Using an SDR for this kind of product would be horribly cost and time inefficient. You would design it with off the shelf WLAN and LoRa ICs. > If you use an SD

Using an SDR for this kind of product would be horribly cost and time inefficient. You would design it with off the shelf WLAN and LoRa ICs. > If you use an SDR, you'd have to lock it down with DRM to prevent end users from repurposing it. Not any more so than a product you designed that didn't use an SDR as its core.