Happy Holidays - Wireless IoT Flashback 2022 and Outlook 2023

The year 2022 is coming to an end. I am looking forward to Christmas and a few nice hours with the family. I have translated the last info letter in 2022 to my readers in German-speaking countries below.

I would also like to wish the readers of the #IoT #M2M Times and their families Happy Holidays. Enjoy the days off with friends and family. I don't know yet if this will be the last edition of the IoT M2M Times in 2022. But there can't be many editions left. The year 2022 has only 17 days left.

Merry Christmas and an invitation to the webinar in 2023 to the readers of the Info Letter

Dear Mr Miller,

Before I move on to the technical part of today's Info Letter, I wish you and your team a Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year in 2023.

With these last lines in 2022, we are preparing for 2023. The planning is for a webinar entitled "Wireless IoT - Hype, Reality and Limits".

#NBIoT and #LTEM were specified in 2016. Then came the first wireless modules and wireless networks. In the meantime, we receive NB-IoT and LTE-M from three German network operators. Most SIM cards support roaming in Germany.

Licence-free #LPWAN was ahead for a long time, according to marketing. Meanwhile, public networks with LoRaWAN are being shut down and replaced by NB-IoT/LTE-M. For private LPWAN, #LoRaWAN continues to be in the lead.

All that glitters is not gold. We think it is time to highlight the technical and commercial limitations of licensed and unlicensed LPWAN.

Therefore, we are planning a webinar that will state the limits and alternatives or workarounds. The training is aimed at developers of wireless IoT devices. It will show how to switch between worlds with NB-IoT, LTE-M, #Mioty , #Sigfox and LoRaWAN. Options such as LTE Cat1 with PSM and #MeshNet (#Neomesh ) are also highlighted.

In addition, there are notes on minimum device dimensions, battery life, range, antenna design, global certification and much more. We are calling the tentative agenda early 2023.

So that the webinar does not become tiring in Q1/2023, it will be spread over two 45-minute sessions per day from Monday to Thursday. At the end of the eight lessons, the answers to the audience's questions will follow. A surplus of questions will be answered by e-mail.

You want to know the limits? You want to avoid mistakes and pitfalls? Are you interested in alternatives? Then click here to register without obligation for 300 Euros. Or send an e-mail to Harald.naumann(at)lte-modem.com or Harald.naumann(at)crout.eu . Thank you in advance for your feedback.

Best regards

Harald Naumann

If there is interest, I am happy to offer the webinar in English. The topics of the webinar are relevant to all developers of IoT devices worldwide. The jump from Bluetooth to LoRaWAN, from #Bluetooth to NB-IoT or from LoRaWAN to NB-IoT is not always easy. The mistakes regularly lead to redesigns. There are a lot of things you can do better and save a lot of money. If you are interested in the webinar, please send an email to harald.naumann (at) lte-modem.com and state the requested language (English or German). In-house training and consulting is of course also available.

IoT M2M Cookbook - Updates in 2023

The IoT M2M Cookbook has received many updates. It will continue to be sold. The antenna design of the dual F antenna is not carried over into the new book. The original dual F antenna can be seen in many variations in the book. Readers have rebuilt it, modified it with my help and provided me with pictures of the new versions.

Wireless IoT Design - the book about it in 2023

I have been working on a new book for months. It will be a PDF with many topics around antenna, hardware, certification and some more. My goal is to make sure that the approximately 50 standard errors in wireless IoT devices are not found in my book readers. Any reader is welcome to add a few hours of an initial consultation. The book with the initial consultation should save many IoT developers thousands of Euros and a lot of time.

Training on Design In of Antennas and on Vector Network Analyser in 2023

I did the first remote training in 2022. It has proven to be successful. Training via shared screen works very well with the MegiQ VNA and free software for simulating matching networks. I modify the subtopics of the remote training according to the knowledge of the customer and the application.

Technical articles on antennas, radio modules and wireless IoT in 2023

If the topic interests me, I will be happy to write an article on it. In the last 2 years it has been a mixed bunch on NB-IoT, LoRaWAN, Sigfox, LTE-M, Sub-GHz Meshnet (NeoMesh) with case studies, technical articles and studies. The most extensive were the 80 pages on self-built PCB antennas for www.neocortec.com published here: https://www.akoriot.com/white-papers/

Antenna designs in 2023

The design with the longest distance will probably be in Australia. The smallest design with LTE-M and NB-IoT will probably be a portable device in Europe. The smallest design in 2022 was a wearable device in Europe. The first edition of IoT M2M Times in November 2021 described an antenna for a water meter. Then in 2022 we designed antennas for 433 and 868 MHz for water meters. I may probably report a bit more on this development in 2023.

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Webinars, customised training, consulting, technical articles, SIM cards or antenna designs - your requests are welcome. I am also happy to offer a few hours of an initial consultation. I like to share my knowledge and am happy when my suggestions and ideas can be found in my customers' products. Please send enquiries to harald.naumann (at) lte-modem.com

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