Cellular Internet access for IoT
Innovative solutions
for tomorrow’s challenges
Renesas Mobile Corporation
Jonne Soininen
22 May 2013
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Renesas Mobile origins: Combining the best
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Renesas Mobile target markets
Connected Cars & Industrial M2M Mobile Devices 3
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Digital Consumer Electronics PC/Convergence Cellular Internet access for Internet of Things
Cellular access to Internet is virtually ubiquitous
§  3GPP technologies are very well covering the planet
§  Mobile broadband is the only viable access to the Internet in
many places
Existing ecosystem brings scalability and reliability
§  Hundreds of millions of mobile phones are sold every year
§  Tested, scalable technology
§  Competitive landscape render the prices affordable
Technology matches the requirements
§  Scaling from low-bandwidth to fast broadband
§  Optimized for power consumption and efficiency
§  Platforms scale from low-power processing to high-end
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Mobile broadband for IoT: From 2G to LTE
Traditionally, GSM has been used for M2M
§  Transport often based on SMS
§  GSM bandwidth supports low speeds or low
transactions well
However, not all “things” are vending machines
§  New applications: Automotive, video, real-time
sensitive applications
§  Bandwidth and latency needs grow
LTE provides IP based mobile broadband
§  Scalable radio technology
§  Low latency, high bandwidth
§  Suitable for different applications
In built resilience
§  Moving between systems: 2G, 3G, LTE
§  Roaming
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New possibilities with Mobile broadband
Mobility
§  “Things” do not have to be stationary
“Bring your own Internet..”
§  Allows the IoT provider to provide its own Internet access
§  Not dependent on customer’s infrastructure
“Always-on”
§  LTE was designed to be always connected to the Internet
§  Same characteristics as traditionally expected from wireline access
New bandwidth allow new applications/services
§  Live audio, video
§  Advanced telematics
§  Etc.
New business models for IoT
§  For operators, users, and the IoT providers
§  Needs discussion within the mobile broadband community
Node
Node
IoT proxy
Node
Node
Node
LAN
IoT Gateway
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WAN
Internet
Conclusions
•  Mobile broadband is well suitable for Internet of Things •  Technically •  Available •  Affordable •  Move to LTE enables the Internet of Things •  Be3er latency •  More flexible speeds •  Always-­‐on, IP access to the Internet 7
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