Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) enables long range communication at a low bit rate between IoT devices over a wide area, from 2km to 1,000km depending on the technology.
LPWANs often operate in licence-free spectra such as Industrial, Medical and Scientific bandwidths; the data transfer rate can range from 0.3kbit/s to 50kbit/s per channel.
The low energy consumption of LPWAN enables up to decades of usable life from built-in batteries in devices in remote indoor, outdoor, and underground locations.