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https://www.cs.wustl.edu/~jain/cse574-16/ftp/j_14ahl4.pdf https://www.cs.wustl.edu/~jain/cse574-16/ftp/j_14ahl4.pdf is a good overview of the technical differen

https://www.cs.wustl.edu/~jain/cse574-16/ftp/j_14ahl4.pdf https://www.cs.wustl.edu/~jain/cse574-16/ftp/j_14ahl4.pdf is a good overview of the technical differences between WiFi HaLow (802.11ah) and LoRaWAN. The specs are open: https://resources.lora-alliance.org/technical-specifications https://resources.lora-alliance.org/technical-specifications The Lora Alliance publishes their patent policy here: https://lora-alliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/LA-IPR-Policy.pdf https://lora-alliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/LA-IPR-... I encourage reviewing "7.4 LoRaWAN 1.0 Copyright License to Implementers", which appears responsive to your question.

sneak 2y ago
That’s just a copyright license for the specification documents. A patent license is a horse of a different color. 7.4 explicitly denies that it serves as a patent license: > This license shall not be deemed to grant any right under any patent, patent applications or similar intellectual property right. Just because the specs are open it does not permit you to manufacture or sell the devices without a patent license.
- altairprime 2y ago
  Makes sense, thanks for the interpretation.