LPWAN
Emerged in 2013, the term LPWAN stands for Low-Power Wide Area Network technology, provides the low cost, low power and wide-area coverage needed for vast, granular wireless sensor networks. Geared for IoT telemetry applications where small amounts of data are transmitted periodically, LPWAN redefines the way assets and processes are remotely monitored and managed.
Characteristics:
Long Range: The operating range of LPWAN technology varies from a few kilometers in urban areas to over 15 km in rural settings. It can also enable effective data communication in previously infeasible indoor and underground locations.
Low Power: Optimized for power consumption, LPWAN transceivers can run on small, inexpensive batteries for 10-15 years; reducing maintenance costs.
Low Cost: LPWAN’s simplified, lightweight protocols reduce complexity in hardware design and lower device costs. Its long range combined with a star topology reduce expensive infrastructure requirements, and the use of license-free or already owned licensed bands, reduce network costs.
Types of LPWANs:
- Non-Cellular network
– LoRa
– SigFox
– Weightless - Cellular network
– NB IoT
– LTE M
– EC-GSM-IoT