LoRaWAN In A Box Overview

Getting value from lora Internet of things solutions

Michael Ellyett

15 September 2025

Many see opportunities to better look after and control their remote assets. Making this viable requires significantly reducing the costs, complexity, risk, time, etc. and obviating the need for expertise in a raft of technologies across several domains (electronics, firmware, networking, etc.) most people don't have (or want). People also need confidence they can scale without commensurately scaling costs (e.g. because some rapacious Telco has a lock-in) and integrate it into a suite of other applications. 

The LXC Starter Kit allows you to get readings from devices and to control devices out of the box. It allows PoCs to move quickly to Pilots and then on to production solutions that integrate into an enterprise's ecosystem. 

It doesn't pretend you can build a highly optimised large scale solution codelessly and it doesn't require you to try and pretend a generic Swiss-army device a) does precisely what you need; or b) will be the lowest cost component for you needs. Rather it allows you to choose any link in the technology value chain and optimise it. You can do that optimisation when it suits you. 

The advantages to the typical user are that LXC is:

• simple — works end to end on day one. You require no knowledge of, or investment in, technologies for: network (including LoRaWAN), electronics, firmware, etc.

• low risk — all the little steps that have to work together to get remote sensors and controllers to actually solve business problems in the field for real users in a production environment are done.

• scalable — it supports thousands of devices, millions of messages.

• cost effective and efficient — extremely low initial cost and excellent cost visibility.

• customisable and optimisable — you can reduce: equipment costs, size, energy demands or add extra capabilities; you can extend the network; you can optimise and simplify the user experience (data interpretation, analytics, alerts)

• learning — automatically continuously learns about coverage, congestion, what is normal, etc.

• proven — production systems use it for: animals, assets, environment,control, etc.

• integratable — you can integrate it with other systems via basic APIs. 

• extendable — you can add new sensors, devices, readings, scoring, logic, etc. 

When you get the LXC Starter Kit you get OTB an end to end system (device, gateway, web system, phone app) and you can see information about your thing(s): what is measured, what is normal etc. Your thing(s) are organised in groups, associated with users, teams, properties, places, areas, etc. Your device(s) can be configured and controlled and there are a range of automated alerts.

We think it is THE answer to getting from the trough of disillusionment or the valley of despair to the slope of enlightenment and the plateaux of productivity.