LoRaWAN Network Solutions for Africa, USA, Canada, Mexico, Asia, Australia and South America

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For autonomous sensor Applications, device cost rises with increasing data rates and increasing range due to higher power and battery requirements.

For autonomous sensor Applications, device cost rises with increasing data rates and increasing range due to higher power and battery requirements.

QUESTION: What wireless data solution for LoRaWAN is available when Wifi or Ethernet connection is not available?

ANSWER: For areas on the edge of 3G/4G/LTE/NB-IoT coverage which are commonly found in agricultural applications, simple and highly affordable plug-&-play LoRaWAN solutions combining Microtik LTE modems with LoRaWAN gateways offer hard to beat sensor network solutions for weak wireless coverage areas.

As an example, the solutions outlined below are offered by BARANI DESIGN Technologies for professional WMO quality environmental monitoring in Africa, USA, Canada, Mexico, Asia, Australia and South America. They combine a preconfigured TTIF LoRaWAN Femto gateway or a Wifx Lorix One outdoor gateway with either a MIKROTIK RouterBOARD wAP LTE kit or a MIKROTIK RouterBOARD SXT LTE6 kit as shown below.

Sub $200 USD LTE LoRaWAN gateway solution offers plug and play setup and a high-reliability LTE outdoor modem.

High-gain sub $250 USD LTE LoRaWAN gateway solution for areas with low LTE coverage and low LTE signal strength

LoRaWAN gateway with a High-Gain industriaL lTE Modem MIKROTIK RouterBOARD SXT LTE6 kit + L3 (650MHz; 64MB RAM; 2x LAN, 1x LTE6) outdoor

LoRaWAN gateway with a High-Gain industriaL lTE Modem MIKROTIK RouterBOARD SXT LTE6 kit + L3 (650MHz; 64MB RAM; 2x LAN, 1x LTE6) outdoor