Source note: Experimental field comparison of Wi‑Fi HaLow and LoRa (smart grid)¶

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Summary

Peer-reviewed Sensors (MDPI, 2023) article (PMCID PMC10490590) reporting field experiments comparing Wi‑Fi HaLow (802.11ah) against Wi‑Fi n and LoRa for throughput, latency, and reliability, with secure remote-evaluation architectures. Positions HaLow as promising for smart-grid-style IoT requirements; explicitly scopes out LoRaWAN MAC and power measurements.

Claims worth carrying forward

• Early HaLow performance literature was often simulation-limited; this work emphasizes authentic outdoor/lab-distance testing with then-available hardware.
• Comparison is LoRa PHY link (not full LoRaWAN network server stack) vs HaLow.

Downstream pages

• Wi-Fi HaLow, LoRa (radio)
• Field network IoT comparisons (HaLow, LoRa, NB-IoT)