Global Choices in IoT: Choosing the Right Cellular Technology for Your Application
2G and 3G are sunsetting, NB-IoT is patchy, and 5G keeps you waiting. So what connects your next device? Nordic Semiconductor and Onomondo compare LTE-M and Cat 1bis in real deployments and share a device-first decision framework.
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The cellular landscape your last product launched into no longer exists. 2G and 3G are being switched off, NB-IoT is slow to roll out in key markets, and 5G SA is arriving slowly. Choosing a radio technology now means choosing what your device can do for 10+ years.
In this session, Nordic Semiconductor and Onomondo put the main options side by side: LTE-M, NB-IoT, Cat 1bis, and 5G eRedCap. You'll get a device-first decision framework, worked examples from water meters to cargo trackers, and an honest look at why so many global deployments are landing on Cat 1bis, plus where LTE-M is still the better answer.
We'll also cover what changes at scale: SIM technologies from eUICC to SoftSIM, roaming, and keeping devices debuggable in the field.