LPWA technologies: NB-IoT and LoRa were the leaders in 2017

08 February 2018 | Research

Tom Rebbeck

Article | PDF (3 pages) | IoT Services


"For many operators, the question will be which technology to prioritise, and when to launch, rather than which to choose."

Much of the focus in recent years has been about which of the different LPWA standards will prevail. This article shows that, while LoRa, LTE-M, NB-IoT and Sigfox are all expanding their reach, none is winning as such; operators are increasingly hedging their investments and backing multiple networks.

Authors

Tom Rebbeck

Partner, expert in TMT consumer and business services