LoRaWAN 1.1 standardises roaming: Handover Roaming (HRoaming, in which the device migrates from one Network Server to another) and Passive Roaming (in which a packet is relayed via the visited network without session transfer), enabling cross-operator mobility similar to that of cellular networks.
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With Handover Roaming (HRoaming), the home Network Server transfers the device session to a visited Network Server — an asset tracker that boards a plane in Paris and lands in Berlin can switch from the French Orange network to a German operator seamlessly. With Stateless Roaming (SRoaming), the visited network simply relays the frame to the home Network Server without taking ownership of the session. Adoption is progressing through 2024-2027 as bilateral roaming agreements are signed between operators, and the feature is especially important for long-distance asset tracking and logistics.
Confirm with each candidate operator whether they support HRoaming or only SRoaming — most public operators currently support only SRoaming, which works for occasional border crossings but not for devices that genuinely live abroad.
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