An open standard is a shared set of rules that anyone can access. LoRaWAN, which Estron uses, is one such standard: multiple companies build devices and software to the same rules, and they all work together. So your Estron devices are never locked into one brand's closed system.
Why is vendor dependency risky?
In closed systems everything depends on a single company. If that company raises its prices, drops support or shuts down, the devices out in your field can suddenly become useless. The investment you made years ago goes to waste. An open standard removes this risk.
What does an open standard give you?
- Freedom of choice: source hardware and software from different suppliers and pick the best offer.
- Continuity: even if you part ways with one company, your system keeps running.
- Easy growth: when you expand your site, you don't have to negotiate with a single brand to add new devices.
- A safe investment: the system you set up today stays on a technology that remains valid and supported years later.
How does it work in practice?
LoRaWAN connects devices spread across wide areas to the internet using very little energy and over long distances. Estron devices send field data over this standard, and they work seamlessly even with different brands of antennas and servers. If one day you want to change your infrastructure, you don't have to remove your devices; you simply register them with the new system.