New Technical Standards for IoT Devices

The Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA), has released new technical standards regarding Internet of things (IoT) devices.

This Specification defines the minimum technical requirements for Internet of Things (IoT) devices that use Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) technologies to operate in one of the authorised frequency bands or frequencies stated in this specification. The IoT devices covered in this Specification are User Equipment (UE) and Base Station (BS) which employ the Narrowband-IoT (NBIoT) and/or Category M1 technologies defined in 3GPP Release 13 onwards. Technical requirements related to IoT devices which use other technologies are not included in the present document.

Some new information within this consultation are IoT devices (UE) shall be capable of sleeping for extended periods of time with extended Discontinuous Reception (eDRX) and Power Saving Mode (PSM) functionalities, which greatly reduces device power consumption, and enable the device to send occasional signals for up to 10 years, without a change of battery and IoT devices (UE) shall conform to common technical requirements specified in the standard ETSI EN 301 489-1. The standard ETSI EN 301 489-1 shall be used in conjunction with the standard ETSI EN 301 489-24. For BS, the standard ETSI EN 301 489-50 shall be used for E-UTRA, E-UTRA with NB-IoT, or standalone NB-IoT base stations.

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