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Low-power IoT device design: How to optimize connectivity

Battery size and cost are major considerations in device design. The guide focuses on the importance of low-power IoT devices for creating smaller, cost-effective, and energy-efficient IoT devices.

It presents methods to lower power consumption using the Nordic Semiconductor nRF9160 for tests, highlighting LTE-M, eDRX, and connectivity strategies.

This guide is ideal for IoT device manufacturers, hardware engineers, and solution architects who are looking to design and deploy energy-efficient IoT products. It’s particularly valuable for professionals seeking to extend device battery life, reduce material costs, and improve the reliability of IoT devices in various use cases, including asset tracking, environmental monitoring, and smart metering.

This guide covers

  • The importance of designing low-power IoT devices
  • Low-power network protocols
  • Three network innovations
  • Optimizing transmission
  • Improving coverage
  • …and so much more!

The guide also includes field test results from Asia Mobiliti which compares signal quality, power, and data consumption for optimal connectivity.

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