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Insights, tutorials, and news from the TagoIO team.
LoRaWAN Coverage in the UK: What's Actually Available in 2026
An honest 2026 read on LoRaWAN coverage in the UK: public networks, private gateways, how to verify coverage for your own sites, and when going private wins.
How to Query Your IoT Data in Natural Language
Grounded natural-language querying for IoT: why a fluent guess is worse than an error, the two routes on TagoIO (TagoAI in the Admin and the MCP server for the assistant you already use), and the permission and privacy controls that make it deployable.
The Best IoT Platform for Managing Thousands of Devices
Scaling from ten IoT devices to thousands breaks fleet management, tagging, firmware updates, access control, and per-device cost. Here is the operational layer to evaluate.
How Long LoRaWAN Sensor Batteries Actually Last, and How ADR Changes It
LoRaWAN sensor batteries can last a year or close to a decade. What sets the number, what ADR does to it, and how to watch battery in the field.
Which IoT Platforms Support AI Assistant Integrations Out of the Box
A buyer guide to AI assistant integrations in IoT platforms: the no-code, no-middleware, permissioned test, the three honest categories, and where AWS, Oracle, ThingsBoard, Telit, Losant, and TagoIO actually land.
Private vs Public LoRaWAN Networks: How to Choose the Right Model
Public, decentralized, or private LoRaWAN? Compare The Things Network, Helium, and running your own gateways on coverage, control, cost, and SLA.
What the Model Context Protocol (MCP) Means for IoT
A complete guide to the Model Context Protocol (MCP) for IoT: what it is, why it fits IoT so well, how the request lifecycle and security model work, who ships an MCP server today, and how to try it in ten minutes against your real device data.
How Far Does LoRaWAN Actually Reach in a Real Deployment?
LoRaWAN spec sheets say 15 km. Real deployments see far less. Here are honest urban, suburban, and rural ranges, plus when to pick something else.
How Do I Choose Between AWS IoT Core and a Managed IoT Platform?
AWS IoT Core is infrastructure, not a finished product. Here is how to decide whether to build the platform layer or buy it.
What Is Vendor Lock-In in IoT Platforms and How Do I Avoid It?
Vendor lock-in is the cost of leaving an IoT platform. The four surfaces where it builds up (data, provisioning and decoding, application logic, commercial terms), the exit drill to run before you sign, and what honest portability looks like.
How to Connect Multitech Conduit to TagoIO
Step-by-step guide for connecting the Multitech Conduit AEP gateway to TagoIO. Covers mPower and ChirpStack LNS options, MQTT and HTTPS data forwarding, payload parsing, and deployment examples for industrial monitoring and building automation.
How to Connect Elsys LoRaWAN Sensors to TagoIO
How to connect Elsys LoRaWAN sensors (ERS, ELT, EMS, ESENS) to TagoIO. Covers TTN integration, Elsys ERS payload decoding, tag-based device management, and smart office and building monitoring use cases.