LTE IoT BLOG

Sep 10, 2025

The Hidden Cost of FDD in 5G eRedCap: Why HD-FDD Is Your Competitive Edge

As 5G eRedCap devices prepare for mass market deployment, module makers and device vendors face a critical architectural decision that will impact their competitiveness for years to come. The choice between traditional Frequency Division Duplex...
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Aug 12, 2025

How Existing Cellular IoT Devices Reach Satellite Networks Today

By Skylo & Sony Semiconductor Israel Traditional satellite connectivity has been prohibitively expensive and constrained by proprietary hardware and legacy protocols. This has had far-reaching consequences: limited connectivity not only restricts economic, recreational, and educational...
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Aug 07, 2025

RED DA (EN 18031) Ready: Why Sony’s Cellular IoT SoCs Were Built for This Moment

Awareness Isn’t Readiness: The Real RED DA (EN 18031) Deadline Problem RED DA (EN 18031) isn’t news — chipset vendors have been tracking the EU’s regulatory tightening for years. But there’s a big difference between...
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Jul 17, 2025

Expanding Global IoT Connectivity through iSIM and LPWA networks

By Vodafone & Sony Semiconductor Israel For IoT applications, connectivity is absolutely vital, and cellular connectivity provides the ideal combination of geographic coverage, bandwidth, performance and security. Cellular connectivity was almost made for IoT, particularly...
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Feb 10, 2025

HD-FDD: Enabling Cost-Effective, Power-Efficient IoT Device Design

By Guy Cohen, Director Product Management Cellular IoT is everywhere — monitoring city infrastructure, tracking assets, measuring agricultural data, and reading smart meters. Scaling IoT brings critical challenges: devices need to be both affordable and...
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