Telit’s ME910G1 module is FCC certified and will soon be used on California-based Puloli’s networks supporting NB-IoT services in the upper 700MHz A Block frequency band.

Puloli designs, builds and operates end-to-end private IoT networks for operational systems in electric, water, and oil-and-gas delivery. Expansion of the NB-IoT ecosystem is a primary enabler for utilities, energy and other critical infrastructure industries looking to deploy massive IoT supporting both internal operations and local communities.

Telit’s ME310G1 and ME910G1 modules are based on the Qualcomm 9205 LTE modem. Recently Puloli and Qualcomm announced support of the 9205 LTE modem for NB-IoT operations. Since then, Puloli has been expanding the types of endpoints that can be brought online to support a diverse set of applications for utilities and other critical infrastructure industries.

“The Qualcomm 9205 LTE modem is ideally suited for critical infrastructure applications with on-chip compute, communication and security capabilities,” said Hari Garlapati, senior director at Qualcomm Technologies. “We are pleased to work with Puloli and Telit in enabling reliable and secure private LTE networks based on the Qualcomm 9205 LTE modem for NB-IoT operations.”

Telit’s modules come in a small form factor with low power consumption and a suite of software value-added services, including an on-board application development environment, out-of-the-box device management and Telit’s OneEdge, a module-embedded software system with pre-packaged, secure, easy-to-use deployment and management tools.

“The addition of Telit modules is exciting news for our customers as they now have additional options for endpoints and devices supporting their emerging needs,” said Kethees Ketheesan, CEO of Puloli. “Telit modules are being integrated into an increasing number of OEM products and services providing low-cost, massive IoT capabilities such as next-gen AMI, grid modernisation and scada augmentation. We expect these verticals will see strong NB-IoT adoption in the near future.”

Manish Watwani, chief marketing and product officer at Telit, added: “Securing FCC certification of our ME310G1 and ME910G1 modules for use on Puloli’s networks provides customers with expanded offerings for private IoT networks. We’ve been touting this as the year of massive IoT and, with a growing number of utilities, smart cities and other infrastructure industries deploying IoT applications and services, we are pleased to be collaborating with Puloli to provide a beneficial solution.”

And Robert Finch, president of Select Spectrum, added: “Electric utilities and other industrial companies have acquired FCC-licensed upper 700MHz A Block frequency covering about one-third of the USA. These companies appreciate the combination of long range, extended battery life, massive scalability, excellent security and moderate cost that are all driven by 3GPP cellular industry standards.”

Puloli is an IoT network-as-a-service (NaaS) company providing private IoT networks based on LTE and 5G IoT standards. Its customers in critical infrastructure industries such a utilities and smart cities are said to value the security, reliability, control, flexibility and lower cost of ownership that come with Puloli private IoT networks operating on licensed spectrum.

Puloli supports a wide range of frequency bands with the ability to customise channelisation schemes and band plans to take advantage of unique and non-traditional spectrum availability. Its end-to-end system integration makes it a turnkey service provider for the private IoT industry. Founded in 2016, Puloli is based in San Francisco.