We often hear about LoRa or LoRaWAN. While in general, both refer to the same concept, in reality, there is a fundamental difference that is often overlooked, even by technology solution providers:
- LoRa is the “Long Range” communication technology that allows communication between 2 points (P2P – Peer-to-Peer) over long distances.
- LoRaWAN is the network communication protocol, based on LoRa technology layer, which allows to network with a set of Base Stations
So LoRa is the specification of a long distance communication technology between 2 objects. LoRaWAN is the specification for using LoRa within a communication network between Objects and Base Stations.