LoRaLora

LoRaLora is a term that has appeared in some industry discussions to describe a proposed extension or variant of the LoRa wireless technology. It is not a formal standard and there is no universally adopted specification published by the LoRa Alliance or other standards bodies as of now. In concept, LoRaLora would build on the existing chirp spread spectrum modulation used by LoRa and LoRaWAN but seeks to increase data rate and reduce end-to-end latency for certain IoT use cases, while attempting to maintain the low power characteristics that are core to LoRa technology.

The proposed approach in literature ranges from adaptive spreading factor selection and narrower bandwidth operation to the use of hybrid modulation schemes and multi-channel aggregation. A typical envisioned architecture would include end devices with limited power budgets communicating with LoRa-like gateways which forward data to a network server. Security would likely leverage AES‑128 or enhanced key management consistent with LoRaWAN, but specific security models depend on the eventual standard.

Potential applications discussed include smart city sensing, industrial IoT, and agriculture, where higher throughput and lower latency could enable more timely data, alarms, and control messages. However, LoRaLora proposals face challenges such as spectrum regulations, interoperability with existing LoRaWAN devices, firmware upgrade paths, and risk of network fragmentation.

Because there is no official, standardized specification, deployments are currently limited to experimental research, proofs of concept, or vendor-specific demonstrations. See also LoRa, LoRaWAN, chirp spread spectrum.