London-based mobile network mapping firm Teragence’s flagship Signal Checker product now includes NB-IoT and LTE-M coverage data so IoT service providers and operators can assess signal strength and coverage at a specific location.

With the IoT becoming more ubiquitous, service providers are expressing a growing demand for reliable coverage data on LPWANs such as NB-IoT and LTE-M.

Operator coverage maps are not addressing this need. They lack the precision and granularity required to meet the operational needs of IoT network and service providers.

“Inadequate coverage has a significant cost for IoT service providers,” said Christian Rouffaert, CEO of Teragence. “It results in faulty installations, costly site re-visits and increasing support demand, and it can ruin the profitability of a deployment. Teragence Signal Checker is the world’s only mobile coverage map that gives a true picture of NB-IoT and LTE-M network coverage, giving stakeholders access to accurate coverage information and enabling the planning and optimisation of their deployments.”

The combination of crowdsourced device data and AI-augmented geospatial delivers this service, and addresses the industry pain points.

“What’s more, our service is available on a simple pay-per-use basis, making it accessible to all the players in the ecosystem, from small, specialist sensor network operators to the large IoT MVNOs,” said Rouffaert.

Customers log into Signal Checker, enter a location and define the relevant operator and technology standard – standard cellular protocols as well as NB-IoT or LTE-M – and Signal Checker returns the expected signal strength as well a fidelity score against its own assessment.

Teragence will be exhibiting at the IoT Tech Expo Global (www.iottechexpo.com/global) event in London from 30 November to 1 December 2023.

Teragence (www.teragence.com) specialises in mobile coverage mapping. Combining crowdsourced data with AI-augmented geospatial analytics, it provides geo-located, granular and quantitative mobile network insight products to stakeholders in the mobile network ecosystem.