Amsterdam, Nov. 13, 2018: Gemalto, a company working in the digital security space, is expanding IoT connectivity with the launch of its Cinterion Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) wireless module platform.
The company said in a statement that the new solution builds on the success of Gemalto’s NB-IoT product in China, delivering power efficient future 5G connectivity to APAC and Europe. It claimed the solution was best placed for the growing mass of industrial solutions that required extreme efficiency, expanded coverage and long life such as utility meters and smart city solutions.
The IoT tech is accelerating with China leading the way and the European market following with more than 415 million connections expected in the next five years. The majority of these connections are emerging in the industrial IoT (IIoT) sector where highly efficient, Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) technologies such as NB-IoT are driving massive expansion.
Leveraging Gemalto’s strong capability in securely managing billions of digital credentials, the Cinterion NB-IoT platform will offer an integrated eSIM in selected platform products. Gemalto eSIMs authenticate IoT devices, encrypt data and securely manage connections to cellular networks. Soldered to the IoT module, eSIMs reduce the size and cost of solutions while strengthening security and reliability. Pre-installed certificates simplify secure onboarding to cloud services by authenticating leading cloud platform providers.
The new Gemalto Cinterion ENS22 NB-IoT wireless module gives developers a single mode NB-IoT connectivity solution designed to meet the highest standards and requirements of the European and APAC regions,said the company. Gemalto’s advanced power management system significantly boosts energy performance extending battery life for up to 10 years. The module is ideal for stationary IoT applications that send data only at intermittent intervals. Gemalto’s evolution strategy enables easy forward migration within Cinterion product families while allowing a single device design for any technology standard or geographical area where it is used.
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