u-blox SARA R410M 02B LTE Cat M1 and NB-IoT module with global coverage

u-blox has launched its SARA‑R410M‑02B LTE Cat M1 and NB-IoT module with global coverage. The product utilises a multiband RF front-end solution to enable up to 16 LTE bands within a single hardware version, which can simplify diverse deployments worldwide and provide operational efficiencies.

The device also offers software-based configuration advantages within a single version of firmware. LTE bands can be enabled or disabled based on changing criteria such as the establishment of roaming agreements among operators. The flexibility extends further through system selection of the radio access technology (RAT) as either a single or preferred connection. The approved operator profiles for AT&T, Verizon and Telstra are all included as pre-existing and selectable within software.

The module has regulatory certification approvals in Taiwan (NCC) and EMEA (RED), broadening the global commercial reach. This provides the ability to defer configuration decisions to ‘zero-hour’. Be it at the end device’s point of manufacturing, point of installation or even perpetually in the future, configuration decisions can be made with the device for LTE band applicability, the selection of the desired operator and/or for the preferred LTE radio interface.

The product targets long-life, low-maintenance, low-power consumption applications such as smart buildings, people and asset tracking, agricultural monitoring, connected health, usage-based insurance, smart cities and smart meters.