Cisco-backed iOT comms aspirant LoRa ships IoT dev kit

Three companies backing the LoRa Alliance have joined together to push things along with an Internet of Things development kit. LoRaWAN is one of a bunch of low-power wireless communications proposals for IoT, in particular targeting the battery-powered sensor applications. The LoRa Alliance members, silicon developer Semtech …

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LoraWAN

LoraWAN doesn't need big network support. Just the internet.

The Things Network has a community initiative - https://www.thethingsnetwork.org

You can buy nodes and gateways here - https://shop.thethingsnetwork.com I make it € 950 for a gateway and 10 nodes, or slightly less if you use arduino Uno boards as nodes.

I'm sure in the future, organisations will want to interwork with the many proprietary IoT networks. For now, this is the first network that allows individuals to get involved.

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Or

Buy an RFM95W from HopeRF for £6 and pair it with an Arduino.