LoRaWAN Gateways — the network behind every LoRa sensor.

Every LoRaWAN sensor needs a gateway to reach the cloud. TITAN supplies three ranges from Ireland — Kerlink, Milesight and Robustel — covering everything from a single plant room to a county-scale network, staged and pre-paired with your sensors in Galway.

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Kerlink — Network-Grade

The carrier-class specialist. Wirnet gateways are built for networks that must not fall over — councils, utilities, campus and city deployments — with Wanesy management for fleet-scale operation and zero-touch provisioning. Choose Kerlink when the network itself is the project.

Milesight — The Easy Ecosystem

Gateway, sensors and cloud from one hand, with an embedded network server — a building or site is live in an afternoon. Indoor (UG65), outdoor (UG67) and solar (SG50) options. Choose Milesight when you want sensors reporting quickly with minimum moving parts.

Robustel — The Industrial Hybrid

LoRaWAN gateway and industrial cellular router in one DIN-rail box, managed through free RCMS — some models run edge applications too. Choose Robustel when the site is industrial and needs cellular backhaul or routing anyway.

What is a LoRaWAN gateway?

A LoRaWAN gateway receives long-range, low-power radio messages from LoRa sensors — often kilometres away — and forwards them over Ethernet, Wi-Fi or cellular to a network server and monitoring platform. It’s the infrastructure layer of a LoRaWAN network: sensors talk to it, it talks to the internet. One gateway typically covers a whole site or building and serves hundreds of sensors.

Do LoRaWAN sensors work without a gateway?

No — a gateway is essential. LoRa sensors only transmit short radio messages that a gateway must receive and forward to the internet. The good news: it’s a one-off purchase that every sensor afterwards rides on, and positioning is flexible — the gateway goes where power and signal are best, not where the sensors are.

Kerlink, Milesight or Robustel — which do I need?

It depends on the job. Kerlink is carrier-grade infrastructure for networks that must not fall over — councils, utilities, campus and city scale. Milesight is the fastest route from box to dashboard — gateway, sensors and cloud from one ecosystem, ideal for buildings and single sites. Robustel combines a LoRaWAN gateway with an industrial 4G router in one DIN-rail box for industrial sites that need cellular backhaul anyway. We spec per project — and many networks mix them.

What is a LoRaWAN network server — do I need one?

The network server manages the LoRaWAN protocol between sensors and applications — every network has one, but you rarely need to think about it. Milesight gateways embed one on the device; Kerlink offers Wanesy, including a self-contained small-private-network option; and managed servers cover multi-brand networks. TITAN configures the network server as part of staging, so sensors arrive already joined.

Indoor or outdoor gateway?

If the sensors are in one building, an indoor gateway (UG65, iFemtoCell) in a central or high position usually covers it, including basements and risers. If sensors are spread across a site, farm or town, an outdoor unit on a mast or roof (UG67, iStation) gives kilometres of range. No power at all at the best position? A solar gateway with cellular backhaul solves it. Signal surveys are part of how we spec.

Can LoRaWAN sensors connect to a BMS?

Yes — through a building IoT gateway that bridges LoRaWAN into BACnet, Modbus or KNX, wireless sensor readings become standard points inside the building management system, alongside HVAC, lighting and metering. That’s the key to retrofits: sensors go where cabling can’t, and the BMS sees them natively. The Milesight EG71 does this in a compact PoE unit shipping now; the Robustel LG5120 adds M-Bus and edge automation for industrial-grade projects.

What range does LoRaWAN give in Irish conditions?

Typically 2–5 km in towns and 10 km or more in open rural terrain, depending on gateway height and obstructions — hills, dense buildings and metal structures shorten it. Height matters more than power: a gateway on a mast or high roof transforms coverage. We plan placement per site rather than quoting a single number.