qupada@fedia.iotoTechnology@lemmy.world•HaLow Wi-Fi has now been tested at 9.9 miles — new Wi-Fi world record is a near 5X increase over previous best
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13 days agoIt sounds like you’re thinking of LoRa, another 900MHz radio protocol.
LoRa has similar bandwidth to Zigbee (125kbps), and as you say is designed for low-power devices running on battery. I have PIR motion sensors at home which have used only around a third of their battery after 2 years.
Security cameras seems to be a large target market for HaLow though, where you need a couple of megabits at a few hundred metres.
While the price is undoubtedly an issue, I’m concerned this wasn’t higher up in the article
HALF? Like I get that people are going to sign up to get exposure, but that is a hefty premium for doing very. very little work.