Europe is a large and advanced market for IoT communications. Western Europe is one of the most mature regions with 20 to 60 million connected devices in each of the largest countries. Central and Eastern Europe still has great growth opportunities when it comes to the adoption of IoT, and there are significantly fewer players developing international IoT solutions for the global market. The Russian market has started to rise in recent years but is now facing uncertainty due to war and sanctions. Mobile operators in Europe had deployed 311.3 million mobile IoT connections in or out of the region by the end of 2022.
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MQTT (Message Queuing Telemetry Transport) is a publish-subscribe messaging protocol designed for devices with limited bandwidth and networks with low bandwidth, high latency, or unreliable networks. MQTT is widely used in Internet of Things (IoT) applications and other machine-to-machine (M2M) communication scenarios. MQTT uses a binary protocol that minimizes the amount of data sent over … Lees meer MQTT
Back in the days, a fixed telephone line was often used. Today, many speaking and listening connections are no longer made via fixed telephone lines, but via an M2M simcard with internet and speech access. Mobile internet connections are easy to set up, are now reliable and also very affordable. Subscription costs for a fixed telephone line expire and an M2M simcard is sufficient.
IoT connectivity ensures that your installations, devices and sensors communicate via your own mobile internet access. We use the M2M, LTE M and NB-IOT connectivity forms to achieve this. With our portfolio of IoT connectivity options, Thingsdata offers the right mobile data solution for every application. How do you choose the most suitable IoT connectivity solution for your specific application? In this article we explain which choices can be made.
The cabinet announced in May 2022 that a hybrid heat pump will become the standard for heating homes from 2026. Together with installers and suppliers of heat pumps, the government wants to accelerate the transition to sustainable energy. According to government figures, a heat pump saves 60 percent on natural gas consumption. In order to make this transition as smooth as possible, the government offers a subsidy amounting to 30 percent of the purchase price of a heat pump. Because of this transition, Thingsdata has created a plug & play solution to support all installers.
Tele-2 IOT further expands its new 5G roaming portfolio. After all, 5G networks are being rolled out in more and more countries, not only in Europe but also beyond. 5G is the successor to 4G and it will not only improve the way we connect, it will also bring major benefits for IoT applications. The way we connect and control installations, devices and sensors.
Compared to previous generations, 5G not only offers higher speeds and more capacity, but there is also much less delay between sending and receiving data (latency). This means that, in addition to smartphones, vehicles, robots and other smart devices can also use 5G.
When we talk to customers about IoT business cases, we always get a lot of questions about connectivity, with one of the fundamental questions: “Why can’t I just go to my local store, buy some simcards and deploy them in my ‘devices’? It is cheaper compared to what you offer! “
It is a good question and a natural one if you are new to the IoT landscape (M2M, LTE M, NB-IOT, LoRa). This question rarely comes from customers who have deployed thousands of devices and have an organizational structure that requires control and oversight. So let’s clarify.
On May 1, 2021, KPN will say goodbye to Circuit Switched Data (CSD). So switch quickly from the analog era to the digital IP era. With the arrival and possibilities of new technologies, the time has come to say goodbye to an old technology. The CSD service is based on analog technology. This technology has been used in the M2M landscape for a long time, but has become obsolete with the upswing of IP. Maintaining this complex technology no longer fits the providers strategy and will therefore disappear quickly.
Tampnet was founded in 2001 in Stavanger (Norway) and provides the largest offshore communication network with high bandwidths. They supply this in both the North Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. The network is aimed at organizations involved in oil & gas extraction, wind energy or maritime affairs.
Tampnet’s mobile network provides a high-speed data connection based on 4G (LTE) technology. In the future, LTE-M will also be available for IoT applications. In addition to this data technology, a 2G network is also available for SMS and VOICE traffic.
Within KPN IoT, Tampnet has been made available within the Global Extended zone. That means that if you want to use it, you need to make sure that the device has a communication plan that allows this zone.
For example, if a GPS tracker moves through Germany or France, the GPS tracker will encounter “black spots” or locations where a particular network has no coverage. In such a situation, standard simcards that use only one network would lose the connection and thus be unable to send GPS tracking information. This does not happen with our M2M simcards because it switches to another network.
Another advantage of using an M2M simcard with multiple networks is that you are not locked into one network. Instead, they always connect to the strongest network available in that area. This network roaming capability means you won’t lose any signal.