What LPWAN IoT Technology will add the most number of devices and sensors in 2023 outside China?

1. Summing up the results of our poll, “What LPWAN IOT technology will add the
most number of devices and sensors in 2023 outside of China?” with a great
advantage, the LoRaWAN network became the leader.
What LPWAN IOT technology will
add the most number of devices and
sensors in 2023 outside of China?

2. According to the Onmia report, the NB-IoT is expected to have the largest number of devices
deployed in 2023. However, given that most NB-IoT devices are still deployed in China (and smaller
markets in Asia, the Middle East, and Europe), one could assume LoRaWAN will see the largest
number of devices deployed in 2023. Nevertheless, during 2022, LTE-M experienced strong
growth in Europe and North America, and according to many reports, LTE-M and 5G IoT growth
will continue well into 2027. Given the vast global cellular market, LTE-M, NB-IoT, and 5G IoT are
expected to gain significant LPWAN market share over time.
Due to its long range, lowpower consumption, lowcost, and large ecosystem of solution providers,
LoRaWAN has doneverywelland is expected to continue to do so forthe foreseeable future.Today,
it is widely adopted in 170 countries for utility, asset tracking, logistics, smart cities, agriculture,
and industry applications. The other main differentiator is the fact that LoRaWAN is well-suited for
both public and private networks, whereas SigFox, NB-IoT, and CAT-M are only suited for public
networks, which significantly limits the number of deployments and use cases they support.
In conclusion, it is difficult to pick the winner in this race because LoRaWAN, NB-IoT, and
LTE-M are gaining momentum. However, one thing is for certain: Sigfox is not expected
to deploy a lot of devices, and with their adoption of LoRaWAN, one would expect it to
hamper their network growth in the future.