SIMCom LPWA Modules & Market Insights
SIMCom LPWA Modules & Market Insights
Cat.9
2G
3G
5G
4G
2025+
( 2015-2025 ) The Americas is on a different path from Europe, focused towards turning 2G off: there has
not been a single 3G closure. The region, an early adopter of new technology generations,
30 has seen 13 operators across five countries launching their 5G networks, making it vital to
02 Americas
Goodbye 2G have the required spectrum to foster the services. Here we expect 15 operators in seven
countries to switch off their 2G network by the end of 2025. Putting the best foot forward, the
operators are re-using their existing spectrum from 2G to fill in the demand for 4G and 5G
networks
20
Service providers in the region are vying to retain their 3G networks and
shutting down 2G instead to employ the infrastructure for 4G, which has high
10 03 Asia
2G departure
adoption. By the end of 2025, we expect 29 operators to shut down 2G and
16 operators to close 3G with Taiwan currently the only market which has
witnessed both 2G and 3G sunsets, in 2017 and 2018 respectively.
0
Europe Americas Asia Africa Oceania In this region, 2G markets outnumber 3G twofold, basic feature phone still
comprise 42 per cent of all devices and end-users are incentivized to remain on
04 Africa
Preserving 2G them given lower costs. In turn, this drives lower digital uptake, explaining why a
negligible number of sunsets have been announced. Of course, as demand rises,
2G 3G and 3G
we would expect operators would have to plan for them in future.
Smart Meter
Massive IoT
Market
Trackers
Environment
IoT Gateway Smart smoke
Monitoring
• Higher data rate • Higher UE velocity • Improved transmission efficiency • Higher data rate ( 14 DL
• 15db coverage •
• Positioning ( ECID and OTDOA) Lower UE power class 14dbm • Improved UE power consumption HARQ, maximum DL TBS
• Large connection •
• Multicast ( SC-PTM) Improve Latency • Scheduling enhancement of 1736bits
• Low power •
• Mobility enhancements Improved power consumption • Coexistence with NR
consumption
Cat.3 • Low cost Cat.8
• VoLTE enhancements •
Cat.11
Improved spectral efficiency
Cat.15
• 20db coverage • Peak rate > 100kb/s • Latency reduction • • DL 16QAM (248kbps )
Coexistence with 5G NR
• Large connection • Multi-carrier enhancement • Reduced terminal power • Connection to 5G core • Diverse-service efficiency
• Low power • Positioning (ECID and OTDOA) consumption • Latency & Mobility enhancement • Lower mobility latency
consumption • Power consumption reduction • Mixed mode multi-carrier • SON
• Low cost • Mobility enhancement • New PRACH format
Cat.5
Bandwidth
Coverage Battery Life Capacity Peak Throughput Mobility Voice
Spectrum
159
Argentina Claro 4,28 China China Unicom 3,8 Germany Telefonica 8,20
Singapore M1 8 UK Vodafone 20
Argentina Personal 4,28 Japan NTT DoCoMo 1,19 South Korea SKT 3,20
SIM7070X
• 24.0*24.0mm NEW! SIM7070G-HP-S
• CAT-M/NB2/EGPRS • 24.0*24.0mm
• Embedded GNSS • CAT-M/NB2/EGPRS
CAT-M/NB/ • 3GPP Rel -14 SIM7090G • Embedded GNSS
SIM7000X • -G/-E(LTE 450MHz support ) • CAT-M/NB2 SIM7075G
EGPR/ • IOT NTN
• 24.0*24.0mm • Embedded GNSS LAG, 102PIN
GNSS
• CAT-M/NB1/EGRPS SIM7080G • Super small size 23.6*19.9*2.2mm
