Wireless Communication Technologies for IoT in 5G: Vision, Applications, and Challenges

Table 3

Some typical LPWAN communication technologies for IoT in 5G.

Type	Transmission distance	Type of network	Frequency	Data rate
802.11a/b/g/n/ac	100 m	WLAN	2.4-5 GHz	2-700 Mbps
802.11ah	1000 m	WLAN	Sub-GHz	78 Mbps
802.11p	1 km	WLAN	5.9 GHz	3-27 Mbps
802.11af	1 km	WLAN	54-790	25-550 Mbps
SigFox	Rural: 50 km; Urban:10 km	LPWA	Zwave	100-600 bps
LoRaWAN	20 km	LPWA	Sub-GHz	0.3-100 Kbps
NB-IoT	35 km	LPWA	Zwave	250 Kbps
ZigBee	1 km	LPWA	2.4 GHz	250 Kbps