Site scan
We check coverage and signal strength at the actual installation points.
APPLICATION · METERING
Connectivity for meters and sensors
Water, gas, electricity, temperature or fill level: small amounts of data, for years, often in difficult places. That is exactly what LTE-M and NB-IoT were built for.
- MB
- Usage instead of GB
- 10 years
- Typical battery life
- -20 dB
- Extra indoor coverage
THE CHALLENGE
Little data, many hard to reach places
A meter in a basement or a sensor in a silo should not need attention for years.
Poor indoor coverage
Basements, meter cupboards and concrete shafts block an ordinary 4G signal.
Battery drain
Every unnecessary network scan costs battery life you cannot top up.
Bundles that do not fit
A normal data bundle is oversized for a meter sending 2 MB a month.
Long lifecycle
Hardware stays in place for ten years, so the connectivity has to last too.
OUR APPROACH
The right radio technology per deployment
We choose together between NB-IoT, LTE-M and classic LTE.
Technology choice
NB-IoT for static meters, LTE-M as soon as movement or voice is involved.
Micro bundles
Tariffs sized in MB per month, shared across all meters.
Multi-year agreements
Fixed rates for the duration of the roll-out project.
SPECIFICATIONS
What you get
- Technology
- NB-IoT, LTE-M and 4G LTE
- Form factor
- 2FF to 4FF, or solderable MFF2 chip
- Data
- From a few MB per card per month, shared in a pool
- Temperature
- Industrial cards from -40 °C to +105 °C
- Lifetime
- Cards suited to multi-year roll-out projects
RATES
Which plan fits this solution?
Meters and sensors send a few kilobytes per reading. IoT Lite with 200 MB per SIM is nearly always enough, and with pooling you pay for the total consumption of the fleet instead of reserving a bundle per card.
Choose ex. or incl. Belgian VAT of 21 percent
PER SIM CARD
01
IoT Lite
Slimme meters, sensoren, tracking.
€ 3/ sim / maand
excl. VAT
- 200 Mb per sim
- 5G netwerktoegang
- Data monitoring
- Data pooling
02
IoT Core
Laadstations, asset tracking, vending.
€ 8/ sim / maand
excl. VAT
- 1 Gb per sim
- 5G netwerktoegang
- Data monitoring
- Data pooling
DATA POOL ON ONE NETWORK
01
IoT Flex
Data-pool vanaf 50 sims.
€ 400/ month
excl. VAT
- 100 Gb inbegrepen
- € 2,00 per sim
- 5G netwerktoegang
- Data monitoring & pooling
02
IoT Ultra
Data-pool vanaf 200 sims.
€ 700/ month
excl. VAT
- 300 Gb inbegrepen
- € 1,50 per sim
- 5G netwerktoegang
- Data monitoring & pooling
03Beste keuze
IoT Enterprise
Data-pool vanaf 500 sims.
€ 1.000/ month
excl. VAT
- 500 Gb inbegrepen
- € 1,00 per sim
- 5G netwerktoegang
- Data monitoring & pooling
Options with this setup
- LTE-M or NB-IoT for meters in basements and technical rooms
- Data pool from 50 cards, with a fixed price per extra SIM
- Industrial temperature-class cards on request
All prices are monthly. SIM cards and eSIM profiles, activation and a private APN are billed separately.
Roll out your metering network
Send us the number of meters and their locations, we will verify coverage.
Frequently asked questions about metering and sensors
What is the difference between NB-IoT and LTE-M?↓
NB-IoT is built for small, slow messages from a fixed device with deep indoor coverage. LTE-M offers more bandwidth and also works while moving.
Does NB-IoT work everywhere in Belgium?↓
Coverage is extensive but not identical per network. We check your locations and pick the network that scores best there.
Can we use the cards in existing meters?↓
Yes, provided the meter supports the chosen technology. We review the modem specifications with you.
What about battery life?↓
With NB-IoT and the right settings, typical sensors run for several years on one battery.
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