Introducing IoT Wireless Technologies
In this chapter, we will describe the various IoT wireless technologies, including the primary licensed and unlicensed Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) and Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) technologies used in enterprise IoT solutions. We will compare the technologies from a technical and cost perspective, as well as listing the pros and cons of each technology to provide a basis for selecting the best technology for specific enterprise IoT solutions. We will conclude with a discussion of best practices in implementing IoT wireless technologies in your IoT solution.
We will cover the following main topics in this chapter:
- Licensed versus unlicensed technologies
- Network topologies
- WWAN and WLAN IoT technologies
- Technical and cost comparisons
- Wireless technology use cases
- Best practices in deploying IoT wireless technologies