Comparing 17 Wireless Protocols

This diagram compares various wireless communication technologies based on data rate (vertical axis) and range (horizontal axis). Here's a breakdown:
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Let's  breakdown diagram:
Short Range, High Data Rate
Wi-Fi:
Data Rate: Up to 100 Mbps
Range: 10 to 100 meters
Usage: Homes, offices, local networks.
Bluetooth:
Data Rate: Around 1 Mbps
Range: ~10 meters
Usage: Personal devices (headphones, wearables).
Wi-Fi HaLow:
Data Rate: Similar to Wi-Fi
Range: Extended range for IoT devices.
Medium Range, Medium Data Rate
BLE, Zigbee, Z-Wave:
Data Rate: 100 Kbps to 1 Mbps
Range: Up to 100 meters
Usage: Smart homes, health monitors, industrial automation.
Long Range, Low Data Rate
Licensed LPWAN:
Technologies: LTE-M, EC-GSM, NB-IoT
Data Rate: 100 Kbps to 1 Mbps
Range: Up to 10 km
Usage: Wide-area IoT applications (smart cities, agriculture).
Unlicensed LPWAN:
Technologies: MIOTY, LoRa, Sigfox
Data Rate: Below 100 Kbps
Range: Over 10 km
Usage: Remote monitoring, rural applications.
Specialized, Short Range
RFID:
Data Rate: ~1 Kbps
Range: ~1 meter
Usage: Inventory management, access control.
Cellular Technologies
Cellular (3G, 4G, 5G):
Data Rate: 3G (up to 1 Mbps), 4G (up to 100 Mbps), 
5G (above 100 Mbps)
Range: Several km
Usage: Mobile communication, high-speed internet.
LoRa/LoRaWAN
LoRa stands for Long Range, LoRaWAN stands for 
Long Range Wide Area Network.
LoRa is the underlying technology (modulating technique) and LoRaWAN is    the networking protocol stack on top of LoRa.
For long distance applications.
Optimized for low power.
For IoT applications.

Choosing the Right Technology

Data Rate: High for streaming; low for monitoring.
Range: Short for personal devices; long for large-scale monitoring.
Power: Low power for battery devices (BLE, Zigbee, LPWAN).
Cost: Licensed (more reliable, secure) vs. unlicensed (cheaper)

Conclusion

This is all there is for this 7 minutes introduction to modern wireless solutions. 
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