logo
welcome
IEEE Spectrum

IEEE Spectrum

Wi-Fi Goes Long Range on New WiLo Standard

IEEE Spectrum
Summary
Nutrition label

88% Informative

Researchers have developed a hybrid technology that would combine Wi-Fi with the Long Range ( LoRa ) networking protocol, yielding a new long-distance wireless concept called WiLo .

The advance may find applications in Internet of Things technologiessuch as networks of long-range sensors used in agriculture or smart cities.