Device with EU (zone 1) coverage

[Andrea]

Hi There,

I am developing an IoT portable sensor which needs to operate across Europe Zone 1.

Talking with different MVNO it seems that NB-IoT and M1 coverage across Europe is pretty scattered and the MNO (carriers) don’t offer roaming so far. Bottom line if you want to put something on the market this year with coverage across Europe all MVNOs suggest to use a modem with 2G fallback and maybe replace it in the future when NB-IoT and M1 roaming/coverage will be enabled.

Do you have any suggestion on how can I put something on the market this year and get coverage across Europe with the NRF91? So far only iBasis seems to offer a mixed coverage of Nb-IoT and M1 across Europe, but the device would have to be able to swap between the two technologies depending on the country and having a single MVNO is probably not the best solution for a high volume product.

Thanks for your help,

Andrea

[iBasis Tech Support]

Hi Andrea,

We have pretty good coverage in Europe and North America, as you've seen on our coverage list: https://ibasis.com/solutions/iot-connectivity/network-coverage/  Combined with 2G, there is 95% global coverage available. We are currently testing tracking solutions with other customers and could do the same with you. If you want us to help you, message me in private and I will share my email address. 

Kind regards,

Iuliana