network connection modes of the IoT include LAN network, low-power wireless wide-area network and Cellular network, LoRaWAN is a low-power wireless wide-area network. LoRaWAN can be used in both public and private networks, which has the advantages of long-distance and low cost, which can make up for the shortcomings of the other two networks. In addition, LoRaWAN has the advantages of low power consumption and long battery life.
Low-power wireless wan LoRaWAN, compared to SIGFOX, has three strengths: more telecom investment, open network, and the ability to maintain operations below the noise level.
At present, more telecom companies have joined the LoRa alliance to develop low-power wireless wan. When telecom companies take the initiative to step into this field and establish a good network environment, it will promote the production of relevant terminal demand, which is conducive to the subsequent promotion of industry and service. At present, LoRaWAN network has been set up by telecom operators in European cities, which is the biggest advantage of LoRa in the market development.
The reason why LoRaWAN is favored by many manufacturers is that big data has the opportunity to become a wealth that can be bought and sold. Who owns big data will be an important key to profit. LoRaWAN is an open network, which enables manufacturers to own big data.
It is reported that the LoRa alliance was established in March 2015. The LoRaWAN technology promoted by the alliance can be applied to the IoT and machine-to-machine (M2M), and it is mainly applied to smart cities, smart industries, and other fields.
LoRaWAN has the characteristics of low power consumption and long-distance, etc. Through this technology, the effective range of signal transmission can be up to 35 kilometers, which can be used for agricultural soil testing, fishery water quality testing, anti-lost for the elderly, children’s campus positioning, etc.
It can be seen from the above that LoRaWAN will be widely used in various fields in the next few years due to its advantages. With the explosive growth of the IoT market, the development prospect of LoRaWAN technology is very good.