t2network benefits
The rate of payload data you can move from an entire sensor field is not any more than the number of gateways you have at the edge of the sensor field, and usually that is just one, so 150 Kbits/sec to 200 Kbits/sec depending on the complexity of the code you run. The code you run can affect a node's ability to move data. If you run as fast as 150 Kbits/sec on average, your radio will always be on, so you will need more power from a larger solar cell or large battery or expensive fuel cell, or grid power. What is a better match for ecosens1 sensors is to run in bursts, sleeping the radio in between so your average data rate is 1/50 of above, or 3 Kbits/sec averaged over all 24 hours, but in bursts of quick 150 Kbits/sec data. If you can get by with 3 Kbits/sec averaged over all time, a small solar panel no bigger than a node enclosure, ( 12cm X 12cm), will generate plenty of power to run year in, year out.
