Decoding and Choosing NB-IOT and CAT-1M for startups

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Decoding and Choosing NB-IOT and CAT-1M for startups
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Major protocols today include – 2G, 3G, 4G, LTE and now we have NB-IoT, CAT-1M and 5G networks in the deployment stage.
How to identify and understand the product development costs, product manufacturing costs, and end-user network coverage for each of these protocols?
3. Only options left is NB-IoT and CAT-1M which most operators are now globally moving towards.
One communication module has passed the global operator’s certification, and is compatible with LTE CATM1 and NB-IoT.
The design is compatible with the two communication modules during production according to the requirement of the actual operator of the user.
T-Mobile has also opened the NB-IoT network.
LTE CATM1’s traffic fee is more expensive than NB-IoT’s traffic fee, the smallest unit, 30MB maximum data per year, costs around USD 11/year
We need to note that the price of the dual-mode communication module is about 30% higher than that of the single CATM1 or NB-IoT communication module.
Here is a glance at the main differences between LTE Cat M1 & NB-IoT
LTE Category M1 (Cat M1) is a power and cost optimized cellular technology created for IoT applications that features on a 1.4 MHz (reduced from 20 MHz) spectrum, has a transmit power of 20Bm, and typical upload speeds between 200kpbs and 400 kpbs.
The true benefit of Cat-M over other options out there is that Cat-M works with with the prevailing LTE network.
They should just upload new software so long as the products operate within its LTE network.
Perhaps probably the most innovative things for Cat-M1 is that it is the first LTE based hardware architecture designed designed for low-power and low-cost IoT applications.
LTE Cat M1 provides new power-saving modes
• NB-IoT (also known as Cat-M2) includes a similar objective to LTE Cat-M1, nonetheless it runs on the different technology (DSSS modulation vs.
Consequently, NB-IoT doesn’t operate in the LTE band, and therefore providers have an increased upfront price to deploy NB-IoT

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