SpiderMesh: Networking Tech Comparison Matrix
| Network Endpoint | SpiderMesh | Conventional Mesh | LoRaWan (star) | Conventional star (private) | Private LTE | Wired (electrical) | Wired (optical) | Manual collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endpoint battery life | 20 years | 2-3 years | 20 years | 20 years | 20 years | N/A | N/A | 20 years |
| Repeater battery life | Continuous (solar) / 2-5 years (primary batteries) |
2-3 years | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Self-healing | Yes | Yes (small scale only) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Performance <100 nodes |
Excellent | Good | Excellent | Good | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
| Performance >500 nodes |
Excellent | Low (Contention Failure) | Medium | Low (Contention Failure), Med via multiple gateway deployments |
Medium | Medium | Excellent | Excellent |
| Reliability (standard case) |
Excellent (scalable self-healing) | Low-Medium (failure at >100 nodes) |
Good | Good (low density only) |
Good | Good (physical failure mode) |
Very good (physical failure mode) |
Excellent |
| Reliability (high occlusion environments) |
Excellent | Low (Contention) | Low (no repeaters) |
Low (no repeaters) |
Low (no repeaters) |
Good | Very good | Good |
| Range between neighbors |
1500ft – 5+ miles (LOS) | 1500 ft – 5+ miles (LOS) |
2000 ft – 8+ miles (LOS) |
1500 ft – 5+ miles (LOS) |
2000 ft – 8+ miles (LOS) |
Bitrate wire length limitations and signal reflections |
Unlimited | <1500 ft |
| Max effective range (whole network) |
20 mile + (all conditions) |
20 mile + (best case scenario, low density) |
2000 ft (urban) – 8+ miles (line of sight only) |
1500 ft (urban) – 5+ miles (line of sight only) |
2000 ft (urban) – 8+ miles (line of sight only) |
<5 mile | Unlimited | <1500 ft |
| Number of gateways |
Low | High | Medium | High | Medium | Very high | Low-Medium | Drive by |
| Non-recurrent cost / private infrastructure site |
<1k$ | <1k$ | 100k$ + | 100k$ + | 100k$ + | <1k$ | <1k$ | <1k$ |
| Private Infrastructure / installation Non-Recurrent Cost |
Very low | Very low | High (gateway tower) |
High (gateway tower) |
High (gateway tower) |
High (wires) | Very high (optical fiber) | Very low |
| Shared Infrastructure Recurrent Data Cost (per meter) |
N/A | N/A | Medium | N/A | Medium | Medium | Medium | Very high (manual collection) |
| Maintenance Cost (per meter) |
Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | High | High | Low |
| Uptime (large networks) |
Very good | Medium-low (exponential degradation) |
Good (degrades with network traffic) |
Medium | Good (degrades with network traffic) |
Very good | Very good | Very good |
| Security (private infrastructure) |
Very good | Very good | Very good | Very good | Very good | Very good | Very good | Medium |
| Security (shared infrastructure) |
N/A | N/A | Medium | N/A | Medium | Good | very good | N/A |
| Carbon footprint | Low | Low | Low (medium with AMI infrastructure) |
Low | Low (medium with AMI infrastructure) |
Medium (installation footprint) |
Medium (installation footprint) |
Very high |