Merging two wireless protocols will build a better Internet of Things
Combining Wi-Fi signals and LoRaWAN signals could make the IoT world more useful than ever.
by Brandon Vigliarolo in Networking on September 23, 2019. see the full story at TechRepublic
- Smart buildings and the hospitality industry could combine networks both to track assets and enable additional location services as well as provide lower-bandwidth on-demand streaming for battery-powered devices.
- Potential residential uses include connecting Wi-Fi piggybacking LoRaWAN IoT devices between residential Wi-Fi networks to create a neighborhood IoT network.
- Automotive and smart transportation companies could combine Wi-Fi and LoRaWAN to make location and video streaming more reliable on busses, planes, and other mass transit services.

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