Review Article

Survey of Promising Technologies for 5G Networks

Table 4

Comparison of various RATs for IoT connectivity [88].

RATSIGFOXLoRAC-IoTNB LTE-M R13LTE-M R12/135G
Range<13 km, 160 dB<11 km, 157 dB<15 km, 164 dB<15 km, 164 dB<11 km, 156 dB<15 km, 164 dB
Spectrum
Bandwidth
Unlicensed
900 MHz
100 Hz
Unlicensed
900 MHz,
<500 kHz
Licensed
7–900 MHz
<200 kHz
or dedicated
Licensed
7–900 MHz
<200 kHz
or shared
Licensed
7–900 MHz
<1.4 MHz
or shared
Licensed
7–900 MHz
shared
Data rate<100 bps<10 kbps<50 kbps<150 kbps<1 Mbps<1 Mbps
Battery life>10 years>10 years>10 years>10 years>10 years>10 years
AvailabilityTodayToday201620162016Beyond 2020