The best mini PCIe and M.2 cellular modem cards for routers, gateways and Raspberry Pi carriers: SIMCom SIM7600G-H PCIe and M.2, Quectel EG25-G, EM05-G, EM060K-GL, EM06-E and RM520N-GL 5G, Sierra Wireless EM7455 and EM7565, and Fibocom FM350-GL 5G, compared by speed, form factor and region.
The best 4G LTE antennas for cellular modems, routers, Raspberry Pi HATs and ESP32 boards: Bingfu SMA and RP-SMA antennas, Proxicast cross-polarized MIMO panel, eifagur panel and omni, Maswell 5G-ready MIMO, magnetic, adhesive, TS9 and LTE/GPS combo antennas, plus SMA extension cables.
The best 4G USB modems for Raspberry Pi, single-board computers and IoT gateways: Waveshare and Yahboom SIM7600G-H dongles, Quectel EC25 USB dongles, EIOTCLUB, Spectrum Smart, KuWFi and MIRO hotspot sticks, and M.2-to-USB adapters for building your own LTE modem.
The best LTE-M and NB-IoT modules for low-power cellular IoT: Waveshare SIM7000G HAT, Nordic nRF9151-SMA-DK, LILYGO T-SIM7000G, Botletics SIM7000 shield, Quectel BG95-M3 boards and dongle, SIM7080G Pico module, SIM7028 NB-IoT HATs, BC95 board and bare SIM7080G/SIM7070G modules.
The best 4G LTE HATs for Raspberry Pi: Waveshare SIM7600G-H HAT, Sixfab cellular modem kit, SIM7670G Cat-1 and EM060K Cat-6 HATs, SIM7080G and SIM7070G NB-IoT HATs, Raspberry Pi 5 PCIe-to-M.2 and MiniPCIe HATs, mini PCIe base HATs, A7670E, SIM7028 and 2G GSM HATs, compared by speed and use case.
The best ESP32 cellular development boards: LILYGO T-SIM7000G, T-SIM7600G-H, T-SIM7080G-S3, T-A7670G, T-SIM7670G-S3, T-SIM7600G-S3, T-SIM7000G-S3, T-PCIE with swappable modems, T-SIMCAM, T-ETH-Elite LTE shield and T-Call SIM800L, compared by LTE category, power and use case.
The best LoRa modules for long-range IoT: REYAX RYLR998, RYLR993, RYLR896, RYLR999 and RYLR498, Adafruit RFM95W, EBYTE E32, SX1276 and SX1278 modules, HopeRF RFM95W, Waveshare SX1262 HAT, LoRaWAN/GNSS HAT, Feather M0 LoRa, M5Stack Cap LoRa and DX-LR20, compared by chip, interface and use case.
The best YoLink LoRa smart home devices: Water Leak Sensor 1 and 4 kits, Water Shutoff Kit, YoLink Hub and SpeakerHub, temperature, freezer, door, motion and solar gate sensors, siren, power failure alarm, energy plug, vibration sensor and garage door kit, with how YoLink’s long-range LoRa works.
The best 915 MHz LoRa antennas for Meshtastic nodes and LoRaWAN gateways: muzi works and MakerHawk whips, ALFA AOA-915-5ACM omni, 5.8, 8 and 10 dBi fiberglass antennas, magnetic mounts, U.FL to SMA pigtails and N-type lightning arrestors, plus a guide to gain, connectors and cable loss.
The best ready-made LoRaWAN sensors: Dragino LHT65N, LHT65S and S31-LB climate sensors, Milesight AM307, CT10X and WS302, Dragino CPL03-LB, SE01-LB, SPH01-LB and DDS75-LB, SenseCAP S2105 soil sensor, SenseCAP T1000-A and Elecrow LoRaWAN trackers, and Capsule Sensor V3.