Sequans launches Calliope LTE Platform chip for IoT

Sequans Communications today announced the launch of its Calliope LTE Platform chipset solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT).

Calliope, the first Cat 1 LTE solution in the industry, is suitable for wearables and other LTE Category 1 (10 Mbps downlink) IoT/M2M devices. Calliope complements Sequans’ Colibri LTE Platform, a Category 4 (150 Mbps downlink) solution, introduced last year.

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“With Calliope, we answer the growing demand for an especially low cost LTE solution for those highly cost-sensitive devices such as wearables that don’t require the high throughput of our Cat 4 Colibri solution,” said Georges Karam, Sequans CEO.

Cat 1 capability is an important step towards the LTE-enabled Internet of Things. It allows telecom operators to manage their networks efficiently by not allocating excessive resources to devices that don’t need high throughput.

Cat 1 devices can be deployed in most of today’s existing LTE networks without the need for a new network equipment or other major network upgrades.

Analysys Mason says the availability of low power, low cost wireless solutions like Cat 1 (and next year Cat 0) LTE will expand the M2M market by some 3 billion additional units over the next ten years.

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