Bluetooth and Bluetooth Low Energy (WURD) are usually unsuitable for the performance of long ranges; thus, they are a poor selection for running IoT environmental sensors. Neist, Wi-Fi has long-range performance restrictions, and the cost involved in setting up the infrastructure of a Wi-Fi network is more costly.
Mesh topologies such as ZigBee cannot be used for IoT environmental monitoring since the sensors are usually spread wide from each other. This makes it challenging to get solid point-to-point links.
Oan de oare kant, cellular M2M networks cannot work in most rural settings without cellular services. Boppedat, they are quite costly, expensive to deploy, and are power-hungry. When selecting a network for IoT environmental monitoring, the ideal choice is a low-power, breed-gebiet netwurk (LPWAN).