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Re:How New Long-Range Radios Will Change the Internet of Things by bravo22 on Thursday October 29, 2015 @09:38PM (#10475663)
... so why not do it over WiFi? You use less power/bit and you get the data delivered to where it matters, local network.

LoRa only makes sense (and I've seen it used) in large infrastructure type uses like sensors that monitor roads or bridges.

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Re:How New Long-Range Radios Will Change the Internet of Things by ac29 on Thursday October 29, 2015 @10:03PM (#10475742)
I think you answered your own question -- of course WiFi makes sense for small/short range networks. Its cheap and fast.

These technologies are more exciting because you are talking about realistic coverage areas of square kilometers with inexpensive, unlicensed radios. Think of something like a large natural gas pumping field -- there are tons of industrial sensors and controls spread out over a fairly large area that don't need to send much data. I work in the radio industry, and these technologies, if they live up to their hype, will be industry disrupting.

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