Playbook for Cellular IoT Connectivity

This article gives you a clear picture of the different cellular IoT connectivity options available, including licensed LPWAN connectivity.

Playbook for Cellular IoT Connectivity

Businesses have the freedom to now choose the connectivity that suits their use of cases arising from user need, rather than industry specificity. With any IoT project, trade-offs must be made when selecting how to connect your device. Factors to consider include latency, battery life, coverage, mobility, and throughput. From a mobility perspective, cellular may seem like the clear winner-providing much better transportability of devices than WiFi-however, not all cellular technologies are designed for devices that move around frequently.

This article will help you choose the right connectivity for your needs. Key Takeaways:

• Common functionality of high-performance cellular connectivity
• Common functionality of Low-Power Wide-Area Networks (LPWAN)
• For high-performance cellular a review of LTE Cat-4 and LTE Cat-1
• A look at two leading cellular LPWAN technologies: Long Term Evolution for Machines (LTE M) and Narrow Band IoT (NB-IoT)
• Why Twilio Programmable Wireless is the connectivity provider for IoT