Technologies
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LPWAN communications
The LPWAN or Low Power Wide Area Networks communications are, as indicate the acronym, the wireless networks of wide area coverage and low energy consumption.
They are especially suitable for the transmission of telemetries (small amounts of data) over long distances, due to their low energy consumption and cost (CAPEX and OPEX).
Our vision
At MOLUKAS LABS we consider the different LPWAN technologies (LoRaWAN, Sigfox, NB-IoT, etc.) as complementary, not competitive.
We analyze each use case individually, defining which technology is the most appropriate, always looking for the most efficient solution for our clients.
In this sense we define ourselves as technologically “agnostic”.
LoRaWAN
- Standard and open communication protocol. Allows you to create private networks
- Low cost
- Unlimited number of messages*
- Requires installing Gateways
- Low national coverage in Spain
- To obtain high availability of service, it is necessary to install Network Server
Sigfox
- Does not require installing Gateways or Network Server
- Excellent national coverage in Spain (95% of the population)
- Low cost
- Limited number of messages (max 140 / day and 4 messages to device)
- Smaller payload length (12 bytes)
- Private protocol (it is not possible to create private networks)
NB-IoT
- Does not require installing Gateways or Network Server
- Excellent national coverage in Spain
- Higher payload length
- Higher cost
- Private protocol (it is not possible to create private networks)
- Shorter battery life
* According to section 7.2.3 of the ETSI EN300.220 standard, it cannot exceed 1% of the duty cycle
