LoRa in a nutshell

Deploying the IoT on a massive scale cannot be accomplished within a one-size-fits-all approach. With verticals ranging from smart cities and industry to retail, logistics and wearables, every use case must have the right connectivity.

Low-Power Wide Area (LPWA) networks are an energy-efficient and cost-effective alternative to cellular networks for transmitting small data packets from battery-powered sensors and devices over a long range. Among the available LPWA standards, Orange has adopted a proven solution for various B2B IoT use cases: LoRaWAN™, based on LoRa® technology.

A growing number of players are adopting the LoRaWAN™ standard, including mobile operators, device makers and hardware providers to cover multiple IoT verticals. This cross-industry support, through the LoRa Alliance, has enabled the commercial launch of LoRa networks in more than 58 countries.

You should know: LoRa Alliance initiatives on the normalization of roaming and interconnection between members’ LoRaWAN™ networks enabled, in early 2018, the first successful field tests of actual roaming between nationwide public IoT networks, led by Orange, KPN and Actility.

• National coverage in France – find out your address coverage here
• 130+ B2B customers
• 3 months of free access to the LoRa network in France with the IoT Connect Low Power offer

• Developer guidelines: download the Orange LoRa device developer guide
• Technical documentation: access the LoRaWAN™ MAC node on Github
• Device and data management platform: discover Live Objects (includes dedicated starter kits & SDKs)
• LoRaWAN™ quality-of-service insight: read the in-depth breakdown by Orange Business Services (in French) of the lessons learned from deploying LoRaWAN™-based IoT networks.