Pre-certified does not mean permitted on a network. If you buy the sierra gateway solutions which is an all-in-one box, this is considered a product, and the hoops have been jumped through by sierra wireless.
On the other hand the 'modules' generally are pre-certified, but are not considered a finished product which means you have to go through a 'light' version of PTCRB testing. See the article at http://www.ecnmag.com/article/2012/07/cellular-carrier-certification-requirements , this sums it up pretty well. The thing that has changed for me is the cost of the AT&T certification even with a pre-certified "almost automatic" approval, was really expensive until recently. On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 12:51 PM, Eric Kuhnke <[email protected]> wrote: > If you were to take a module from Sierra Wireless, aren't those pretty > much all pre-certified? > > On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 11:50 AM, Forrest Christian (List Account) < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> I still want everyone else's answer to this... but I'll add my $0.02: (I >> guess what I'm saying is I don't want to hijack this thread....since I'm >> interested in everyone's answers.) >> >> I've been looking at adding a product to the PacketFlux line which uses a >> cellular modem to manage it. The hold up until recently has been the >> arrogance of the cellular companies, especially in the US. Getting a >> cellular modem module and integrating it isn't a big issue for us (I've >> been playing with this for a while). Jumping through the hoops the >> cellular companies require for this IS a big deal, and historically has >> cost a lot of money. It is amazing how you can take a module which the >> cellular companies have pre-approved on their network, but it still costs >> $20K to certify a product which uses the module as it was intended to be >> permitted to talk on their network. Add a SKU? Another 10K, even if it's >> virtually identical hardware. >> >> Recently AT&T has softened their policies on this to permit pre-certified >> modules on the network (supposedly) without jumping through the expensive >> hoops. So, this may be happening sooner than I would have expected. I >> sort of am envisioning some sort of hybrid connection to the sitemonitor >> line, plus ability to control other devices via snmp or telnet. >> >> On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 12:36 PM, Eric Kuhnke <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> For example with HSPA+/LTE modems, to have proper OOB into the routers >>> at a crucial POP. >>> >>> $6/mo per active SIM card is pretty cheap for M2M data SIMs, though the >>> $/MB rate is not the best. But for the application I have in mind it would >>> be console SSH traffic, which is super low bandwidth. >>> >>> https://ting.com/rates >>> >>> For LTE they're an MVNO on AT&T and T-Mobile. >>> >>> Looking at the FAQ they say that the data usage can be limited and >>> monitored on a per-device basis, which could be useful. >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> *Forrest Christian* *CEO**, PacketFlux Technologies, Inc.* >> Tel: 406-449-3345 | Address: 3577 Countryside Road, Helena, MT 59602 >> [email protected] | http://www.packetflux.com >> <http://www.linkedin.com/in/fwchristian> >> <http://facebook.com/packetflux> <http://twitter.com/@packetflux> >> >> > -- *Forrest Christian* *CEO**, PacketFlux Technologies, Inc.* Tel: 406-449-3345 | Address: 3577 Countryside Road, Helena, MT 59602 [email protected] | http://www.packetflux.com <http://www.linkedin.com/in/fwchristian> <http://facebook.com/packetflux> <http://twitter.com/@packetflux>
