How much does a LoRaWAN gateway cost in the UK?

Short answer: A UK LoRaWAN gateway price runs from the indoor Milesight UG63 at the bottom to the solar SG50 at the top, a spread of close to seven times, with the semi-industrial UG65 and the outdoor UG67 in between. Live prices for all four are on the cards below. The important part is that you are not paying for capacity: all four carry 8 LoRa channels, support around 2000 Class A/B/C devices, and quote identical radio figures of -140 dBm sensitivity and 27 dBm maximum transmit power. What the money buys is the enclosure, the mounting, the processor and the way the unit gets power and backhaul.

Which LoRaWAN gateway do I actually need?

Choose the UG63 if the sensors are inside one building and there is a spare Ethernet socket and a plug near where you want to mount it. It is IP30, rated -20°C to +50°C, sits on a desk or fixes to a wall or ceiling, weighs 140 g, and takes power from USB Type-C, DC or an 802.3af PoE splitter. It is comfortably the cheapest of the four, under a third the cost of the UG65.

Choose the UG65 if the gateway lives in a plant room, a warehouse or under cover such as eaves, or if you need building-system integration. It adds an IP65 case, -40°C to +70°C operation, a quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 with 512 MB RAM and 8 GB eMMC, a gigabit WAN port, and BACnet/IP, BACnet/SC and Modbus TCP alongside MQTT and HTTP.

Choose the UG67 if the gateway itself goes outside, on a wall or a pole, with mains-fed PoE or 6-12 V DC reaching it. It is IP67, carries two external N-female antenna connectors rather than one, and adds GNSS. It costs roughly two and a third times the UG65.

Choose the SG50 if there is no power where the gateway needs to stand. Solar plus 25000 mAh of built-in batteries and 4G LTE Cat 1 backhaul let it run up to 4 days without sunlight at 100 nodes on a 10-minute reporting interval. It is the dearest of the four, but only marginally above the UG67.

Why does the price vary sevenfold when the coverage is the same?

Because the radio is the same. Every one of these four is an 8-channel SX1302-class gateway quoting -140 dBm and 27 dBm, so the specs do not distinguish them on range or on how many sensors they will hold. Three things actually separate them.

• Enclosure: IP30 on the UG63, IP65 on the UG65, IP67 on the UG67 and SG50.
• Processing and integration: the UG63 and SG50 run a dual-core 240 MHz Xtensa LX7; the UG65 and UG67 run a quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 and are the only two listing BACnet and Modbus.
• Power independence: only the SG50 works without mains.

Two negatives worth stating plainly. The SG50 is not a bigger gateway than the UG67 despite costing slightly more — it is half-duplex, has one antenna connector instead of two, and runs the lighter CPU; the premium buys freedom from mains power, not performance. And the Wi-Fi on the UG63 and SG50 is AP mode for device configuration only, not a backhaul: only the UG65 and UG67 list AP or client mode.

What else is in the bill besides the gateway?

One gateway covers a site up to around 2000 devices, so it is a one-off and the sensor count drives the total. Budget one gateway plus one sensor per measurement point, and check the network server: the UG63’s embedded server is capped at 20 devices and the SG50’s at 100, above which you run the unit as a packet forwarder into an external LNS such as The Things Stack, ChirpStack or AWS IoT Core for LoRaWAN, which may carry its own subscription. All four are the -868M variant, the EU868 band used in the UK. Checked August 2026; five of the eight UK LoRaWAN suppliers we looked at publish no prices at all.