• Embedded GNSS • 17.6*15.7mm 14.8*12.8 mm CAT-M/NB-IoT/2G
• 3GPP Rel-13 • CAT-M/NB2 • 3GPP Rel-14 SA Version
• -C/-A/-E/-JC/-G • Embedded GNSS • Global Version
• 3GPP Rel-14
Global Version
Y7080E
NB+GNSS LCC+LGA 77PIN
17.6* 15.7* 2.3mm
NB-IoT +GNSS
R7072/R7070
NB+2G
• 24.0x24.0mm
• NB-IoT +2G
SIM7022
Y7028 •17.6x15.7mm Y7080E-L NEW! SIM7022-S
17.6* 15.7* 2.3mm • NB-IoT only 17.6* 15.7* 2.3mm
•17.6x15.7mm
NB NB-IoT • Global version • NB-IoT only
NB-IoT Only • IOT NTN
only
Specification In Production
SIM7000G SIM7000JC
SIM7000X Series
Mini PCIe
available
CAT-M/NB/EGPRS CAT-M/NB
GNSS GNSS
Global Japan
LCC 24* 24* 2.6mm LCC 24* 24* 2.6mm
CAT-M : B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B8/B12/B13/
B17/
CAT-M:B3/B8/B20/B28 CAT-M:B2/B4/B12/B13 CAT-M:B1/B3/B5/B8/B18/B19/B26
B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B39;
Bands CAT-NB:B3/B8/B20/B28 CAT-NB:B2/B4/B12/B13 CAT-NB:B1/B3/B5/B8/B18/B19/B26
CAT-NB : B1/B2/B3/B5/B8/B12/B13/B17/
EGPRS: 900/1800Mhz
B18/B19/B20/B26/B28;
EGPRS: 850/900/1800/1900Mhz
CAT-M: UL375kbps, DL300kbps CAT-M: UL375kbps, DL300kbps CAT-M: UL375kbps, DL300kbps CAT-M: UL375kbps, DL300kbps
Data rates NB-IoT: UL66kbps, DL 34kbps NB-IoT: UL66kbps, DL 34kbps NB-IoT: UL66kbps, DL 34kbps NB-IoT: UL66kbps, DL 34kbps
EGPRS: UL236.8Kbps,DL236.8Kbps EGRPS: UL236.8Kbps, DL236.8Kbps EGPRS: UL236.8Kbps, DL236.8Kbps EGPRS: UL236.8Kbps, DL236.8Kbps
Embedded
Supported Supported Supported Supported
SIM
CE/RCM/IMDA/GCF/KC*/ CCC/CE/RCM/FCC/IC/GCF/
FCC/IC/PTCRB/GCF/ JATE/TELEC/
Certifications
Deutsche Telekom/VDF*/TELSTRA/ AT&T/Verizon/ DoCoMo/KDDI/SoftBank*/
ANATEL/
SPARK/KT*/LGU*/ Deutsche Telekom/
RoHS/REACH RoHS/REACH/
RoHS/REACH/ RoHS/REACH/
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Specification In Production
SIM7070G
SIM7080G SIM7090G
CAT-M/NB2/EGPRS Triple Mode
GNSS
CAT-M/NB2/EGPRS LCC 24* 24* 2.3mm
GNSS
LCC 68PIN
Package
24* 24* 2.3 mm
Network
Cat M/NB2/EGPRS
Multi Mode
Product Variants -MN( Cat M/NB2) /-M (Cat M only/-HP ( Tx Power @Class 3 )
CAT-M : B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B8/B12/B13/B14/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B27/B28/B66/B85
Bands CAT-NB:B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B8/B12/B13/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B66/B71/B85
SIM7070 Series EGPRS : 850/900/1800/1900MHz
Power
SIM7070G Series : Approx 3.2u@PSM mode
Consumption
24.0x24.0x2.3mm Voice
VoLTE over Cat M
CSFB over GSM
EAT Supported
Interfaces UART/PCM/I2S/SPI/I2C/GPIO/ADC/USB2.0
Protocols TCP/UDP/HTTP/HTTPS/FTP/TLS/DTLS/PING/LWM2M/COAP/MQTT
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RF Configuration
- Covering all Global regions’ main frequency bands
to meet customer’s different requirements Chipset Platform Key features
- SIM7070G triple mode Cat-M1/Cat-NB2/EGPRS
SIM7070E for supporting 450MHz LTE network - Multi-Mode LTE Cat. M 1 ,LTE
- SIM7080G dual mode Cat-M1/Cat –NB2 RF Cat.NB2 ,
- SIM7090G dual mode Cat-M1/Cat-NB2 Section and EGPRS triple mode
- Integrated GNSS
- Integrated Cortex A7 support ThreadX
Baseband and AliOS
- Integrated RAM and Flash
PMU
Power Management
- Complete power management
and clock tree solution
- Efficient power management
