The LoRa Alliance developed LoRaWAN as an open standard with the idea that massive Internet of Things (IoT) scaling requires interoperable connectivity solutions and cannot be sustained by single-source systems. The Alliance, a global association of companies backing the open LoRaWAN standard for low-power wide-area networks (LPWANs), has issued a study that provides a comprehensive look at the organization’s activities and achievements throughout the past year, highlighting accomplishments that drove massive scaling. (51 pages)
Several market factors drove LoRaWAN’s rapid scaling
- Accepted as an international standard by an independent SDO
- Recognition of the importance of LoRaWAN’s network model flexibility, which offers public, private and hybrid network options, and ensures long-term viability and fit-for-purpose networking to serve the needs of a diverse and growing market
- LoRaWAN coverage grew exponentially, becoming ubiquitous in 2021 with LoRaWAN networks operational in almost every country
- Significant growth in deployments of scale that demonstrated LoRaWAN is critically important to the digital transformation of all businesses
- Strong increase in membership, with the Alliance adding nearly 100 new members in 2021