Low power
RF
links
LoRa (
Lo
w power
Ra
dio network)
See also:
http://www.maxstream.net/products/xbee/dev-kit-zigbee.php
Developers kits for XBee (1mW) and XBee Pro (60mW) modules.
http://www.maxstream.net
http://www.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?PName?Name=658-1011-5-ND
EASYBEE-EVAL 2.4GHz SPI interface
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZigBee
"ZigBee is the name of a specification for a suite of high level communication protocols using small, low-power digital radios based on the IEEE 802.15.4 standard for wireless personal area networks (WPANs). "
http://www.radiocrafts.com/RF_Module_ZigBee_Module_2.html
19.2kBaud, 400-900 MHz range, power as low as 10.5mA RX 25mA TX, 500 Meter range with 1/4 wave antennas line of sight.