They are supporting the LoraWAN &quot;standard&quot; (one of many in that field). They use different public frequencies in different countries (9xx Mhz in the US, 8xx in China and Europe, also 43x Mhz in Europe).<p>The cost for a producer of IoT devices is 50 cents per year per device to use the network. People hooking up one of these routers in their homes can earn 50% or the profits made through their uplink.<p>Another competitor in that field The Things Network (<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;thethingsnetwork.org&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;thethingsnetwork.org&#x2F;</a>) who are based in Amsterdam. I think Archos is making a clever move here, for device makers it&#x27;ll only be interesting if the network size is substantial, ideally covering parts most of a country.<p>LoraWAN claims a range of several kilometers per hub, even if they are located inside buildings.