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I wanted to explore whether a simple ESP32 could be used to build a LoRaWAN gateway.

The challenge with mesh networks such as MeshCore, Meshtastic, or similar systems is that a phone is still the most practical device for reading information, sending messages, and typing on a keyboard.

About 20 years ago, I started working on the design of a microprocessor.

A while ago, I wrote about Meshtastic.

I think, like me, you have often encountered the problem of having to manage Raspberry Pi devices that are deployed remotely and behind a NAT.

IoT platforms emerged early in the history of IoT, arguably too early.

Meshtastic is a network without infrastructure—a true mesh network.

For one of my clients, I had the opportunity to test several different people-counting solutions.

TTC 2025 in Amsterdam highlighted IoT market maturity, with fewer breakthroughs but strong focus on compliance, BACnet integration, mesh networks, and non-terrestrial connectivity.

A technology I haven’t had the chance to talk about until now, mostly because I hadn’t really gotten hands-on with it yet—but one with enormous potential: Wirepas is a managed mesh radio solution, or rather, a radio-agnostic mesh solution.