Mobile Experts LLC provides deep link budget and cost analysis of LPWA and LTE options for M2M communications
CAMPBELL, Calif., Jan. 6, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Mobile Experts released a new report today on wireless Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity, including a detailed comparison of Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) and 2G/3G/4G wireless standards. This report, titled LPWA vs. LTE, includes deep technical analysis of the link budget, as well as other key performance factors such as system capacity, dwell time/duty cycle, bandwidth, latency, and mobility (Doppler tolerance).
In addition, the new Mobile Experts report provides insightful analysis of the business model for IoT. Using thorough link budget and capacity analysis as a guide, we estimated the CAPEX and OPEX required for LPWA networks and LTE alternatives. Client device costs and semiconductor cost breakdowns are presented in detail. The team considered ecosystem development, proprietary vs. open standards, global roaming, and long-term vendor assurance, among other qualitative factors in the business case.
The new Mobile Experts report is the most comprehensive analysis of wireless IoT ever published, with very detailed technical analysis and cost analysis to identify which standards and applications will succeed.
This report examines 86 different IoT applications, with analysis of technical and business factors to illustrate where each wireless standard matches with appropriate use cases. Aside from Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, 28 variations of wide-area wireless connectivity options are analyzed, including Short Range Wide Area (SRWA) options with mesh characteristics, 3GPP-based options from GPRS through LTE and NB-IoT, and several competing LPWA options.
Senior Analyst Frank Rayal explained, "While Wi-Fi and Bluetooth variations will dominate the home automation applications, enterprise applications will increasingly move toward LPWA and 3GPP options for wider coverage and higher reliability."
"LPWA standards are now mature enough for us to analyze both coverage and capacity. This market study examines the technology at a deep level, to determine the fundamental differentiators between various standards. Then, based on our team's combined 70 years' experience in mobile networks, we estimated the Total Cost of Ownership involved with wireless IoT standards to understand the business decisions facing IoT service providers."
This report includes 77 charts and diagrams to illustrate both technical and financial analysis in many different ways. At least 20 different frequency bands are described, with key regulatory requirements including RF power restrictions, dwell time (which limits capacity and throughput), bandwidth, and other channel characteristics. This document provides an encyclopedic view of wide-area wireless M2M standards.
Key wireless formats covered include:
GSM/GPRS/EGPRS
EDGE
UMTS
LTE Category 1
LTE Category 0
LTE Category "Minus 1" (LTE Cat-m1)
NB-IoT
SigFox
LoRa
Weightless-P
Weightless-N
Weightless-W
RPMA
Telensa UNB
QoWisio
DART
802.15.4
WirelessHART
ISA100.11a
Zigbee
802.11ah
802.11af
Companies mentioned include:
Abertis Telecom
Actility
Adeunis RF
ADT
Alcatel Lucent
Altair
Altair Semiconductor
Anylink
Apple
Arqiva
ARM
AT&T
Atmel
Avago
Aviacomm
AXSEM
Bouygues
Broadcom
China Mobile (CMCC)
Cisco
Comcast
Connit
Crown Castle
Cycleo (Semtech)
Deutsche Telekom
Embit
Ecrio
Emerson Proc Mgt
Ericsson
Filament
FlashNet
GE
Google Nest
Greenwaves Tech
Honeywell
Huawei
Ingenu
Intel
Intelliport
Jasper Wireless
Kerlink
KPN
LG
Link Labs
LoRA Alliance
Microchip
Microsoft
Neul (Huawei)
Nokia
NTT DoCoMo
Nwave
ON Semiconductor
On-Ramp (Ingenu)
Orange
Panasonic
Philips
Qorvo
Qowisio
Qualcomm
Raveon Technologies
RF Axis
S3 Group
Samsung
Samsung Smart Things
Schneider
Semitech Semiconductor
Semtech
Senaptic (Telensa)
Senet
Sequans
Sierra Wireless
SigFox
SKT
Skyworks
Sony
Sprint
Telensa
Texas Instruments
T-Mobile
Verizon
Vivint
Vodafone
Weightless SIG
About Mobile Experts LLC:
Mobile Experts provides insightful market analysis for the mobile infrastructure and mobile handset markets. Our analysts are true Experts, who remain focused on topics where each analyst has 20 years of experience or more. Research topics center on technology introduction for radio frequency (RF) and communications innovation. Recent publications focus on Small Cells, Semiconductors for Small Cells, Macro Base Station Transceivers, Semiconductors for RRH, Active Antenna Systems, Backhaul for Small Cells, DAS, Virtualized RAN, and Carrier Wi-Fi.
Contact:
Rachel Madden
Mobile Experts LLC
Email
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www.mobile-experts.net