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Why you need to accelerate the move to LTE

Steven Allan

Regional Technical Support Manager

February, 2017

Copyright © 2016 Telit. 2Provided to Customer under Telit NDA | Copyright © 2016 Telit. 2

EMEA “cellular” landscape

According to a survey by GSMA: “Although 4G coverage in Europe is not

yet sufficient to support 4G-only devices, there is a growing preference for

dual-mode 2G/4G devices in the region. This in turn could mean that

operators opt to migrate 3G applications onto 4G networks and keep the

2G network to support voice and basic handsets.”

This is a peculiar trend of EMEA: US, Korea, Japan and Australia are

instead shutting down 2G to free capacity for 4G (and using 4G for

IoT/M2M services)

In the period to 2020 EMEA will be definitely slower than any other region

in the phase out of 2G (actually no clear statement of shutdown yet)


Major MNOs trend (EMEA)

General perception that LTE will make 3G obsoleteKeeping 2G networks for the already deployed devices (long contracts, recurrent

revenues, …) is a factor which could extend the life-span of legacy technology. It is becoming frequent to hear a possible 3G phase-out even before 2G.

�We already have the example of Telenor statement in the nordic region from more than a year ago (3G off in 2020)

�T-Mobile Czech the same (3G shut down before 2G)

�Swisscom Announced on Oct 8th , 2015 publicly that 2G will be discontinued by End 2020. Also 3G is intended t be phased-out, but so far no date has been

communicated.


Major MNOs trend (US)AT&T – 3G (4 step sunset process)

(1) AT&T has announced officially no new 3G MODULE certifications after Dec 31st, 2016(2) AT&T plans to stop allowing new 3G END DEVICES after July 1st 2017 (will be officially announced in

November )

(3) AT&T plans to stop allowing new 3G activations on xxx (verbally provided under NDA)

(4) AT&T plans to keep 3G NETWORK active through xxx (3 Years after last allowed 3G Activation)

Verizon – CDMA (4 step sunset process)

(1) Verizon has announced officially no new CDMA MODULE certifications

(2) Verizon has announced officially no new CDMA END DEVICES after Dec 31st, 2016 -- This is sooner than we thought this would happen(3) Verizon has not provide any details on when they will stop allowing new CDMA activations

(4) Verizon has announced their CDMA NETWORK will remain active through Dec 31st, 2019

T-Mobile

T-mobile is pushing all new customers to LTE since they also want to sunset their 3G network in near future

(ex. 2020 – 2022). They have not provided specific details yet.

For sure T-mobile is pushing LTE or 2G. They are not promoting 3G for m2m/IoT a lot any more…


Major MNOs trend (APAC)Australia : On this very day next year, 2G will no longer exist in Australia. Are you ready?

Vodafone joined Telstra and Optus in announcing plans to decommission its 2G network. Telstra will shut

down its 2G network on 1 December 2016, Optus has announced 1st April 2017 and Vodafone will follow

on 30 September 2017. All devices still operating on these networks will be immediately disconnected,

and Australian businesses are advised to migrate their devices to 3G or 4G well in advance of these

dates.

Korea

All the carriers (KT and SKT) pushing for LTE (Cat1) prioritizing NB1 (SKT also announced LoRa)

China

Cat1 getting momentum as well as NB1 for the future

Japan

All the carriers (NTT, Softbank, Kddi) focused on LTE (Cat1) and new tech (both M1 and NB1). LoRa

announced by SB with a PR but no clear plans yet


LTE Evolution

Data

Speeds

• LTE Cat 10• LTE Cat 9• LTE Cat 6• LTE Cat 4• LTE Cat 3

• LTE Cat 1• LTE Cat M1• LTE NB1

IoT Focused, Lower Cost, Smaller Size, Reduced Power, Lower Data Speeds

Consumer Focused, High Data Speeds, LTE Advanced, Carrier Aggregation


LTE-M / LPWA Deployment Plans

Cat. M1

NB1

USA

Verizon and AT&T

prioritizing Cat.M1,

while Cat NB1 will

come later.

