Author: Zhao Xiaofei IoT Think Tank Original Reprint with source and origin indicated —— [Introduction] —— The greatest value of low-power wide-area networks lies in bringing new transformations to downstream demanders. Many industries and enterprises that have become ‘operators’ are based on the application of technologies such as NB-IoT/eMTC, LoRa, and the management of product … Read more
Author: Zhao Xiaofei IoT Think Tank Original Reprint with source and origin indicated Introduction Recently, the IoT market research organization IoT Analytics released the latest “Global Cellular IoT Module Tracking Report”. This article analyzes the market landscape and future trends over the past year based on this report. Recently, the IoT market research organization IoT … Read more
| Technology | Discussion | China’s leading media outlet in the telecommunications industry Author: Zhao Xiaofei Source: IoT Think Tank (iot101) Submission email for discussions: [email protected] The connection forms of the Internet of Things (IoT) are becoming increasingly diverse, with LPWAN being one of the most notable forms, catering to a large number of low-power … Read more
Source: ICT New Horizons – Smart City Special Edition, original title: “Shenzhou Agriculture: How NB-IoT Applications Empower Agricultural Digitalization,” by Zhang Dandan, President of Shenzhou Agriculture DC Agriculture. Trends and Potential of Agricultural Digitalization Compared to other industries, the current agricultural sector in China remains quite traditional, with relatively backward application of information technology. As … Read more
Author: Zhao Xiaofei IoT Think Tank Original Reprint must indicate the source and origin —— [Introduction] —— Operators face a more complex environment in the low-power wide-area network field, with different choices for network deployment paths, including single-path choices and hybrid networking options. The low-power wide-area network is still evolving. As one of the core … Read more
↑ Click on the above“IoT Time and Space” to follow us LoRa technology is developing rapidly abroad. However, in China, the application of LoRa seems limited, primarily consisting of private applications with small coverage, existing as isolated islands. Nevertheless, there are occasionally metropolitan-level LoRa networks with extensive coverage. In this article, we will review the … Read more
The network structure of LoRaWAN application terminals (hereinafter referred to as SN) and gateways (hereinafter referred to as GW) is a star topology, where communication between SN and GW is point-to-point. Generally, a GW has 8 uplink channels and 1 downlink channel, and this capability of the GW determines that it can only send downlink … Read more
The ecosystem of LoRaWAN is quite good, with open-source or free resources available for nodes, gateways, and servers. Among them, the free server www.thethingsnetwork.org is very popular, with nearly ten thousand gateways deployed worldwide. Today, we will discuss how to use this server. You need to register an account at https://www.thethingsnetwork.org (hereinafter referred to as … Read more
The Internet of Things (IoT) communication protocols are complex, but two “star players” stand out: One is NB-IoT, represented by telecom operators. The other is LoRa, represented by internet giants. Last month, Tencent made a high-profile entry into the LoRa Alliance, bringing more attention to LoRa. This month, even China Unicom from the telecom camp … Read more
↑ Click on the above“IoT Time and Space” to follow us This article is sourced from the LPWAN Industry Alliance, organized and published by the WeChat public account “IoT Time and Space” (IoT-LPWAN). Please indicate the source when reprinting. Sharing an infographic created by Semtech’s LoRa community, comparing LoRaWAN and NB-IoT in ten aspects. Long … Read more