From: Demonstrability of Narrowband Internet of Things technology in advanced metering infrastructure
Technology | Standard/ protocol | Max. theoretical data rate | Coverage range | Network layer |
---|---|---|---|---|
Z-Wave | Z-Wave | 40 Kbps | Up to 30 m | HAN |
Bluetooth | 802.15.1 | 721 Kbps | Up to 100 m | HAN |
ZigBee | ZigBee | 250 Kbps | Up to 100 m | HAN/NAN |
 | ZigBee Pro | 250 Kbps | Up to 1600 m | HAN/NAN |
WLAN | 802.11x | 2–600 Mbps | Up to 100 m | HAN/NAN |
WiFi | 802.11x | 2-600 Mbps | Up to 100 m | HAN/NAN |
WiMAX | 802.16 | 75 Mbps | Up to 50 km | NAN/WAN |
Cellular | GPRS | 14.4 Kbps | Up to 50 km | NAN/WAN |
 | 2.5G | 144 Kbps | Up to 50 km | NAN/WAN |
 | 3G | 2 Mbps | Up to 50 km | NAN/WAN |
 | LTE | 14 Mbps | Up to 50 km | NAN/WAN |
 | 4G | 100 Mbps | Up to 50 km | NAN/WAN |
Satellite | Satellite | 1 Mbps | 100–6000 km | WAN |