# Ground breaking world record! LoRaWAN packet received at 702 km (436 miles) distance

> With the rise of novel wireless technologies, we surprise ourselves over and over again of what these technologies are capable of. LoRa has been around now for

- Type: Community update
- Community: [The Things Network Grenoble](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/grenoble/)
- Author: Didier Tranchier
- Published: 2017-09-17
- Web page: https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/grenoble/post/ground-breaking-world-record-lorawan-packet-received-at-702-km-436-miles-distance

With the rise of novel wireless technologies, we surprise ourselves over and over again of what these technologies are capable of. LoRa has been around now for more than 2 years and people all over the planet are excited about its immense distance it can bridge while consuming extremely little energy.

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