Datasheet 060717 JG

Product Description
The NE866B1 is the first Category NB1 - aka Narrowband
IoT (NB-IoT) - product in the Telit portfolio. Specified in
the approved Release 13 of the 3GPP standard, Cat NB1
devices are specifically tailored for IoT applications, offer-
ing optimized power consumption and enhanced coverage.
In addition, with its ultra compact 15 x 19 mm LGA foot-
print, the NE866B1 is designed for size sensitive applica-
tions.
This next generation of products supports the new features
specified by 3GPP to boost IoT applications, such as the
Power Saving Mode (PSM) and the extended Discontinu-
ous Reception (eDRX), which allow the devices to wake up
periodically to deliver only very small amounts of data to
the network and then go back to sleep for most of the time,
thus allowing longer battery operation. Enhanced coverage,
with up to +20dB in maximum coupling loss (MCL) com-
pared to the other cellular technologies, is also one of the
key benefits of this new LTE flavour. LTE Cat NB1 devices
are therefore optimized in cost, size and power consump-
tion compared to higher UE categories. These advantages
make the NE866B1 the perfect platform to enable a quick
implementation of LTE technology in IoT/M2M where low
cost and low power are more relevant than high speed.
The NE866B1 helps increase the addressable market for
LTE technology to include a broad range of new applica-
tions and use cases best served with lower maximum data
rate, ultra-low power, reduced complexity and cost. Some
examples are smart metering, smart parking, smart agri-
culture, waste collection, industrial sensors, healthcare
monitors, home automation, and many more low data rate
IoT devices. The NE866B1 is offered in a dual-band con-
figuration for deployment in the European and Chinese NB-
IoT networks, either in in-band, guard-band or standalone
mode; additional regional variants will follow. It is highly
recommended for new designs, but also in particular as
a migration path for existing GPRS devices, both new and
updated designs benefit from a significant extension in life-
cycle with LTE Cat NB1.
The NE866B1 supports embedded SIM chip as a mounting
option, making it the ideal solution for durable and rugged
designs, and reducing BOM cost and size on the customer’s
application.
Key Benefits
• Design once and deploy globally, thanks to the xE866
form factor family
• Very small LGA package is ideally suited for low profile
integrated solutions, limited real estate application
boards, reducing cost in high-volume applications, as
well as saving space and weight in portable devices
• Perfect platform for regional IoT applications such as
smart metering, security & surveillance, point of sales,
health monitoring, fleet management, asset tracking and
wearable devices
• LTE UE Category NB1 compliant to the latest 3GPP
Release 13 enhanced Machine-Type Communication
(eMTC), specifically designed for IoT use cases, offering
minimum power consumption and extended coverage
Family Concept
The xE866 nested family includes pin-to-pin compatible 2G,
3G and 4G modules – the GE866, UE866 and LE866
respectively – making it another pillar of the concept
“design once and deploy globally.” It enables integrators
to develop a single PCB layout for 2G, 3G and 4G Cat 1, M1
and NB1 technologies.
NE866B1 Series
EMEA
North America
Latin America
APAC
Africa
Russia
LTE
Cat NB1
Embedded
ENABLING END-TO-END
IoT SOLUTIONS
AVAILABLE FOR
www.telit.com
IoT MODULES IoT CONNECTIVITY
IoT
PLATFORMS
IoT
KNOW-HOW
15 mm
2.2 mm
19 mm