Enetics products have the optional capability to utilize cellular modems for data telemetry. Many products have this feature integrated while some earlier products use external modems. Depending on the location of use, multiple cellular protocols exist and Enetics can support all of them. Contact Enetics to discuss the optimal cellular protocols for your region of the world.
The two primary protocols used worldwide are GSM and CDMA:
GSM – Used widely across Europe, Africa, Middle East, Asia, Canada and the United States.
- AT&T and T-Mobile are carriers of GSM technology in the United States
- Requires a SIM card for user identifications and network access
- Also referred to as UMTS service
CDMA – Also used worldwide, includes 3G (CDMA2000) technology:
- Verizon, Sprint, and US Cellular are carriers of CDMA technology in the United States
- Prominent in South Korea, Japan, Latin America and the United States
4G LTE – This is termed the Long Term Evolution of UMTS technology and is deploying worldwide. The majority of new cell phones sold will utilize 4G LTE technology and almost all carriers are equipped to support 4G LTE. Enetics will adopt this technology as it matures for all cellular modem communications.
Both GSM and CDMA protocols are highly reliable and well adopted. Typical applications would involve the transport of data from non-volatile memory to the cloud (and vice versa in the case of configuration or firmware updates). The cloud can physically be an .ftp site residing on existing customer servers, a third party server, or servers provided by Enetics with a data hosting arrangement.