Network issue to work with nRF9160 in INDIA

[Nikunj]

Hello,

I followed getting started guide given in the link below,

https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/tutorials/b/getting-started/posts/getting-started-with-nrf9160-dk

I started with "asset_tracker" default example and also activated iBasis SIM on nRF cloud. LED3 started flashing but LED4 not even after wait of 30 minutes.

I setup SDK successfully then flashed "at_client" for debugging I observed it stucks at LTE network searching.

I also tried with local operator's LTE SIM but it shows the same.

Thanks and Regards,

Nikunj Panchani

[Martin Lesund]

As I stated in my previous post:

There is no current network for LTE-M or NB-IOT yet in India.

If you want to talk to someone local for more detailed information I would recommend to contact your distributor. 

I think that would be SM Electronics in your case.

[Nikunj]

Hello Martin,

Greetings of the day!!!

According to the thread:

https://www.gsma.com/iot/long-term-evolution-machine-type-communication-lte-mtc-cat-m1/

"LTE-M networks will co-exist with 2G, 3G, and 4G mobile networks and benefit from all the security and privacy features of mobile networks, such as support for user identity confidentiality, entity authentication, confidentiality, data integrity, and mobile equipment identification."

does it mean that it is not co-existed with current 4G mobile network in INDIA??

if it is not then do we have any MACRO in code that can convert LTE-M to existing 4G network?

Regards,

Nikunj

[Martin Lesund]

Hi Nikunj,

Unfortunately you cannot connect to a live network in India, since the network infrastructure has not yet been updated to support LTE-M or NB-IoT.

When India has this deployed it will co-exist with the other mobile networks.

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However if you cannot wait for the infrastructure to get updated, you can set up your own test network with something like a "cmw 500 r&s".

Please contact SM Electronics for more detailed information with regards to this, and they may also give an indication when you will get support for this technologies.

Best Regards,

Martin L.