Jack
Mohler
IoT Solutions Architect
I help clients choose the right IoT solutions and troubleshoot implementation issues.
I've spent years obsessing over wireless protocols, and honestly, the connectivity rabbit hole gets deeper every single day. This site exists because too many tech folks are drowning in marketing jargon when they just want straight talk about Wi-Fi versus Bluetooth versus LoRa. I'm cutting through the noise to explain what actually matters when you're choosing between NB-IoT and LTE-M, or figuring out why your Zigbee mesh network keeps dropping nodes at 2 AM.
What This Site Does
My goal here is pretty straightforward - give you the real story behind every connectivity protocol without the vendor spin. I break down technical specs into language that makes sense, compare protocols side-by-side so you can make informed choices, and share insights from actual deployment scenarios I've studied. No fluff about "game-changing solutions" or whatever buzzword is trending this week. Just solid information about how these technologies work, where they excel, and where they fall flat on their face.
People ask me all the time whether Wi-Fi 6 is worth the upgrade cost, or if LoRaWAN can really hit those 10km range claims in urban environments. I get questions about Bluetooth mesh reliability, NFC security vulnerabilities, and why Z-Wave devices from different manufacturers sometimes refuse to play nice together. My articles tackle these recurring topics head-on, with answers based on technical reality rather than marketing promises. I update them regularly because new questions pop up constantly as these technologies evolve.
Testing Insights
I've set up my own testing environment to validate manufacturer claims, and let me tell you, the results are often eye-opening. Some "enterprise-grade" solutions crumble under interference that simpler protocols handle without breaking a sweat. I document these experiments with actual data - signal strength measurements, packet loss rates, power consumption figures, and more. These aren't controlled lab conditions either, just real scenarios with walls, electrical interference, and all the chaos that comes with actual deployment.
Recent Blog Articles
LoRa and LPWAN: Enabling Long-Range IoT Connectivity
I'll be honest: when I first stumbled across LoRa technology at a trade show three years ago, I thought it sounded too good to be true. Long-range wireless communication that sips power like a hummingbird? Devices running for years on a single battery? The whole pitch felt like someone was trying to sell me oceanfront property in Arizona. Turns out, I was dead wrong. LoRa and the broader LPWAN category have become the unsung heroes of IoT deployments, quietly connecting everything from cattle in remote pastures to parking sensors buried under asphalt.
Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE): Power Efficiency and Applications
BLE changed everything for battery-powered gadgets, and I'll die on this hill. When I first started tinkering with wireless sensors back in 2012, Classic Bluetooth was basically a battery vampire. You'd slap together a heart rate monitor prototype and the coin cell would be dead within hours. Then BLE arrived and suddenly we're talking months or years on the same tiny battery. The whole premise of BLE revolves around frugality and using high-quality Bluetooth antennas. Instead of maintaining constant connections like its power-hungry predecessor, BLE devices sleep most of the time.
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