Vodafone USB Connect LPWA

Description

The Vodafone USB Connect LPWA (Low Power Wide Area) has been designed for customers who want to connect to the cellular IoT Networks (NB-IoT/LTE- M) in a simple way. It offers a standard LPWA IoT module device for any hardware, with a USB-connector.

Supported Features :

• LTE Category NB1 (Release 13)

• LTE Category M1 (Release 13)

• 3GPP Frequency Bands: B2, B3, B4, B5, B8, B12, B13, B20, B28 

• Small USB-dongle form factor

• Vodafone global IoT SIM embedded

• Integrated and external antenna connector for improved coverage

Supported operating systems: 

• Linux Kernel 4.14 or above 

• Windows 10

• Android 4.0 and above

Supported Cellular Networks:

• International multi-region coverage in Cat M1 / NB1 radio access technologies.

IoT Module & Chipset:

• IoT module: u-blox SARA R410

• based on Qualcomm MDM9206

Device Management:

• AT commands

• OTA firmware delivery

Typical applications:

Applications with low data consumption :

• Collection of sensor data

• Industrial or environmental monitoring

• Connectivity for smart city applications

• E-health

• Predictive maintenance

• Metering

• Smart building sensors

• Network monitoring & troubleshooting

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Vodafone NB-IoT Development Kit ( Available in Germany )

Description

The Vodafone NB-IoT Development Kit has been designed for customers who want to start an NB-IoT development. 

Supported Features :

• Small form factor

• Interfaces: UART,RS232, USB

• Integrated into an IoT cloud

• Quick start-up

• NB|EASY programming interface to control modem functionality

• Comparison of NB-IoT against 2G/3G/4G standards

The Vodafone NB-IoT Development Kit can also be controlled via Android smartphones with the NB|METER App. Beside these tools, the standard u-blox tools (m-center) works as well.

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