Nordic Semiconductor

Regulatory Filings • