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What Is LPWAN? | #IoTExplained E008

IoT For All Podcast · 11 Feb 2019 · 4m

What this episode covers

Ryan Chacone, editor-in-chief of IoT For All, explains Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWAN) as a connectivity solution for IoT devices requiring long range and low energy consumption. He uses a meatloaf analogy to illustrate how reducing data bandwidth allows for lower power usage over greater distances compared to shouting (high power) or moving closer (short range). Chacone highlights that while LPWAN offers extended battery life and lower costs than cellular, it suffers from lower reliability and high latency. He lists LoRa, Sigfox, Weightless, and SymphonyLink as key competing standards and provides use cases like smart agriculture, industrial IoT, and smart city infrastructure.

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LoRa, Sigfox, Weightless, SymphonyLink

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