The Business of LoRaWAN

Today’s guest on MeteoScientific's The Business of LoRaWAN show is Robert Bogs, a media engineer turned IoT consultant who’s taken his passion for technology and transformed it into real-world impact—both commercially and in his own backyard.

Robert's day job is with Alpha-Omega Technology, helping customers deploy LoRaWAN and other LPWAN solutions at scale. But what sets him apart is how he's applied that same expertise to his rural village in eastern Germany. Through his initiative Kayna-funkt, Robert has built a model LoRaWAN network from the ground up—funded by grants, powered by community involvement, and aime...

Scott Andrews, a dynamic figure bridging the public and private sectors in the UK’s LoRaWAN ecosystem, shares his unique insights into selling LoRaWAN solutions to both small private businesses and large public entities — from farmers monitoring vaccine fridges to councils implementing smart city projects. We dive into the challenges of change management, scaling deployments, and how small wins build toward big transformations.

Key Topics Covered:

Private vs. Public Sector Deployments:

Scott highlights the differences between selling into the private sector (like small farms and butcher shops) versus public sector institutions (like councils and...

Paul Pinault is one of those rare people in IoT who not only understands the technology inside and out — from gateways to encryption keys — but also deeply gets the business of it. He started tinkering with low-power wireless before most people could even spell LPWAN, working with Sigfox back in 2014, and since then he’s helped shape the LoRaWAN landscape from multiple angles.

He’s built hardware when no off-the-shelf options existed, rolled out full-stack IoT solutions, run his own startup, and now powers the console over at MeteoScientific. He’s also a voice of clarity in the space...

Carl is an electronics engineer, educator, and prototyper based in Manila, Philippines. He’s been deep in the hardware game for over a decade, with a background that spans industrial sensor systems, embedded design, and, for the past several years, some of the most widely used LoRaWAN modules on the market

He currently works at RAKwireless, where he helps lead product education and development as an IoT Product Specialist. If you’ve ever looked up how to use a RAK3172 or wanted to understand WisBlock’s modular ecosystem, chances are you’ve read one of Carl’s guides or...

Vasya Tremsin, the founder and CEO of Torch Sensors, joins us to discuss the groundbreaking use of LoRaWAN technology in wildfire detection. His company has developed solar-powered smart sensors that can identify heat, smoke, and gas, alerting us to fires within just three minutes of ignition. Vasya's journey began as a high school science fair project, sparked by witnessing the devastating impact of wildfires in his community. As we chat, he shares how Torch Sensors has rapidly evolved from a student project to a startup deploying sensors in high-risk areas across California, aiming to prevent wildfires before they escalate...

Let’s break down the essentials of LoRa and LoRaWAN, two key players in the IoT landscape, and how you can leverage them for your business. At the heart of our discussion is the distinction between LoRa, the radio signal, and LoRaWAN, the comprehensive system that governs data transmission and structure. Think of LoRa as the car and LoRaWAN as the entire road network – it’s all about how these components work together.

We’ll also explore the four primary ways to utilize LoRaWAN: through public networks, community networks, private networks, and managed services.

In general...

Bansi from Macnman joins us to unpack the intricacies of LoRaWAN and its significance for scaling solutions tailored for the Indian customer. We dive deep into how LoRaWAN can transform various industries by enabling the deployment of numerous low-power, battery-operated sensors that collect invaluable data. Bansi shares insightful use cases, particularly in smart agriculture and smart city applications, emphasizing the need for mass deployments to truly see a return on investment. He also highlights the critical balance between the technology's strengths and its limitations, especially regarding time-sensitive applications.

Takeaways:

In this episode, we're breaking down the LoRaWAN signal path, making it easy to understand how data travels from sensor to application.

Figuring out how LoRaWAN works is the first step of unlocking the whole thing. Once you understand how the signal gets from the sensor to where you're going to use it, the pieces start to fall into place.

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Rish Chauhan, Head of Sales at The Things Industries, joins us to explore power of LoRaWAN in business. We dive into how companies are leveraging this open source technology to tackle real-world challenges and generate significant ROI. Rish shares insights on what makes an ideal customer for TTI and highlights the most profitable use cases that emerge in various sectors, from retail to agriculture. We also discuss the importance of patience in the IoT journey, as the return on investment isn’t instantaneous but well worth the wait. With a glimpse into innovative applications like environmental monitoring and cattle be...

🔍 Episode Overview

In this episode, we sit down with Dean Marsh, a veteran in the world of LoRaWAN-powered IoT deployments across the UK. From saving lives in rural Welsh housing to uncovering criminal activity through smart sensors, Dean shares how simple, scalable IoT solutions can drive massive impact—not just efficiency. Whether it's reducing costs, slashing CO₂ emissions, or catching drug gangs, this one’s about using LoRaWAN where it truly matters.

🧠 What You’ll Learn