# Long distance development

> Our community initiator, Andrew, spent some time in the USA in April looking at a number of LoRa projects that can be directly usable on The Things Network as w

- Type: Community update
- Community: [The Things Network West Berks](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/west-berks/)
- Author: Andrew Lindsay
- Published: 2016-04-05
- Web page: https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/west-berks/post/long-distance-development

Our community initiator, Andrew, spent some time in the USA in April looking at a number of LoRa projects that can be directly usable on The Things Network as well as private networks. These cover a large number of use-cases. More to follow!