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LoRa is a great technology, with longer range and 1/10 of battery usage comparing to its major competitor, NB-IoT. NB-IoT is backed up mobile operators, as far
by ausjke 7y ago
LoRa is a great technology, with longer range and 1/10 of battery usage comparing to its major competitor, NB-IoT. NB-IoT is backed up mobile operators, as far as I know, in China they even outlawed LoRa to pave the way for NB-IoT because the latter can bring revenue for big guns.
I will be happy to see LoRA got more attention and used more widely. You can build your own LoRA network across large area with zero monthly fee once it is up and running, and you pay monthly fee to NB-IoT just like your cellphone plan, which one you prefer? Not to mention LoRA is technically better.
- dillonmckay 7y agoHow do you avoid the monthly fee? I guess I would like to know the hardware setup involved in a large area to avoid any fees. Can you give a theoretical infrastructure requirement?
- amingilani 7y agoIs your question about how to avoid monthly fees with LoRa? You don't have to pay a third party if you've set up your own devices. Your private LoRa network would be akin to your private WiFi network.
- dillonmckay 7y agoYes, thank you. So, it is just an access point and then some clients, basically?
- amingilani 7y agoYes! Here's a video by Andreas Spiess, a rising electronics YouTuber, that explains LoRa really well. [0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMOwbNUpDQA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMOwbNUpDQA
- proffalken 7y agoFor those of you in the UK or willing to travel, Andreas will be speaking at The Things Conference UK next month: https://thethingsconference.uk https://thethingsconference.uk We have discounts for various groups including Women in Tech and Students, so just contact the organisers and we can sort out any support that you need.
- baybal2 7y ago> NB-IoT is backed up mobile operators, as far as I know, in China they even outlawed LoRa to pave the way for NB-IoT because the latter can bring revenue for big guns. First time hearing that, where did you get that?
- ausjke 7y agoit's everywhere, NB-IoT is a sub-standard of whatever the mobile operator is running(3g,4g,LTE,etc), the devices are installed along aside with those radios on the celluar towers, yes they're fully owned by your cell phone providers.
- MrBuddyCasino 7y agoThey cover different use cases though? NB-IoT offers much more bandwidth than LoRA and consumes much more power.