LoRaWANTM is a Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) specification intended for wireless battery operated Things in a regional, national or global network The key advantages of LoRa are :

1. Long range – as high as 15 km

2. Long battery life – over 10 years

3. High capacity of up to 1 million nodes

4. Reduced synchronization overhead and no hops in mesh network

5. Secured and efficient network

6. Interference immunity

LoRa has been quiet popular of late for various internet of things applications – specifically those that require battery-operated sensor and communication over large distances. Examples of applications of LoRa include Smart Cities, Smart Metering, Agriculture etc