Questions & Answers on IoT

Mar 12, 2018

Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT), also known as LTE Cat NB1 is a Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) Technology developed for the Internet of things. The NB-IoT specification was frozen in Release 13 of the 3GPP specification (LTE-Advanced Pro), in June 2016. Release 13 defined 14 frequency bands for NB-IoT. In, Release 14 4 more frequency bands were added (11, 25, 31 and 70).NB-IoT Frequency BandsNB-IoT BandUplink...read more

What is the difference between LTE Cat M1 and NB-IoT?

IoT LTE

Editorial Team

Jul 26, 2017

Both NB-IoT and LTE CAT M1 are Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) Technologies developed for IoT (Internet of Things) Applications. The Internet of Things will connect millions of devices to the internet. Unlike traditional cellular applications, IoT devices need to transmit small amounts of data in infrequent bursts. Another requirement for these devices is that they must be low cost and last for over 5-...read more

LTE CAT M1 Frequency Bands

IoT LTE

Editorial Team

Mar 12, 2018

LTE CAT M1 is low power cellular technology developed for the Internet of Things (IoT) and machine-to-machine (M2M) communications. It operates using existing LTE networks and does not have any specific LTE Frequency bands assinged to it (Unlike NB-IoT). Click here to view all the LTE Frequency bands.

What is EC-GSM-IoT?

IoT

Editorial Team

Aug 17, 2017

EC-GSM-IoT stands for Extended Coverage GSM IoT. This is a low-power wide area (LPWA) cellular technology based on eGPRS and designed as a high capacity, long range, low energy cellular system for IoT applications. EC-GSM-IoT can be deployed on existing GSM networks with a simple software update. This will allow for EC-GSM-IoT networks to co-exist with 2G, 3G, and 4G mobile networks. It will also ...read more

What is LTE Cat M1?

IoT LTE

Editorial Team

Jul 26, 2017

LTE Cat M1 is a new low-power wide area (LPWA) cellular technology, specifically designed for the Internet of Things (IoT) and machine-to-machine (M2M) communications. It has been developed to support low to medium data rate applications with an upload/download datarate of less than 1 Mbps and can be used in both Half Duplex or Full duplex modes.LTE CAT M1 operates using existing LTE networks, how...read more

Sigfox Frequency Bands

IoT

Editorial Team

Oct 5, 2017

SigFox technology has been developed specifically for IoT applications that need to transfer a small amount of data a few times a day while keeping costs and power consumption as low as possible. It operates in the unlicensed ISM Band frequency bands. These bands are different for each region. Below is a table that summarizes the frequency bands in which Sigfox operates in the different countries/...read more

What is NB-IoT?

IoT

Editorial Team

Jul 26, 2017

Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT), also known as LTE Cat NB1 is a Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) Technology that has been developed to enable a wide range of devices to be connected to the internet using existing mobile networks. NB-IoT has been developed to enable the Internet of Things (IoT). It is a low power, narrow band technology that can handle small amounts of 2-way data transmission in an efficient, se...read more

LoRa Frequency Bands

IoT

Editorial Team

Jan 5, 2018

LoRa is a long range, low power and secure wireless technology that is ideal for IoT applications. LoRa technology is being used to connected devices such as home appliances, cars, wearables etc. to the cloud. It operates in different frequency bands in different regions:In Europe its operates in the 868/433 MHz Frequency BandIn the United States its operates in the 915 MHz FrequencyBandIn Asia it...read more

What is SIGFOX?

IoT

Editorial Team

Oct 5, 2017

Sigfox is a french company, that came in to existence in 2010, to provide a global, simple, low-cost and low-power connectivity solution for the Internet of Things and M2M communications.Sigfox sells/licences its network technology to mobile operators across the globe to use for IoT Applications. At the same time it also owns and operates a network that uses their technology in a number of countri...read more

The value of the IoT for Electric Motors

Automotive IoT

Cees Links, GM of Qorvo Wireless Connectivity Business Unit

Qorvo

The Internet of Things, with the great amount of data it generates, produces real value, perhaps in ways you would not consider. We always think of smart homes, but industrial environments, and especially electric motors, can be a good example of the true value of the IoT.Electric motors, an essential tool of industrial lifeElectric motors come in all sizes and we all have a lot of electric motors...read more

What is difference between LTE and LTE-M?

IoT LTE

Editorial Team

Nov 10, 2018

LTE-M (also known as eMTC and Cat-M1) is a Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) technology suitable for low-bandwidth IoT applications, published by 3GPP in 2016 in Release 13. LTE-M uses licensed spectrum just like NB-IoT, and co-exists with NB-IoT as well as non-standardized LPWA technologies like Sigfox and LoRa, which don’t need licensed spectrum.LTE (Long Term Evolution) is a fourth-generation...read more

Understanding the Cellular and LPWAN Landscape for IoT Devices

IoT

Rudy Ramos

Mouser Electronics

When you’re designing an IoT network, you’ve essentially got two choices when it comes to how devices at the ‘edge’ connect to the internet: cellular wireless carriers and low-power wide-area networks (LPWANs). There are multiple LPWAN standards – some proprietary – while in cellular, the focus is on the LTE standard.With wireless carriers and LPWAN providers charging for every device connected to...read more

Amphenol RF Enables the Internet of Things

Connectors IoT

Amphenol RF

The Internet of Things (IoT) is delivering the promises of greater efficiency, improved production, enhanced and new services, and deeper levels of control and data acquisition for city planners, city managers, agriculture, manufacturing, and individuals.The widespread availability of wireless, radio frequency (RF) based connectivity is fueling the growth and success of IoT solutions. Because IoT ...read more

What is LoRa?

IoT

Editorial Team

Dec 4, 2018

LoRais a wireless technology that offers long range, low power and secure data transmission for M2M and IoT applications. LoRa is based on chirp spread spectrum modulation, which has low power characteristics like FSK modulation but can be used for long range communications. LoRa can be used to connect sensors, gateways, machines, devices, animals, people etc. wirelessly to the cloud.LoRa Technolo...read more

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