• Supports both network-originated and device-originated traffic

• Paging capability

• Low latency in both uplink and downlink

• Fast network acquisition

• Forward Error Correction (FEC)

• Automatic Retransmission Request (ARQ)

• Adaptive Channel Coding (ACC)

• Handover

• Roaming

• Cell re-selection

• FDMA+TDMA in 12.5kHz narrow band channels offer optimal capacity for uplink-dominated traffic from a very large number of devices with moderate payload sizes

• Operates over the whole range of license-exempt sub-GHz ISM/SRD bands for global deployment: 169/433/470/780/868/915/923MHz

• Flexible channel assignment for frequency re-use in large-scale deployments

• Adaptive data rate from 625bps to 100kbps to optimise radio resource usage depending on device link quality

• Transmit power control for both downlink and uplink to reduce interference and maximize network capacity

• Time-synchronised base stations for efficient radio resource scheduling and utilisation

• Authentication to the network

• AES-128/256 encryption

• Radio resource management and scheduling across the overall network to ensure quality-of-service to all devices

• Support for over-the-air firmware upgrade and security key negotiation or replacement

• Fast network acquisition and frequency/time synchronisation

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• WIDE area coverage with one of the industry leading link budgets

• Lower data rates with channel coding provide similar link budget to other LPWAN technologies

• +4km in crowded urban environment

• Suitable for both public and private networks

• Forward error correction (FEC) or channel coding used for controlling errors in data transmission over unreliable or noisy communication channels.

• Convolutional Coding

• Acknowledgement and Retransmission

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• Using standard PSK/GMSK modulation channels ensures broad availability of hardware and no dependency on a single vendor

• Much leaner and optimised protocol ensures reduced system complexity and cost compared to cellular M2M or forthcoming NB-IOT

• Limited additional complexity to enable quasi-symmetric bidirectional communication

• Transmit Power: adjustable up to +14 dBm high efficiency PA

• Fully acknowledged communications

• Auto-retransmission upon failure

• Frequency and time synchronisation

• Supports narrowband channels (12.5KHz) with frequency hopping for robustness to multi-path and narrowband interference

• Channel coding

• Supports licensed spectrum operation

• PSK/GMSK modulation for optimal power amplifier efficiency

• Interference-immune offset-QPSK modulation using Spread Spectrum for improved link quality in busy radio environments

• Transmit power up to 14dBm to allow operation from coin cell batteries

• Adaptive transmit power and data rate to maximise battery-life

• <4uA sleep mode 

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• Brings the reliability and performance of cellular technologies at a fraction of the cost by avoiding any legacy or backward-compatibility concerns

• Ensures interoperability between the manufacturers

• Provides for multivendor support to stimulate ongoing innovation and minimise end user costs

• Royalty free IP minimises production costs

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