Europe

Vodafone, DT, TIM, Telefonica

prioritizing NB1.

KPN prioritizing Cat M1 and

now also Orange.

Swisscom is planning both LTE-

cat.M1 and NB1

Swisscom and Orange have

LoRa

Australia

Telstra planning both Cat.M1 1st

NB1 preferably in guard band

China

CMCC plans to

deploy Cat NB1

South Korea

KT plan to deploy

NB1;

SKT announced LoRa

Canada

Operator likely to

opt for NB1 over

CatM1

Both


Technology Integration

LTE CHIPSET

Antenna 1 and 2

SIM

Memory

Duplexer

Power Amps

LTE Cat-3/4 (Rel-8)

LTE CHIPSET

SIM

LTE Cat-1 (Rel-8)

Memory

LTE CHIPSET

Antenna 1

SIM

LTE Cat-M1 (Rel-13)

Memory NB

CHIPSET

Antenna 1

NB1 (Rel-13)

Memory

TIME

Antenna 1 and 2

Duplexer

Power Amps


LTE Cat.1 & beyond: Cat.M1 & NB1

LTE Cat-1 LTE Cat-M1 / NB1

Global Coverage

VoLTE

Support

Dual antennas

Small Size Low Power Low Cost

Single Antenna Extended Coverage


Power Save Mode (PSM) – Rel 12• Ability to reduce idle/standby power

• T3324 Active Time Value (seconds to minutes)

• T3412 Power Saving Mode (minutes to hours)

• Extended periods where device is not reachable (until MO or TAU)

• Designed for devices that use mobile originated communication

Applicability

� LTE Cat-1

� LTE Cat M1

� NB1

Reachable

Not Reachable

TAU period


Extended DRX (eDRX) – Rel 13

• Elegant version of PSM to allow incoming MT traffic

• Better synchronization with network

• Device sets duration of DRX period (seconds up to ~ 44minutes) in idle mode

Applicability

o LTE Cat-1

� LTE Cat M1

� NB1

Extended DRX1 sec � 44 min


IoT Segments vs Technologies

LTE Category 3 � 9

LTE Category 3 ~ 9

LTE Category 1

LTE

Category

M1

NB1

2016 2017 2018 2019

• Phones• Notebook PC

• Tablets

• Automotive• Video Surveillance• Routers

• Security• Landline Replacement

• Telematics• Gateways

• Retail (POS/Vending/ATM)• Track & Trace• Asset / Equipment Tracking

• Healthcare Devices• Wearables• Drones

• Connected Building (fire/sensors)• Utilities (metering)• Smart Cities (lighting/traffic)

• Fixed Asset Monitoring• Environment MonitoringNew Market

Opportunity


LTE Technologies Tradeoffs

• Coverage / Scalability (local vs national vs international)

• Timing / Availability (Networks & Devices)

• Mobility:

• Voice Support:

• Battery Powered ?

• Extended Coverage need? (In building, sky, in ground)

• Interoperability / consistent deployment modules

(SMS vs NAS vs IP)


What is Telit doing to ensure success

Telit announced its portfolio of five new LTE single-mode IoT modules

Four LTE Cat M1 modules for the U.S. and one LTE Cat NB1 for Europe

� Two ME910 LTE UE Category M1 to cover major US mobile operators

� Two ME866 LTE UE Category M1 to cover major US mobile operators

� One NE866 LTE UE Category NB1 for the European market

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Telit modules LTE Cat 1 & beyond

Designed for:

Single/Multi Mode LTE – low-end – cost-driven m2m applications:

� Security & Surveillance

� Fleet Management & Logistics

� Point of Sales (PoS)

� Smart metering

� Health Monitoring


Telit Roadmap

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

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9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

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M1

- Cat 3

- Cat 4

- Cat 6

- Cat 4

- Cat 1

- Cat NB1

LE866 - Cat M1

LE866 – Cat NB1

- Cat M1

NB1


Thank You!

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