Introduction for LPWAN

• What is LPWAN Means

• The need for for LPWAN

• 3GPP – Release 13  – Proposed Technology

• NB-LTE

  • In-Band and Standalone

  • NB-LTE Performance and Data Rates

  • LTE-M

Requirements for LPWAN Systems & Devices

• Long battery life

• Low device cost

• Low deployment cost

• Full coverage

• Scalable

• Bi-Directional 

• Integration

• Mobility Support

Proprietary – Proposed Technology

• Narrowband Cellular for IoT (NB-CIoT)

• LoRa

• SIGFOX

LoRa Alliance

• What is LoRa

• LoRa Range and Coverage

• LoRa Modulation

• LoRa MAC 

• Module Example

• LoRa Network Attributes