Most local authorities are still taking baby steps in the deployment of internet of things (IoT) sensors and exploring the options for the supporting network technology.
Long range wide area networks (LoRaWAN) have made inroads, narrow band IoT is in some applications, 4G has been used and the nationwide roll out of 5G is stirring up ideas for its application. Another option with a gradually rising profile is to harness wireless mesh networks based on Wi-SUN specifications.
Read more about the Wi-SUN Alliance at https://www.ukauthority.com.