Olimex NB-IoT-DevKit Development Board with BC-66 Mudule

NB-IoT (Narrowband Internet of Things) technology is a direct competitor to LoRaWAN and SigFox and has a few advantages:

• higher speed 25.5 kbps up and down link
• single GSM cell can connect to up to 100 000 NB-IoT nodes
• single GSM cell can cover up to 10-100km rural and 1-10km urban distance
• can work up to 10 years on Lithium 3V battery if less than 200 bytes are sent per day

Note: All GSM cells which work with LTE can also support NB-IoT, but this requires new protocol installation and licensee fee, so not all operators provide it by default. You have to check with your local GSM operator if he offers NB-IoT. Also SIM card must have this protocol enabled. SIM with LTE may or may not work with NB-IoT, this depends on your operator.

Features:

• BC-66 all world wide GSM bands coverage
• NB-IoT 25.5 kbps up and down link
• Ultra low power design: only 126 uA consumption in PSM mode
• Built-in Li-Po battery charger
• Nano SIM
• Level shifters for 5 x GPIOs, I2C, SPI, UART
• Micro UEXT connector
• U.FL antenna connector (-ANT option)
• Status LEDs
• Dimensions: 40 x 25mm