Author: duncancolquhoun
The headline difference between LTE and LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) is the data rate. LTE, with its near-ubiquitous global coverage, offers a peak data rate of 300Mbps while LTE-Advanced, if it utilizes everything in the LTE-A armoury including carrier aggregation, 4×4 MIMO, and 256QAM modulation in the downlink, can deliver downlink speeds of up to around 1Gbps. […]
Southeast Asia is poised for massive growth in smart IoT, with revenues set to reach more than US$50 billion by 2030, according to Statista projections. This growth comes from the high-speed innovation in electronics that is pervasive across the region, growing smart city projects, and the unstinting support provided by government initiatives. In addition, demand […]
A LoRa module enables a device to connect to a LoRa network which is built on the long range, low power wireless communication standard specifically designed for internet of things (IoT) use cases. LoRa is the physical layer technology that provides long-range, low-power radio communication. It utilizes a spread spectrum modulation technique derived from chirp […]
The first step in choosing a Wi-Fi module is to decide which Wi-Fi variant to select. In recent years, the available options have increased substantially, and Wi-Fi should no longer be identified as the wireless home or work reception area connectivity option that it was for previous generations. Certainly, Wi-Fi 5 still provides a cost-effective, […]
Smart farming covers a broad range of use cases from simple soil monitors for arable farms to high-precision, connected agricultural machineries and equipment that need to be operated accurately to the centimeter level. Selecting the best module for smart farming is highly dependent on which use case you’re looking to address. A soil sensor might […]
Antennas designed for operation in the industrial, scientific, and medical (ISM) bands serve a wide range of wireless applications, particularly those requiring low-power, license-exempt communication. These frequency ranges—such as 13.56 MHz, 433 MHz, 868/915 MHz, 2.4 GHz, and 5.8 GHz—are standardized internationally by the ITU-R and adopted regionally with specific regulatory constraints. While originally intended for scenarios other than communication […]
Non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) utilize satellite communication technology to extend the coverage of existing cellular communications resources and to bridge the gaps between fiber and cellular infrastructure. They are composed of network assets on the ground, in the air and in space. These include satellites, low altitude platforms (LAPs), which use fleets of drones to provide […]
