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## PINE64 explores LoRa for peer-to-peer and group text communication

DevFeed: [PINE64 explores LoRa for peer-to-peer and group text communication](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/let-s-make-mirakles-happen-34840.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://pine64.org/2021/05/06/lets-make-mirakles-happen/>)

Published: 2021-05-06T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Community blog on PINE64](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/community-blog-on-pine64.md>)

Topics: [lora](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/lora.md>), [Internet of things](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/iot.md>), [P2P](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/p2p.md>), [Messaging](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/messaging.md>), [gateway](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/gateway.md>), [Pinephone](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/pinephone.md>), [Hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/hardware.md>)

Tags: [communication](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/communication.md>), [gateway](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gateway.md>), [iot](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/iot.md>), [lora](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/lora.md>), [open-hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-hardware.md>), [peer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/peer.md>), [pine64](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pine64.md>), [pinephone](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pinephone.md>), [rakwireless](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/rakwireless.md>)

### AI overview

PINE64 describes plans to explore LoRa for peer-to-peer and group text communication, including potential end-nodes for its SBCs, Pinebook Pro, PineTab and PinePhone. The project involves RAKwireless gateways and is still partly conceptual.

### Source excerpt

Many of you are already aware that we are very interested in LoRa®. We hope to use the technology for both traditional IoT applications as well as in less orthodox ways, such as peer-to-peer text communication and even group text-messaging. This novel application potential is of particular interest to us, and in the coming months we will encourage developers to explore LoRa's® viability as a text communication alternative to GSM/CDMA and LTE. We're doubling down on LoRa® even at this early stage, so you can expect to see end-nodes for our SBCs, the Pinebook Pro, PineTab and PinePhone available in the Pine Store shortly. Indeed, we hope for LoRa® to become a staple of PINE64. Group messaging over LoRa® is only conceptually plausible at the moment, but thankfully we're not walking into this blindly or alone. We've been talking to the good folks over at RAKwireless about our ideas, and they've been both interested in what we had to say and very helpful in getting us started. For those of you who do not know, RAKwireless is an industry leading IoT solutions provider, producing high-end LoRa® gateways, sensors, kits and, of course, also gateway modules. Both our indoor and outdoor gateways, which are at the very heart of the system, will be using RAKwireless technology. We're thrilled that we're going to have an opportunity to work with RAKwireless and their community on this project. "We are driven by innovation, open hardware, and community work, and that's exactly what PINE64 brings to our company. Most members of the RAKStars community recognize LoRa as part of the development of IoT devices, however, PINE64 sees LoRa differently. With the power coming from both companies, we will enable people from all over the world to use LoRa technology in innovative ways, and most importantly, to deliver secure text communication." - Maria Hernandez Thanks to the work of RTP from Privacy & Tech Tips, our gateways are already fully functional, and the setup process is as simple a