LoRa and LoraWAN belong to the category of non-cellular LPWAN wireless communication network protocols and players, operating in the license-free spectrum. Other technologies that operate in the license-free frequency bands include Sigfox, Ingenu and several more.

How much does LoRa cost?

The overall cost of LoRaWAN modules hovers at around $8-10 – about half the price of cellular LTE modules like NB-IoT.

Is LoRaWAN open source?

In the embedded electronic design industry, one of those areas of interest is the LoRaWAN community, presented as an open-source development environment serving an unlicensed band of the RF spectrum. … Although most of the core technologies are open, core aspects of LoRa are proprietary technology.