5 Ways Cellular IoT-Enabled Smart Lighting Systems Help Build Smarter Cities Lighting is needed everywhere — from residential homes to office buildings to industrial plants. For smart buildings, smart lighting is the backbone of connected buildings. Each light connects to the building’s IP network, which provides the infrastructure for other smart connections in the building, […]
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How Socket Modems Change the IoT Device Development Cycle
How to Take Your Connected Device Design from Idea to Prototype with IoT Modems As the world embraces the revolution of simplicity and efficiency revolving around the Internet of Things (IoT), electronics distributors around the world are working hard to provide technology that works smarter, harder and faster. With more IoT solutions using 4G […]
Read moreHow LTE IoT Opens a New Frontier for Ultralow-Power Devices
LTE IoT Will Make Low-Power IoT Devices More Efficient Than Ever Depending on where and how they will be used, IoT devices have radically different needs. Surveillance equipment might require an uninterrupted, high-speed data connection to enable transmission of live video feeds with minimal latency. At the other end of the spectrum, smart utility meters […]
Read moreHow Cellular LPWA-Based Tracking Can Ensure an Unbroken Cold Chain
How Cellular LPWA-Based Tracking Can Ensure an Unbroken Cold Chain Shipping, packing and distributing perishable, temperature-sensitive items, including medicine, fresh food and chemicals, have undergone a revolution with the Internet of Things (IoT). IoT-enabled devices within trucks, crates, packages and warehouse facilities ensure the temperature of vital goods is moderated throughout a cold chain while […]
Read moreHow Integrated IoT Systems Can Enable Smarter Utility Management
Enabling Smarter Utilities with an Integrated Approach As our resources dwindle and populations boom, the expanding world looks toward renewable energy and alternative energy distribution sources as integral parts of modernization in the face of climate change. With the invention of the Internet of Things (IoT), the technological integration of smart cities, smart grids and […]
Read moreHow New Technology Is Driving the Next Generation of Enterprise LPWA Networks
The Origin of Cellular M2M Communications Cellular technology was born in a consumer world. Early innovations focused on mobile phone users, and the industry’s entire infrastructure sprang up around the idea of individuals interacting with personal devices and paying for connectivity services. As a result, the application of cellular to the non-consumer space has always been a repurposing of consumer technology. The early days […]
Read moreHow Telit OneEdge Solves Common Cellular IoT Challenges
Cellular IoT connectivity holds tremendous potential for IoT applications. Typically, low-power wide-area network (LPWA) devices are cost effective, power efficient, able to communicate across distances of up to tens of kilometers and do not require a constant network connection. They are ideal for applications where bandwidth is limited, and devices need to operate in the […]
Read moreRapid IoT Development Kit: Smart Meter and Smart Grid Prototyping
Telit’s Rapid IoT Development Kit: Your Solution for Prototyping Smart Meters and Smart Grid Devices Smart meters allow utility providers to deploy optimal solutions for energy distribution. These IoT-enabled devices have become an integral part of developing city-wide smart grid systems across the U.S., Great Britain and other smart-solution savvy countries. Smart meter initiatives also provide companies with […]
Read moreThe Importance of Form Factor Size and Sub-Compact Form Factor Modules for IoT Applications
The Anatomy of a Cellular Module The world’s over 750 cellular operators offer virtually ubiquitous radio coverage across every country on the planet. For the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) targeting the Internet of Things (IoT), cellular connectivity opens a potentially global market opportunity. However, being based on a licensed spectrum, incorporating cellular connectivity has historically high integration challenges. It is not a trivial engineering exercise, and the move into the millimeter wave (mmWave) world of 5G is likely to introduce […]
Read moreNB-IoT and LTE-M: Cellular IoT for a 5G World
How LTE-M and NB-IoT Will Pave the Way for a 5G World 5G is almost here, and like 2G, 3G, and 4G before it, it will change the way we send and receive information. What’s even more exciting is that 5G will enable countless automated wireless applications for the rapidly growing Internet of […]
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