What is LoRaWAN?

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LoRaWAN is a low-power, long-range, and low-data-rate wireless protocol. It operates at 900MHz in America/ANZ and 868MHz in Europe/Asia.

LoRaWAN is a typical LPWA network (Low Power Wide Area). LoRaWAN uses a spread spectrum modulation technique called LoRa (Long Range), characterized by a very high link budget and can achieve up to 10 kilometers of coverage through a single gateway. Low power consumption and wide coverage are the main features of LoRaWAN technology. At the same time, the LoRaWAN industry chain is very mature. From chips, modules, to gateways and cloud services, there are many manufacturers, agents, and integrators providing professional products and services. This enables LoRaWAN to quickly form network coverage at a low cost. This is key to the popularity of LoRaWAN.

There are two types of LoRaWAN networks:

Private: a customer sets up their own network (e.g., an energy company or an industry)

Public: a customer uses a network that has been set up by a network operator (e.g., Netmore, Digital Nordix, etc.)

If you have questions or concerns about LoRaWAN, contact us at Enkey via email.