(A-3) LoRaWAN is a low-power, wide area networking protocol built on top of the LoRa radio modulation technique. It wirelessly connects devices to the internet and manages communication between end-node devices and network gateways. Usage of LoRaWAN in industrial spaces and smart cities is growing because it is an affordable long-range, a bi-directional communication protocol with very low power consumption — devices can run for ten years on a small battery. It uses the unlicensed ISM (Industrial, Scientific, Medical) radio bands for network deployments.

Application Scenario – Similar to NB-IoT, LoRaWAN supports applications and is a “Low Power, Wide Area networking protocol designed to wirelessly connect battery operated devices”. But LoRaWAN is more cost efficiency with lower operating costs because of the use of unlicensed spectrum. LoRaWAN can best fit to the application for customer to connect the devices at a very remote location that is not covered well by a mobile network. For example, customer wants to monitor a pump room condition located 10km away from the main control room without mobile network coverage and is not practical to install the in-house network connection, then LoRaWAN is the best solution.