Specification comparison

Specification	UG63-868M	UG65-868M	SG50-868M
Approvals	—	CE, CE (RED), Telec, JATE, RCM; RoHS	CE, FCC; RoHS
Frequency band	—	CN470/IN865/EU868/RU864/US915/AU915/KR920/AS923-1&2&3&4	CN470/IN865/EU868/RU864/US915/AU915/KR920/AS923-1&2&3&4
Ingress protection	—	IP65	IP67
Installation	—	Desktop, wall or pole mounting	Wall or pole mounting
Operating temperature	—	-40°C to +70°C (reduced cellular performance above 60°C)	-30°C to +70°C (charging -20°C to +50°C)
Power consumption	—	Typical 2.9 W, max 4.2 W	Typical 0.8 W
Supported devices	—	Around 2000 Class A/B/C devices (10 min uplink interval)	Around 2000 Class A/B/C devices (depending on uplink/downlink frequencies)
Wi-Fi	—	IEEE 802.11 b/g/n 2.4 GHz, AP or client mode	IEEE 802.11b/g/n 2.4 GHz, AP mode (device configuration only)
Battery life	—	—	Up to 4 days without sunlight (100 nodes, 10 min report interval)
CPU / memory	—	—	Dual-core 240 MHz 32-bit Xtensa LX7, 8 MB PSRAM, 16 MB flash
CPU / memory / flash	—	Quad-core 1.5 GHz 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53; 512 MB DDR4 RAM; 8 GB eMMC	—
Cellular (optional)	—	4G LTE, 1 × mini SIM (2FF), internal antenna	—
Cellular backhaul	—	—	4G LTE (CAT 1)/GSM, 1 × nano SIM (4FF)
Dimensions	—	—	250 × 157.5 × 46 mm (9.84 × 6.20 × 1.81 in)
Dimensions & weight	—	180 × 110 × 55.5 mm; 548 g	—
Embedded network server	—	—	LoRaWAN v1.0.3 Class A/Class C, max. 100 devices, MQTT integration
Ethernet port	—	1 × RJ45 WAN (PoE PD supported), 10/100/1000 Base-T, auto-sensing	—
GNSS	—	—	GPS (antenna shared with cellular)
Housing & colour	—	—	Metal cast aluminium, white
Integration	—	MQTT(s), HTTP(s), BACnet/IP, BACnet/SC, Modbus TCP, Modbus RTU over TCP	—
LoRa antenna connector	—	—	1 × 50 Ω N-female external connector
LoRa antennas	—	2 × internal antennas + 1 × 50 Ω N-Female external connector	—
LoRa channels	—	8 (half/full-duplex), SX1302 chip	—
LoRaWAN channels	—	—	8 (half-duplex)
LoRaWAN protocol	—	V1.0 Class A/B/C and V1.0.2 Class A/B/C	—
Network protocols	—	—	HTTP, HTTPS, MQTT; OpenVPN client
Power input	—	DC 9-24 V via power connector, 802.3af PoE, or 5 V/1 A USB Type-C	—
Power supply	—	—	Solar or 12~24 VDC via M12 connector; 3.6 V 25000 mAh 18650 backup batteries; 5 V 2 A USB Type-C
Sensitivity	—	—	-140 dBm @292bps
Sensitivity / Tx power	—	-140 dBm @292bps; 27 dBm max	—
Tx power	—	—	Max. 27 dBm
VPN tunnels	—	OpenVPN/IPsec/PPTP/L2TP/GRE/DMVPN/WireGuard	—
Weight	—	—	1.275 kg (without batteries), 1.755 kg (with batteries)

Specifications taken from the manufacturer datasheets. Rows where the models are identical are dimmed. Prices are ex VAT and read live from the catalogue.

Frequently asked questions

What is the cheapest LoRaWAN gateway for the UK?

Of these four, the Milesight UG63 is the cheapest by a wide margin — under a third the price of the UG65. It is an indoor unit: IP30, rated -20°C to +50°C, powered by USB Type-C, DC or an 802.3af PoE splitter. Despite the price it still runs 8 LoRa channels and supports around 2000 Class A/B/C devices on the EU868 band used in the UK.

Do I need more than one LoRaWAN gateway?

Not for capacity in most buildings — all four of these gateways support around 2000 Class A/B/C devices. Coverage is the separate question, and the specs do not distinguish these models on it: all four quote -140 dBm sensitivity at 292 bps and a maximum 27 dBm transmit power. Where they differ is antennas, with the UG67 offering two external N-female connectors against one on the UG63 and SG50.

Is there an ongoing cost after buying the gateway?

There can be. The UG63's embedded network server is limited to 20 devices and the SG50's to 100. Beyond those limits you run the gateway as a packet forwarder into an external LoRaWAN network server — The Things Stack, ChirpStack or AWS IoT Core for LoRaWAN are listed for the UG63 — and that platform may carry a subscription. The hardware price is not always the whole cost.

Can I mount the UG63 outdoors to save money?

No. The UG63 is rated IP30 and -20°C to +50°C, and Milesight lists it for desktop, wall or ceiling mounting. For outdoor mounting the IP67-rated UG67 and SG50 are the two designed for it. The UG65 sits between the two at IP65, suited to indoors or under cover such as eaves rather than fully exposed positions.

Does the SG50 solar gateway need mains power?

No — that is the whole reason for its price. The SG50 runs from solar or 12-24 V DC via an M12 connector, with 3.6 V 25000 mAh backup batteries that carry it up to 4 days without sunlight at 100 nodes on a 10-minute reporting interval. Backhaul is 4G LTE Cat 1, so it needs neither a power run nor an Ethernet run to the mounting position.

Where these fit

Off-grid and satellite