industryopinion How IoT
connectivity is reaching new heights
Nick Sacke, Head of IoT Solutions at Comms365 explains how to navigate the maze of options to optimise and future proof your cellular IoT investments.
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oT solutions utilising SIM-based cellular technology for connectivity are not new – but the speed at which IoT is expanding is both compelling and creating market confusion.
From a market that is reaching maturity – the standardised tried and tested, M2M SIM IoT deployments - to one (e.g. 5G SIM-based IoT) which is largely in its infancy, separating between those solutions may not be straightforward. And choosing the right cellular (SIM) technology and network type will require an understanding of the technical requirements for each use case and the data profile of the asset to be connected. With the definition of IoT expanding and suppliers jumping
on the IoT bandwagon, this is a complex landscape, requiring knowledge, understanding, and expert partnerships.
From M2M to 5G Mass scale IoT Machine to Machine (M2M) deployments have been around for years. Now bundled under the ‘IoT’ umbrella, the traditional M2M plastic SIM card is giving way to soldered circuits
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inside the device, with data plans and automated network selection handled via soſtware and sophisticated portals to manage the data estate. Tis is a mature market, with deployments that extend from payment for car washers, to CCTV and waste bin fill levels. Tese M2M SIM-based services have become standardised, they are tried and tested, enabling organisations to introduce the technology into their businesses with confidence. Moving through the deployment spectrum, using 4G and 5G
where available, deployments have become much more scalable with the deployment of IoT sensors attached to machines and the bidirectional transmission of data to/from applications, allowing companies to achieve far more granular, tracking visibility and remote management of assets such as wind turbines, heavy power generation and metering infrastructure, anywhere there is signal. Rapidly expanding SIM network connectivity options now include Low Power WAN (LPWAN) variants such as Narrowband IoT (NB- IoT) and LTE-M (Cat M), which have been specifically developed and incorporated into 5G standalone networks to support millions
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