Verizon has introduced a new ‘internet of things’ (IoT) programme, ThingSpace Ready, to help IoT module makers to build, certify and manage IoT devices more easily and cheaply. Quectel, Sequans and u-blox have already joined the scheme; cellular design houses Bittium and Mobilogix and...
LTE-M and NB-IoT on the path to 5G
The two newest 3GPP technologies for low-power/wide-area IoT - LTE-M (Cat-M1) and NB-IoT (Cat-NB1) - are now being rolled out globally but at different times and emphasis depending on region. Â
Moderator Joe Barrett, President Global Mobile Suppliers...
3GPP IoT standards variants add to LPWAN confusion
The 3GPP standardization group has introduced a number of LTE standards aimed at providing a network for the "internet of things": Narrowband IoT, LTE Cat 1 and LTE Cat-M. These networks add to the mix (and perhaps, confusion) of...
3GPP IoT standards variants add to LPWAN confusion
The 3GPP standardization group has introduced a number of LTE standards aimed at providing a network for IoT: Narrowband (NB) IoT, LTE Cat 1 and LTE Cat-M. These networks add to the mix (and perhaps, confusion) of already existing...