Talk:LoRa

To Do
1) Re-name the re-direct from Lorawan to LoRaWAN kgrr  talk 12:10, 16 March 2018 (UTC)

2) Talk about LPWAN encompassing technology kgrr  talk 12:20, 16 March 2018 (UTC)

A really good sarting point would be to start from the French version, there are extensive material.... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tomsoft (talk • contribs) 16:31, 29 November 2018 (UTC)

Technical details on the PHY layer
1) Matt Knight, "Decoding LoRa: Realizing a Modern LPWAN with SDR", Bastille Networks, Sep 09, 2016 https://pubs.gnuradio.org/index.php/grcon/article/download/8/7

2) Matt Knight, "lecture: Decoding the LoRa PHY Dissecting a Modern Wireless Network for the Internet of Things, Chaos Communication Congress 12/29/2016 https://media.ccc.de/v/33c3-7945-decoding_the_lora_phy

3) LoRa Physical Layer & RF Interface http://www.radio-electronics.com/info/wireless/lora/rf-interface-physical-layer.php

kgrr talk 08:50, 26 March 2018 (UTC)

Manufacturers
1) Semtech https://www.semtech.com/technology/lora/what-is-lora

2) Microchip http://www.microchip.com/design-centers/wireless-connectivity/embedded-wireless/lora-technology

kgrr talk 12:15, 16 March 2018 (UTC)

Conflict of interest
The blocked users, and, have an undisclosed conflict of interest regarding this article and may have engaged in undisclosed paid editing. They are currently blocked for violations of WP:SOCK and others. --Yamla (talk) 12:02, 27 June 2019 (UTC)

Advertising Hype
The following statement is taken from Semtech's Application Note:

“Semtech’s LoRa devices and wireless radio frequency technology (LoRa Technology) is a long range, low power wireless chipset that has become the de facto technology for Internet of Things (IoT) networks worldwide.”

LoRa is a wonderful technology for Sensors. I think the range it achieves is amazing. But its very low bandwidth will never make it the "de facto technology" for IoT networks world wide. We make a lot of IoT products and they all require much more bandwidth than LoRa allows.

I don't feel like I am a qualified editor to remove this - but someone should. A more accurate statement would be:

“Semtech’s LoRa devices and wireless radio frequency technology (LoRa Technology) is a long range, low power wireless chipset that is used in a lot of Internet of Things (IoT) networks worldwide.”

Bob Japenga of www.microtoolsinc.com rjapenga@mtiemail.com32.215.146.29 (talk) 02:43, 2 July 2019 (UTC)

Not the original poster of this section.

There is now also this passage in the text, which reads like marketing material to me, and is very much non-neutral:

"Members collaborate in a vibrant ecosystem of device makers, solution providers, system integrators and network operators, delivering interoperability needed to scale IoT across the globe, using public, private, hybrid, and community networks."

2001:1C02:4:DD00:5570:123A:A983:E370 (talk) 09:16, 7 September 2023 (UTC)


 * Done. This article (as well as the Semtech) one have been subject to WP:COI editing against Wikipedia's policies, explaining the promotional tone.  Thank you, — Paleo  Neonate  – 07:29, 2 July 2019 (UTC)

Dead links
The link to https://www.semtech.com/uploads/documents/an1200.22.pdf in reference [1] is dead as of 2020-01-17. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 136.24.45.187 (talk) 22:18, 17 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Looks like someone fixed it yesterday, but they sent it to a site with unknown provenance/copyright status. I'm updating it to a Wayback URL. tedder (talk) 19:17, 5 February 2020 (UTC)

Deployments of LoRa technology
I'm doubtful of the value of adding an extensive list of deployments of LoRa technology. Perhaps a few representative examples give a better idea of the applications of this technology, but a long list seems like promotional material, which has been an issue associated with this article. However, other editors made a considerable effort in adding these examples, including references, so I'm hesitant to remove them without prior discussion. Alan Islas (talk) 16:52, 28 February 2020 (UTC)

Helium LoRaWAN Network
I added a link to the wiki page for Helium but it was reverted by an anonymous user without comment. This LoRaWAN network has approx. 800,000 devices providing coverage globally and is one of the most visible use cases. I'm open to discussion if another editor feels this isn't suitable. SuburbanEconomist (talk) 04:11, 10 May 2022 (UTC)

Contradicting information
The third paragraph of the article states "data rate ranges from 0.3 kbit/s to 50 kbit/s" while the first paragraph of the "Features" section states "can achieve data rates between 0.3 kbit/s and 27 kbit/s". If this information is not contradictory, at the very least it's confusing. --O andras (talk) 15:46, 12 September 2022 (UTC)

LoRa Alliace section is advertisement
The LoRa Alliance section first paragraphs are taken verbatim from the association's web page and, overall, it has an advertisement-like tone. I'd modify it to sound more neutral and descriptive. Resincognita (talk) 13:07, 21 August 2023 (UTC)