nRF9160-DK : bought on Mouser as "LTE-M NFC NBIOT GPS & BLE", in reality it is LTE-M only!

[Sergey Lyubka]

I have recently bought nRF9160-DK on Mouser, here's the product page: https://www.mouser.ie/ProductDetail/949-NRF9160-DK

On Mouser, it is marked as LTE-M NFC NBIOT GPS & BLE - and so does speak its datasheet.

I am in Ireland, where Vodafone claims to support NBIOT.

But the board, apparently, is LTE-M only.

Here is a picture of the modem marking:

It says "AA", which is LTE-M only according to https://infocenter.nordicsemi.com/index.jsp?topic=%2Fps_nrf9160%2Fordering_info.html&cp=2_0_0_12_3&anchor=unique_1275988203

Could someone clarify, whether my understanding is correct, please.

Could someone let me know if the devkits sold on Mouser, are supposed to support LTE-M and NBIOT, please - and if yes, why I was sold an LTE-M only devkit.

[kingston]

Sergey Lyubka your chip shows SICA the CA is the lte-m/gps/mbiot unit marking.  I believe AA is a lot indicator.

[Sergey Lyubka]

Thank you, appreciated.

[kingston]

Most welcome. Just to confirm, load the GNSS sample and verify you have GPS reception. That'll be the real confirmation, but I'm very confident you are good to go.  Your markings are similar to mine and I know I have GPS.

[Sergey Lyubka]

Confirmed, thank you.