LoRaWAN Network Solutions for Africa, USA, Canada, Mexico, Asia, Australia and South America
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.
LoRaWAN gateway with Low-cost industriaL lTE Modem MIKROTIK RouterBOARD wAP LTE kit + L4 (650MHz, 64MB RAM, 1xLAN, 1x 802.11n, 1x LTE) outdoor
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
Required hardware for an affordable LoRaWAN-LTE sensor network solution
Preconfigured TTIF LoRaWAN gateway from BARANI DESIGN Technologies (Also known as the Browan Indoor Femto Gateway)
MIKROTIK RouterBOARD wAP LTE kit + L4 (650MHz, 64MB RAM, 1xLAN, 1x 802.11n, 1x LTE) outdoor (3rd party shop price link)
MIKROTIK RouterBOARD SXT LTE6 kit + L3 (650MHz; 64MB RAM; 2x LAN, 1x LTE6) outdoor (3rd party shop price link)