Case Study Presentation on

“LoRa WAN And NB-IOT”

PRESENTED BY:- AVISHKAR MALUNJKAR

MIRANG PANDYA
HRISHIKESH SAKPAL
Contents
 LoRa WAN?
 NB-IOT?
 Technological Comparison
 Use Case Comparison
1) Power Consumption
2) Cost Efficiency
 Key Points
 Conclusion
 What Is LoRa or LoRa WAN?
 LoRa stands for Long Range Radio and is mainly targeted for
M2M and IoT networks. This technology will enable public or
multi-tenant networks to connect a number of applications running
on the same network.
 LoRa WAN is a "Low Power, Wide Area” (LPWA) networking
protocol designed to wirelessly connect battery operated ‘things’ to
the internet in regional, national or global networks.
 Where Is LoRa Used?
 LoRa can be used to connect sensors, gateways, machines,
devices,etc. wirelessly to the cloud.
 LoRa is flexible for rural or indoor use cases in smart
agriculture, smart cities, industrial IoT (IIoT), smart
environment, smart homes and buildings, smart utilities
and metering, and smart supply chain and logistics.
 What Is NB-IOT?
 Narrowband Internet of things is a low-power wide-area
network radio technology standard developed by 3GPP for
cellular devices and services.
 NB-IoT was made specifically with low-power stationary
sensors in mind. For each device deployed in a network,
this protocol offers wide coverage areas with deep indoor
penetration.
 Where Is NB-IOT Used?
 An example that is typically used by the industry is that of
smart meters in basements from the indoor penetration
perspective. It’s also reasonable to use that example since
smart meters drive the LPWAN market.
 Smartmetering (electricity, gas, and water),Facility
management services, intruder and fire alarms for homes
& commercial properties.
Technology Parameters LoRaWAN NB-IOT

Bandwidth 125 kHz 180 kHz

Coverage 165 db 16d db

Battery Life 15+ years 10+ years

Peak Current 32mA 120mA

Sleep Current 1µA 5µA

Latency Device Class <10s

Dependent

Throughput 50 Kbps 60Kbps

Security AES 128bit 3GPP(128 to 256 bit)

Geo Location Yes Yes

Cost Efficiency High Medium

 Use Case Comparison
Power Consumption LoRaWAN NB-IOT

TX Current 24-44mA 74-220mA

RX Current 12mA 46mA

Idle Current 1.4mA 6mA

Sleep Current 0.1µA 3µA

 Use Case Comparison

Cost Efficiency LoRaWAN NB-IOT

Chip $1 to $2 $5 to $10

Device $4 to $6 $6 to $12

Frequency Free Built Into Chip

License Sub-GHz >1GHz

 Key Points.
 LoRaWAN consumes less power compared to NB-IoT. Since it
consumes less power, LoRaWAN also provides a longer battery life
compared to NB-IoT (15+ years compared to 10+ years).
 Peak data throughput for NB-IoT is 60 Kbps, a touch higher than
LoRaWAN.
 NB-IoT is a more secure solution due to 256-bit 3GPP encryption
(compared to AES 128-bit for LoRaWAN).
 Latency on NB-IoT is usually lower than LoRaWAN.
 Both standards support geolocation to the same degree.
 Conclusion
 Overall, LoRaWAN is considerably cheaper than NB-IoT. Not only
are upfront costs lower thanks to higher market adoption and falling
chip prices, but its open standard means bare minimum licensing
fees.
 By contrast, NB-IoT can be more expensive, especially if you factor
in the connectivity costs from cellular providers.
 Privately owned LoRaWAN networks are the primary choice for
smart agriculture against NB-IoT powered solutions.
Thank You