Tx Power Power Class 5, 21dbm Power Class 5, 21dbm Power Class 5, 21dbm Additional PA ( Power Class 3, 23dbm )
CAT-M : B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B8/B12/B13/B14/
CAT-M: B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B8/B12/B13/B14/ CAT-M : B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B8/B12/B13/B14/
B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B27/B28/B66/B85
B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B27/B28/B66/B85 CAT-M : B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B8/B12/B13/B14/ B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B27/B28/B66/B85
Bands CAT-NB:B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B8/B12/B13/B18/
CAT-NB:B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B8/B12/B13/B18/ B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B27/B28/B66/B85 CAT-NB:B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B8/B12/B13/B18/
B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B66/B71/B85
B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B66/B71/B85 B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B66/B71/B85
EGPRS : 850/900/1800/1900MHz
Embedded
Supported Supported Supported Supported
SIM
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SIM7070E Module Overview
Model P/N SIM7070E Series
LCC 68PIN
Package
24* 24* 2.3 mm
Network
Cat M/NB2/EGPRS
Multi Mode
SIM7070E
Product Variants -MN (Cat M/NB2)
CAT-M : B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B8/B12/B13/B14/B18/
B19/B20/B25/B26/B27/B28/B31/B66/B72/B85/B87/B88
Bands CAT-NB:B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B8/B12/B13/B18/B19/B20/
B25/B26/B28/B31/B66/B85/B87/B88
EGPRS : 850/900/1800/1900MHz
Power Supply
3.2~4.2V
Range
Main Feature :
• LCC Form Factor ,24.0x24.0x2.3mm GNSS Supported ((GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS)
• CAT-M/NB2/EGPRS triple mode Voice VoLTE over Cat M
• Embedded GNSS receiver
• Compatible with SIM7070G design Compatible Design SIM7000/SIM7070G Series
• Frequency Bands
EAT Supported
• Global version
• LTE 450MHz network Support Embedded SIM Supported
• CAT M – B31 and B72
• NB2- B31 Interfaces UART/PCM/I2S/SPI/I2C/GPIO/ADC/USB2.0
• Power Class 2 in B31 /B72
Protocols TCP/UDP/HTTP/TLS/DTLS/PING/LWM2M/COAP/MQTT
• LTE 410MHz network Support
• CAT M – B87 and B88 Certifications CE/FCC*/ANATEL*/RoHS/REACH
• NB2- B87/B88
LCC+LGA 77PIN
Package
17.6* 15.7* 2.3mm
Network
Cat M/NB2
Multi Mode
CAT-M:B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B8/B12/B13/B14/B18/B19/B20/
SIM7080 Series B25/B26/B27/B28/B66/B85
Bands
CAT-NB : B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B8/B12/B13/B18/B19/B20/B25/
B26/B28/B66/B71/B85
Power
3.2u@PSM mode
Consumption
Power Supply
2.7~4.8V
Range
EAT Supported
Interfaces UART/PCM/I2S/SPI/I2C/GPIO/ADC/USB2.0
Protocols TCP/UDP/HTTP/TLS/DTLS/PING/LWM2M/COAP/MQTT
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LCC+LGA 77PIN
Package
14.8* 12.8* 1.8mm
Network
Cat M/NB2
Multi Mode
CAT-M: B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B8/B12/B13/B14/B18/B19/B20/B25/
SIM7090G Bands
B26/B27/B28/B66/B85
CAT-NB:B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B8/B12/B13/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/
12.8 mm B66/B71/B85
Power
