Reliable NB-IoT at scale: from antenna integration to global connectivity

Building a successful NB-IoT product is rarely blocked by a single issue. The real risk lies in the handoff points: when an RF healthy prototype becomes a compact product, and when that product becomes a managed fleet.
This two-part webinar series focuses on those transitions and shows how to keep RF performance and connectivity under control from the first board through full deployment.

• In session one, you’ll learn how to protect RF performance when you leave the reference design, grounded in a proven partner hardware approach that integrates the ST87M01 with Ignion’s Virtual Antenna technology to support compact, multiband, multi‑radio designs.

• In session two, you’ll learn how to operationalize that performance at scale, managing connectivity lifecycle, visibility, and resilience over multi‑year deployments using EVKITST87M01‑2 and Wireless Logic Conexa with the Conexa SIM shipped inside the kit (and the associated connectivity management platform tooling).

Across both sessions, the anchor is the same platform: ST87M01, an ultracompact LTE Cat‑NB2 (3GPP Release 15) module family with embedded protocol stacks and long‑term availability positioning, used across IoT scenarios including smart metering, smart city/building, industrial IoT, and asset tracking.

March 17 | Lock in wireless performance for compact NB‑IoT + positioning designs

Translate RF theory into repeatable, board-level decisions: antenna placement, ground clearances, routing discipline, and matching network
tuning—anchored in a proven reference design approach that helps teams “design once, deploy globally” without endless RF spins.

Agenda

• Welcome, context & learning objectives — why RF breaks after the prototype phase, and what “repeatable RF” looks like in practice.
• Virtual Antenna technology & RF design fundamentals for IoT — how tunable matching + compact antenna approaches support multiband and multi‑radio constraints.
• Layout do’s & don’ts with an STDES‑ST87M01IGN-style case study — translating routing/clearances/coexistence into real PCB decisions.
• Practical checklist — the “don’t ship without this” list for compact NB‑IoT tracking hardware.
• Q&A

April 2 | Scale from first data to fleet operations with lifecycle visibility

Progress from EVKIT unboxing to first data—and then beyond AT commands into lifecycle operations: power negotiation visibility, connectivity management (SIMPro), KPI monitoring, and Remote SIM Provisioning concepts designed for long deployment horizons.

Agenda

• Welcome, context & learning objectives
• ST87M01 & EVKITST87M01‑2: device + evaluation platform introduction and unboxing
• Wireless Logic Connectivity Management Platform in action — practical visibility for diagnostics, usage, and fleet KPIs.
• What is Remote SIM Provisioning — why eSIM/RSP reduces lifecycle risk and avoids physical SIM swaps.
• Critical considerations for secure IoT deployments — AI-driven intelligence and threat management.
• “Module‑to‑Cloud” connectivity — showing how developers move from connectivity to an application path.
• Power efficiency, KPIs & practical checklist — negotiating power modes, monitoring outcomes, and avoiding field failures.
• Q&A