What Really Makes IoT Scale? Lessons I’ve Learned Building RAKwireless By Ken Yu, Founder & CEO of RAKwireless This article is based on a talk I shared recently with the IoT community at the IoT Tech Expo in the UK. After more than 20 years working in communications and IoT, the question that drives me...
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Scaling LoRaWAN Networks: Why Operations Matter More Than Deployment Scaling LoRaWAN networks is no longer just about deploying gateways and connecting devices — it’s about building reliable, efficient operations that can grow over time. As IoT deployments expand across industries like smart cities, agriculture, and industrial monitoring, network management, automation, and long-term performance become the...
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Why the Meshtastic Community Loves 1-Watt Radios, And What Makes a Real One If you spend any time in the Meshtastic community, whether on Discord, Reddit, or the project forums, you will notice a recurring theme: everyone is obsessed with range. Screenshots of record-breaking links, maps of cross-valley hops, and “I can hear a node from 18...
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Urbana Smart Solutions and RAKwireless Power the Next Generation of LoRaWAN® Smart Lighting Cities nowadays want more from their streetlights than simple illumination. They expect them to last for years by saving energy and even act as part of wider smart city services. However, the reality often looks different when large projects roll out. Thousands...
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RAK3112 WisDuo Module for Edge AI with LoRa®: ESP32-S3 Meets SX1262 for Next-Gen IoT Projects The Power of the ESP32 Ecosystem The ESP32 ecosystem has become a cornerstone in the world of Internet of Things (IoT). It’s praised for its flexibility, affordability, and the massive support from developers around the world. Featuring WiFi, Bluetooth, and...
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RAKwireless and the RED and CRA Compliance in 2025 Why Are So Many Customers Asking about Radio Equipment Directive (RED) and Cybersecurity Now? In today’s increasingly connected world, regulatory compliance is no longer a back-office concern; it’s a central topic in every customer conversation. For companies operating in the EU, CE marking is a mandatory certification that...
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More Than Just Another Badge: Co-Creating the Wismesh Tag with the Meshtastic Community How Did This Little Badge Begin? At first glance, the Wismesh Tag might look like just another badge-style tracker: thin, credit-card sized, designed to hang off a backpack or sit discreetly in a pocket. But look closer, and you’ll find a deeper story behind its...
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LoRaWAN® Field Testing Decoded: How the RAK10701-Plus Works Field testing with the Field Tester Plus RAK10701-Plus helps determine whether a LoRaWAN deployment is successful and provides sufficient coverage, or if additional gateways are needed. Testing and mapping the coverage helps optimize the network, identify weak spots, and generate insights that support more effective deployment and...
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Why RAKwireless Built the RAK11160: A Smarter Way to Bring ESP32 into Low-Power LoRaWAN® IoT And over the past year, one pattern became impossible to ignore. RAKwireless noticed a strong trend: more than 60% of their customers buying RAK3172 were pairing it with an ESP32 module. Why? To unlock WiFi and BLE capabilities. For MQTT...
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How the Meshtastic Community Shaped the WisMesh Repeater: From Pain Points to Practical Design WisMesh didn’t start as a product idea—it started as a conversation. On Reddit threads, Discord chats, forum posts, and shared GitHub comments, the Meshtastic community was collectively building and testing solar-powered mesh nodes, sharing what worked, what didn’t, and what they wished existed....
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