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Beyond Connectivity: A Sustainable Approach to Municipal LoRaWAN Infrastructure and Services

Authors:
André Nitze
Tingting Wang
Josephine Jahn
Sabah Ali

Keywords: Service delivery; collaboration; sustainability; smart city; infrastructure.

Abstract:
This paper introduces the LoRaWAN Collaboration Framework (LCF), a strategic blueprint for deploying and managing LoRaWAN infrastructures in smart cities with an emphasis on rural and small municipalities. LoRaWAN technology is distinguished by its capability to support long-range, low-power IoT applications, making it ideal for extensive and sparsely populated areas. The LCF aims to address common challenges in these settings, such as limited technical expertise, financial constraints, and the need for cross-municipal cooperation. It outlines roles and responsibilities across various stakeholders including municipal authorities, IT service providers, application developers, and end-users. The framework emphasizes the balance of technological, economic, ecological, and social sustainability in line with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. In this paper we describe the experiences from several LoRaWAN projects in small towns and municipalities, the derived framework, and future research directions towards ensuring the economic viability of the proposed model.

Pages: 19 to 24

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2024

Publication date: May 26, 2024

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-3956

ISBN: 978-1-68558-169-5

Location: Barcelona, Spain

Dates: from May 26, 2024 to May 30, 2024