14.8mm 3.2u@PSM mode
Consumption
Power Supply
2.7~4.8V
Range
EAT Supported
Interfaces UART/PCM/I2S/SPI/I2C/GPIO/ADC/USB2.0
Protocols TCP/UDP/HTTP/TLS/DTLS/PING/LWM2M/COAP/MQTT
FCC/IC/CE/RCM/JATE/TELEC/GCF/PTCRB/
Certifications AT&T/VERIZON*/TMO/US Cellular/DT/
RoHS/REACH
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Network
Cat M/NB2
Multi Mode
SIM7075G Bands
CAT-M:B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B8/B12/B13/B14/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B27/B28/B66/B85
CAT-NB2:B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B8/B12/B13/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B66/B71/B85
19.9 mm
Cat-M: UL1119Kbps DL589Kbps
Data rates
Cat-NB2: UL158.5Kbps DL127Kbps
Power
23.6mm 3uA@PSM mode
Consumption
Power Supply
3.3V ~ 4.3V. Default :3.8V
Range
EAT Supported
Interfaces UART/PCM/I2S/SPI/I2C/GPIO/ADC/USB2.0
Protocols TCP/UDP/HTTP/TLS/DTLS/PING/LWM2M/COAP/MQTT
Certifications FCC/ANATEL
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Specification In Production
SIM7022
NB-IoT Only
NB-IoT only
Global
LCC 17.6*15.7mm
LCC 42PIN
Package
17.6* 15.7* 2.3 mm
SIM7022
Network Mode NB-IoT only
NB:B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/
Bands
B26/B28/B66/B70/B85
Power
0.8uA @PSM mode
Consumption
Power Supply
2.2~4.2V
17.6x15.7x2.3mm Range
EAT Supported
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Power
consumption
mA 1 Lower power consumption
9uA
2
@ PSM mode
Less BOM cost
3.2uA
0.8uA
Specification In Production
R7070/R7072
NB-IoT + 2G
Platform LCC 68PIN 24* 24* 2.5 mm LCC 68PIN 24* 24* 2.5 mm
Embedded
Supported Supported
SIM
TCP/UDP/HTTP/HTTPS TCP/UDP/HTTP/HTTPS
Protocols TLS/DTLS/PING/LWM2M/COAP/MQTT TLS/DTLS/PING/LWM2M/COAP/MQTT
FOTA FOTA
TCP/UDP/HTTP/HTTPS TCP/UDP/HTTP/HTTPS
Protocols TLS/DTLS/PING/LWM2M/COAP/MQTT TLS/DTLS/PING/LWM2M/COAP/MQTT
FOTA FOTA
SRRC/NAL*/CCC*/RoHS/REACH
Certifications CE/RoHS/REACH
CE
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Cat-NB B3/B5/B8/B20/B28
Radio frequency bands
GSM 900/1800MHz
GSM/GPRSpower class: --EGSM900:4 (2W)-- DCS1800:1
Transmitting power
(1W)LTE power level: 3 (0.25W)
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Y7080 Module Family Overview
Specification In Production
Y7080E
NB-IoT+GNSS
NB-IoT
NB B3/5/8/20/28
LCC+LGA 17.6×15.7×2.4 mm
GPS: Support
GPS/GLONASS/Galileo*
Y7080E(-L)
NB-IoT Only
NB-IoT
NB B3/5/8/20/28
LCC+LGA 17.6×15.7×2.4 mm
FLASH internal
Y7080E
Bands NB B3/5/8/20/28
Data rates CAT NB2: 136 Kbps (DL) ,150 Kbps (UL)
GNSS GPS/GLONASS/Galileo*
EAT Supported
Power Supply
3.0V ~ 4.2V
Range
Power
~1 uA @ PSM
Consumption
Operating
-40~85℃
17.6x15.7x2.3mm Temperature
Interfaces UART/GPIO/SIM/ADC/I2C/SPI/ANT/LDO
TCP/UDP/HTTP/DNS/NTP/PING/TLS*/DTLS*
Main Feature: LWM2M*/COAP/MQTT
• Super Low power consumption Protocols OneNET
• ~1uA@PSM DFOTA
• High integration, Low cost price
• GPS: Support GPS/GLONASS/Galileo* CE-RED*/UKCA*/Reach*/Rohs*/GCF*
Certifications /Vodafone*/Telefonica*/Orange*UKCA*
• P2P Compatible with SIM7080
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Network
Cat M/NB2/EGPRS
Multi Mode
Product Variants -MN( Cat M/NB2) /-M (Cat M only/-HP ( Tx Power @Class 3 )
CAT-M : B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B8/B12/B13/B14/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B27/B28/B66/
