LoRaWAN vs WiFi for spread-out sensor deployment
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2026 5:00 am
Client site: 12 sensors across 3 buildings, 200m spread. WiFi does not reach all points reliably.
Weighing:
Anyone self-hosted ChirpStack in PH? Gateway hardware recommendation (RAK vs Dragino)? Frequency plan AS923 correct for PH?
Weighing:
- WiFi + repeaters: familiar, but repeater maintenance and dead zones
- LoRaWAN + single gateway: 2km range easily covers site, but need gateway + network server (ChirpStack self-hosted)
- ESP-NOW mesh: cheap, but range and mesh reliability questionable at 200m
Anyone self-hosted ChirpStack in PH? Gateway hardware recommendation (RAK vs Dragino)? Frequency plan AS923 correct for PH?