| 36 | | Production hardware needs to be '''Carrier Approved''' - a process that the end-customer needs to work through with the M2M Carrier (Cellular provider) on the finished device. |
| 37 | | |
| 38 | | FCC Certification should be considered as well. |
| 39 | | |
| 40 | | The Cellular Carrier dictates if your plan provides 'mobile termination' (the ability to accept connections from the Internet) and the IP address provisioning (IP class, static vs dynamic, IP range). For GSM Carriers this is based on the APN. |
| 41 | | |
| 42 | | Products that use USA cellular networks typically need to be certified with the network. |
| 43 | | |
| 44 | | Some Mini-PCIe modems are pre-certified, however the product as a whole (enclosure, SBC, antenna) may still need to be certified. |
| | 36 | Production hardware needs to be '''Carrier Approved''' - a process that the end-customer needs to work through with the Cellular provider on the finished device. Part of the carrier approval also includes FCC testing of the fully integrated device. |
| | 37 | |
| | 38 | The approval effort is greatly reduced if PTCRB-certified modules are used. By using PTCRB-certified modules, the majority of tests have already been completed and the only additional testing is for the SIM, power and antenna interfaces. |
| | 39 | |
| | 40 | The Gateworks GW16126 uses the u-blox SARA module which is pre-certified. See the following link to look up the certification on specific devices: |
| | 41 | https://www.ptcrb.com/certified-devices |
