Key features of LoRa®technology
- Long range: >15 km / 9 mi range
- Low-power: 5-10 year expected battery lifetime
- Low-cost: from end-node sensor cost to upfront infrastructure investment
- Secure: with embedded end-to-end AES-128 encryption of data
- Geolocation: enables indoor/outdoor tracking without GPS
LoRaWAN® is a global LPWAN specification created by the LoRa Alliance® to drive a single standard for seamless interoperability across the industry. LoRa technology is ideally suited for the applications:
- Smart Cities
- Smart Home and Building
- Smart Environment
- Smart Metering
- Smart Agriculture
- Smart Industrial
- Retail and Logistics
As a board member and sponsor of the LoRa Alliance and strong player on the LPWAN market,ST offers several affordable and easy-to-use sets of hardware tools dedicated to the evaluation and development of LoRa® solutions.