B85
Bands
CAT-NB:B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B8/B12/B13/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B66/B71/B85
EGPRS : 850/900/1800/1900MHz
NTN Supported
Power
SIM7070G Series : Approx 3.2u@PSM mode
Consumption
24.0x24.0x2.3mm
Power Supply -G/-MN/-M: 3.0~4.6V
Range -HP: 3.0-4.5V
GNSS Supported (GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS)
VoLTE over Cat M
Voice
CSFB over GSM
EAT Supported
Embedded SIM Supported
Interfaces UART/PCM/I2S/SPI/I2C/GPIO/ADC/USB2.0
Protocols TCP/UDP/HTTP/HTTPS/FTP/TLS/DTLS/PING/LWM2M/COAP/MQTT
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SIM7022S Promotion plan- Tracking
LCC 42PIN
Package
17.6* 15.7* 2.3 mm
NB:B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/
Bands
B26/B28/B66/B70/B85
17.6x15.7x2.3mm
NTN Supported
Power
0.8uA @PSM mode
Consumption
Power Supply
2.2~4.2V
Range
EAT Supported
Interfaces UART/SIM/ANT/NETLIGHT/RI/Reset/ADC/WAKEUP
TCP/UDP/HTTP(s)/TLS/SSL/DTLS*/DNS/NTP*/PING*/PPP*/LwM2M/COAP/
Protocols
MQTT(s)/FOTA
2. Facing the industry, through the deep integration of the two major industry chains of cellular communications and satellite communications, the
form of IoT terminals connected to satellites will develop in the direction of low cost, miniaturization, low power consumption and other ease of use,
so that smartphones can be directly connected to satellites, resulting in economies of scale and driving down the price of satellite connections.
3. For operators, it provides a low-cost and wide coverage scheme, which does not need to build and maintain cellular base stations in remote areas
with sparse users, sea surface and other areas, which can significantly reduce the number of base stations and centralized deployment, thereby
reducing the network construction and operation and maintenance costs of operators.
17.6x15.7mm
SIM7080
SIM7000
NB-IoT
eMTC
SIM7060
SIM868
SIM800F
SIM800C
2G
2G
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Technical Information & Evaluation Board Kit
• EVK
Hardware • Antenna/Adapter
• OpenCPU SDK
Software • AT Command List Documents/Sample Code
• Hardware Design
Support • Reference Design &User Guide
• PCB Layout Suggestion
• Debug Tools
Tool • Window/Linux Driver
• Mass Production Tool
LTE-M Cat-NB1/NB2
LTE
IoT
Market
Push-to-Talk Wearable Asset trackers Smart Parking Sensors Utility meters Smart City
Optimizing for the broadest range of IoT applications with VoLTE &mobility support Providing extreme optimizations for low-throughput ,delay-tolerant IoT use cases
LCD DSI
LPWA eNB
Sensors I2C UART Module
IoT server
HTTPS
HTTPS
Flash QSPI
Key Functions
Block Diagram
UART
Screen NB-IoT
Module
Sensor
Block Diagram
UART
Gas I2C NB-IoT
Sensor Module
MCU
Block Diagram
Server
LDO
switch MCU
BLE
switch
UART NB-IoT
Module
I2C
GDS
Sensor MCU
Server
1
2 Management
NB-IoT
• Low power consumption required
• 10-years Battery cycle eNB 3
• Strong and Good Cellular module performance
Parking
Guide Screen
Show available lots
Mobile Apps
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GPS Tracker
Block Diagram
SPI
LCD
I2C screen
Sensor
I2C
Battery
MCU
GPIO Control IC
Button GNSS
UART
LPWA
Module