Exploring LoRaWAN: Competing with NB-IoT After Standardization?

Exploring LoRaWAN: Competing with NB-IoT After Standardization?

Source: Aisen Smart, Thinking Author: IoT Media Edited and Published The LoRa industry has experienced significant ups and downs in the past year. At the end of last year, a policy from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology stirred controversy within the industry and cast a shadow over the development of the LoRa industry. … Read more

LoRaWAN Frequency Bands Overview

LoRaWAN Frequency Bands Overview

LoRaWAN (Long Range Wide Area Network) is a communication protocol specifically designed for Low-Power Wide-Area Networks (LPWAN) suitable for Internet of Things (IoT) applications. It uses LoRa modulation technology and operates in specific unlicensed frequency bands globally, according to the regulations of different countries and regions. Below are the main LoRaWAN frequency bands used in … Read more

LoRaWAN and Helium Blockchain: Military IoT Deployment Study

LoRaWAN and Helium Blockchain: Military IoT Deployment Study

ClickBlueTextFollow Us In today’s world, technology is rapidly evolving, and the demand for reliable, widely covered Internet of Things (IoT) networks is increasing day by day. Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWAN) provide a low-power, low-cost, long-range wireless communication protocol aimed at IoT devices. LoRaWAN is a subset of LPWAN that can be easily integrated … Read more

How LoRaWAN Empowers Smart Buildings: Efficiency, Sustainability, and Connectivity

How LoRaWAN Empowers Smart Buildings: Efficiency, Sustainability, and Connectivity

Today’s Sharing 【Introduction】Smart buildings provide viable insights for improving management and comfort, aiming to reduce costs, enhance user comfort, automate energy management, monitor assets, and meet sustainability standards. LoRaWAN offers advantages such as easy deployment, indoor coverage, and low power consumption, providing smart building solutions for new construction and renovation projects. In smart buildings, LoRaWAN … Read more

How to Connect LoRaWAN Devices to Tencent Cloud IoT Platform

How to Connect LoRaWAN Devices to Tencent Cloud IoT Platform

Click on the above【Tencent Cloud IoT】, follow us and set as a star Building the IoT industry ecosystem together After the release of the TSC_WL_EVK LoRaWAN evaluation board co-branded by Tencent Cloud (STMicroelectronics, Ruixin Hengfang, Shenzhen Zhixin Cloud), many friends have successfully connected the evaluation board to the Tencent Cloud IoT development platform IoT Explorer. … Read more

From LoRaWAN to LoRaLAN: A Comprehensive Overview

From LoRaWAN to LoRaLAN: A Comprehensive Overview

Source: Aisen Intelligent Published by IoT Think Tank Please indicate the source and origin when reprinting Introduction In the near future, trillions of sensors will be interconnected, forming a large-scale IoT network. During the gradual construction of this network, various wireless technologies will emerge and mature. The diversity of wireless technologies stems from the diverse … Read more

9 Common Questions About LoRaWAN

9 Common Questions About LoRaWAN

Image Source:pixabay.com/ Source:IoT Home (iothome.com) Reprint with source acknowledgment! What is LoRaWAN? What does LoRaWAN stand for? LoRaWAN stands for “Long Range Wide Area Network.” It is a communication protocol based on the LoRa technology. The LoRaWAN network architecture is deployed in a star topology, with its main elements being (1) battery-powered sensor devices (end … Read more

Advantages of LoRaWAN Smart Meters

Advantages of LoRaWAN Smart Meters

Traditional meter reading methods generally involve manual readings, where the meter reader needs to enter households, posing difficulties in access. Manual readings also suffer from low efficiency, high error rates, and relatively high costs. Currently, wireless meter reading technology is used in the country, but due to technical limitations, most still rely on handheld devices … Read more

LoRaWAN Firmware Over-The-Air Upgrade

LoRaWAN Firmware Over-The-Air Upgrade

Using LoRaWAN for firmware over-the-air upgrades (FOTA) is quite challenging. Currently, the LoRa Alliance has not mentioned much on this topic, although it can be implemented in Class B and Class C devices. The reasons why firmware over-the-air upgrades using LoRaWAN are difficult include: 1. The communication of the base station cannot occur simultaneously. This … Read more