u-blox, a global provider of positioning and wireless communication technologies and services, has announced the certification of its SARA-R510M8S module on the LTE-M network of KT, a major South Korean telecommunications company.
The SARA-R5 series is 5G-ready and aimed at LPWA IoT applications, such as industrial automation, sensor applications, connected health, metering, asset and vehicle tracking, as well as telematics. By bringing all the technology building blocks in-house and having full hardware and software ownership, u-blox can guarantee long-term device availability and provide lifetime support of the entire platform, down to the chipset level.
“u-blox is an undisputed leader in LTE-M and positioning technology globally and we are pleased to see that SARA-R5 is now certified by KT,” said Samuele Falcomer, Senior Manager LPWA Product Line, Product Center Cellular, u-blox. “SARA-R510M8S integrates a u-blox M8 GNSS receiver and separate GNSS antenna interface, which provide highly reliable, accurate positioning data concurrent to LTE communication. Together with the u-blox CloudLocate service, the module can enable years of power autonomy to battery-operated, cloud-connected IoT asset tracking solutions.”
The module is Microsoft Azure certified and AWS IoT Core qualified. Click here to learn more about u-blox's SARA-R510M8S cellular module.
