LoRa, Sigfox, and NB-IoT: An Empirical Comparison for IoT LPWAN Technologies in the Agribusiness

Juan Pablo Becona; Marcel Grane; Matias Miguez; Alfredo Arnaud

doi:10.1109/les.2024.3394446

LoRa, Sigfox, and NB-IoT: An Empirical Comparison for IoT LPWAN Technologies in the Agribusiness

Juan Pablo Becona
, Marcel Grane
, Matias Miguez
, Alfredo Arnaud

Universidad Católica del Uruguay

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Abstract

In this letter, three battery-powered, custom Internet of Things (IoT) sensor nodes for the agribusiness, are presented: first, a Sigfox-based temperature-humidity index (THI) sensor to monitor the impact of heat stress in livestock, then a LoRaWAN version of an estrus detection collar for dairy farms, and finally a NB-IoT low-power A-GPS geolocation device for animals. Detailed power consumption measurements are presented and compared to highlight the benefits of each low-power wide-area network technology for the industry. The measured energy to transmit a single 10Byte payload packet was 90, 20, and 90 mJ for Sigfox, LoRa, and NB-IoT, respectively. With an adequate power management strategy, the nodes could operate up to 10 years in the case of the THI and estrus detector, and >1 yr in the case of the GPS tracker, powered by a single 1900 mȦ h LiSOCl2 battery.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	283-286
Number of pages	4
Journal	IEEE Embedded Systems Letters
Volume	16
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/les.2024.3394446 https://doi.org/10.1109/LES.2024.3394446
State	Published - 2024

Keywords

Agribusiness
Internet of Things (IoT)
low-power wide-area network (LPWAN)
sensor network

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