216 LTE IoT Modem
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Low power IoT-optimized LTE Cat1bis modem featuring integrated terrestrial positioning support

The Qualcomm® 216 LTE IoT modem is a Cat 1bis IoT-optimized LTE-modem with integrated positioning support for greater connectivity, location, and compute processing capabilities both on device and at the edge.

The Qualcomm 216 LTE IoT modem is ideal for IoT devices that require power efficiency and small form factor design with a cost-conscious design budget.

The Cat 1bis modem addresses the connectivity and location needs of IoT devices like smart utility meters, trackers and shared scooters/bikes. Compared to GPS/GNSS location tec...

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Benefits
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Ultra-low power consumption for long battery life

The high-performance, integrated solution delivers IoT-optimized speeds at ultra-low power thereby prolonging battery life for applications such as smart utility meters, trackers, e-metering and smart city use cases.

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Global LTE Cat 1bis

Cost-optimized modem works globally on existing LTE cellular infrastructure. Integrated solution delivers IoT-optimized speeds of up to 10 Mbps.

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Support for indoor position location

The modem supports multi technology scanning and is tightly integrated with the highly accurate Qualcomm Terrestrial Positioning Services which rely upon a global database of billions of geolocated beacons.

Features

  • Global LTE Cat 1bis with a Wi-Fi receiver for indoor positioning
  • Ultra-low power with sleep current of 1.7 uA
  • Integrated LTE modem and RF transceiver enabling RF frequency bands from 700MHz to 2.6GHz
  • Integrated dual core application processor
  • Support for external RF front end like Qualcomm QPA8675 multiband PA
  • Support for indoor position location with 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi Scanning capability using a shared RX with LTE
  • Comprehensive set of IoT networking protocols
Specifications
CPU
Name
Arm® Cortex®-M3 Processor
Clock Speed
Up to 204 GHz
Clock Speed (range)
< 1 GHz
Cellular Modem-RF
Chipset
Qualcomm® 216 LTE Modem
Peak Download Speed
10 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed
5 Gbps
Cellular Technology
Rel.14 LTE
Multi SIM
Dual SIM/eSIM
Battery Management
Monitoring
Voltage
Power Management
Supply Voltage Range
3.1 V
Location
Terrestrial Systems
Qualcomm® Terrestrial Positioning Service1
Satellite Systems
GLONASS
  1. Based on Cellular and Wi-Fi scans

Comparison

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Product

CPU

Name

Clock Speed

Cellular Modem-RF

Peak Download Speed

Peak Upload Speed

Other

9205 LTE Modem

Arm® Cortex®-A7 Processor

Up to 800 GHz

Up to 127 Gbps1


Up to 588 Gbps2

Up to 1119 Gbps2


Up to 158.5 Gbps1

216 LTE IoT Modem

Arm® Cortex®-M3 Processor

Up to 204 GHz

10 Gbps

5 Gbps

212 LTE Modem

Qualcomm® Kryo™

Up to 204 GHz

Up to 127 Gbps1

Up to 158.5 Gbps1

9206 LTE Modem

Arm® Cortex®-A7 Processor

Up to 1.3 GHz

Up to 300 Gbps3


Up to 20 Gbps4

Up to 375 Gbps3


Up to 60 Gbps4

  1. Rel. 14 Cat-NB2
  2. Rel. 14 Cat-M1
  3. Cat-M1 mode
  4. Cat-NB1 mode
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