Wireless & IoT — Selection Guide

Which Wireless Technology?

📡 Long Range (2-15 km)? LoRa/LoRaWAN. Best for agriculture, city sensors, Meshtastic mesh. LoRa Mesh Hub →

🏠 Smart Home? WiFi + BLE (ESP32). Connects to your router, phone, and Home Assistant. ESP32 Guide →

📍 Precise Positioning? UWB. Centimeter-level accuracy for indoor tracking.

Technology	Range	Data Rate	Best For
LoRa/LoRaWAN	2–15 km	0.3–50 kbps	Agriculture, city sensors
WiFi	50–100 m	Up to 1 Gbps	Home automation
BLE	10–100 m	125 kbps–2 Mbps	Wearables
Zigbee	10–100 m	250 kbps	Mesh smart home
RFID/NFC	0–10 cm	106–424 kbps	Access control
UWB	1–50 m	Up to 27 Mbps	Precise positioning

Popular Nodes

• LoRa: Heltec LoRa32 V3, LILYGO T-Beam/T-Echo
• WiFi/BLE: ESP32, ESP32-S3

Quickstarts

• ESP32 Getting Started
• LoRa Mesh Overview