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WEIGHTLESS ALLIANCE
Compare LPWAN Technologies
These four technologies cover the majority of the IoT requirement landscape.
LTE CATM
NB-IoT
Weightless
LoRaWAN
Class A
Channel Access Method
TDMA/FDMA
TDMA/FDMA
TDMA/FDMA
ALOHA
Uplink Data Rate
<400kbps
<66kbps
0.625-100kbps
0.3-27kbps
Downlink Data Rate
<400kbps
Less Than 66kbps
63,530 bytes
<1,000 bytes
Payload Allowance
>10,000 bytes
> 10,000 bytes
63,530 bytes
100 bytes
Supports 100% Acknowledged Messages
Yes
No
Yes
No
Synchronous
Yes
No
Yes
No
Operating Frequency
Sub-GHz Unlicensed or Licensed - *Can Be Customized
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