The IoT Glossary:
Smart Connectivity, Simply Explained

You don’t have to be a software engineer to understand the Internet of Things. Below you’ll find simple, non-technical explanations of key IoT concepts you need to know.

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What Is a Mobile Switching Center (MSC)?

02.07.2021 When a device attempts to access a GSM or CDMA-based network, it connects to the network’s nearest Base Transceiver Station. The Base Station Controller then relays the connection to the MSC, which is part of the Network Switching Subsystem.

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What Is GSM? The Global System for Mobile Communication Explained

22.04.2021 – Cellular Networks

GSM is currently the most widely used network technology in Internet of Things (IoT) applications for its simplicity, affordability, and accessibility. But that’s likely to change over the next few years.

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What Is 4G? Fourth Generation Cellular Networks Explained

22.04.2021 – Cellular Networks

Two main branches of technology have been marketed as 4G: LTE (Long Term Evolution) and WiMax. Many Internet of Things applications rely on 4G LTE or specialized “categories” of it: LTE-M (Long Term Evolution for Machines) and LTE-Cat 1 (category one).

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What Is 5G? Everything You Need to Know

22.12.2020 – Cellular Networks

5G networks are vastly improving high-speed Internet connectivity around the globe and opening the door to a revolution in the Internet of Things (IoT). There are already billions of IoT devices, but the wider bandwidth and more efficient spectrum usage of 5G networks will allow far more devices to operate in close proximity without interfering with one another.

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What Is UMTS? Everything You Need to Know

10.12.2020 – Cellular Networks

UMTS has essentially become synonymous with 3G. Since UMTS uses Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) technology but has wider bandwidth than other CDMA-based systems (like CDMA2000), it’s also sometimes referred to as wideband CDMA or W-CDMA.

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