The NB|USB Connect LPWA (Low Power Wide Area) has been designed 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.
The NB|USB Connect LPWA is a convenient USB modem that’s ideal for many industrial IoT applications, including healthcare, smart building sensors, metering and predictive maintenance.
NB|USB Connect LPWA can easily bring low data rate connectivity to equipment without the need to redesign hardware. Supporting NB-IoT and LTE CAT-M1, equipment enabled with USB Connect LPWA can realize the benefit of extended coverage
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