What are LoRa and LoRaWAN?

What is LoRa (Long Range)?

LoRa is a physical layer technology that uses radio waves (like FM radio but more advanced) to communicate over very long distances with very low power. It can reach ranges of 2-5 km in urban areas and up to 15 km in open fields.

What is LoRaWAN?

LoRaWAN is the communication protocol that defines how LoRa chips talk on a network. Just like WiFi defines the rules for connecting to the internet.

• Advantage: You can receive data from a sensor for 5-10 years without changing the battery.
• Disadvantage: Data speed is very low. Suitable only for small data like temperature or water meter indexes. Video or voice cannot be sent.

Amazeng offers LoRa-based wireless sensor solutions for agriculture and irrigation projects spread over large areas.