LoRaWAN: Ultra Long-Range Wireless Submetering
Tehama’s LoRaWAN wireless Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) products provide ultra long-range utility management. They use low-power networking to connect devices across wide areas with minimal setup requirements.
They offer over 10 miles of communication coverage (unobstructed), eliminating the blind spots, battery strain, and installation challenges common to traditional AMR systems.
LoRaWAN delivers consistent connectivity across large, complex, hard-to-wire, or infrastructure-limited properties with remote layouts. It reduces the need for repeaters and simplifies long-distance deployments.
LoRaWAN is ideal for smart cities, sprawling multifamily campuses, manufactured home communities, expansive commercial or industrial sites, and other large-scale properties.
LoRaWAN Submetering Solutions

















Videos
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Introduction to the Web App
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DCAP Troubleshooting
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Web App Troubleshooting
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DCAP-TFA Installation
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Get Started with the Web App
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Monitoring and Maintaining a System
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Commissioning a Meter Display Using the Mobile App
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Requesting and Approving Grants with the Web App
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Wiring a Water Meter to an MDT
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The CIT in Detail
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Commissioning a Site
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Hardware Setup
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System Overview
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Getting started with the CIT
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Connect Mobile App Overview
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DCAP Configuration
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Commissioning MDTs and Repeaters
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Setup CIT Alerts and Reports
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Monitoring Data and Network Health
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Configuring the Display on an MDT
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Wiring the MDT to its Associated Meter
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Introduction to the CIT
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How to Find the IP Address of a DCAP
How It Works
LoRaWAN technology securely transmits metering data from devices through gateways, delivering immediate insights, near real-time analytics, and simplified utility management via a cloud platform.

This diagram illustrates how Tehama Wireless devices work together to optimize metering solutions
Why Choose Tehama’s LoRaWAN Technology for Your Submetering Solution?
- Ultra long-range wireless coverage (10+ miles) reduces the need for extensive hardware.
- Extremely low power consumption allows for longer battery life.
- Near real-time data collection supports comprehensive monitoring, enhancing utility management and customer satisfaction.
- Scalability enables networks that support a diverse range of devices.

LoRaWAN Technology Applications
Multifamily
Housing
LoRaWAN delivers ultra-long-range communication ideal for sprawling multifamily campuses, supporting accurate submetering across dispersed layouts with limited infrastructure.
Commercial
Properties
Commercial sites benefit from IoT-based monitoring and advanced submetering, with LoRaWAN ensuring reliable data collection in dispersed layouts or infrastructure-limited environments.
Manufactured
Homes
LoRaWAN supports accurate submetering in manufactured home communities with remote or spread-out layouts, using long-range connectivity and solar-powered options to reduce infrastructure needs.
ESG &
Sustainability
Sustainability initiatives are strengthened through IoT-enabled submetering, leak detection, and solar integration—powered by LoRaWAN to support transparent, automated, and accurate ESG reporting.
FAQs
LoRaWAN (Long Range Wide Area Network) is a wireless protocol designed for long-range (10+ miles), low-power IoT connectivity, ideal for large multifamily, commercial, and industrial sites.
LoRaWAN provides ultra-long-range wireless coverage (10+ miles), significantly reducing repeaters and simplifying installations compared to Standard (~1 mile) and MAX (~10 miles)
Smart communities, including large multifamily complexes, mobile home communities, commercial campuses, and industrial parks, benefit from LoRaWAN due to reduced infrastructure needs and superior range.
LoRaWAN devices typically achieve 10+ miles of coverage, approximately 1.5 times greater than MAX devices, using adaptive data rates to optimize distance and battery life.
LoRaWAN uses secure, end-to-end encryption standards ensuring reliable data integrity and privacy from meters through gateways to the cloud.
Tehama LoRaWAN supports Pulse MDT, Encoded MDT, Smart Protocol MDT, Leak Detection MDT, Runtime MDT, ModBus MDT, and compatible gateways
LoRaWAN significantly reduces power consumption, extending MDT battery life up to 10 years, decreasing maintenance and operational costs.
LoRaWAN dynamically adapts data rates and signal strength, maintaining robust connectivity even with interference or physical obstructions.
Typically fewer gateways are needed compared to repeaters in MAX and Standard systems, simplifying installation and reducing infrastructure costs.
Yes, Tehama’s LoRaWAN technology integrates seamlessly with legacy submetering systems, allowing incremental upgrades.
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