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LoRa

Overview
LoRa ® is a wireless communication technology developed to create the low-power, wide-area networks (LPWANs) required for machine-to-machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) applications. Read more
LoRa solutions

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.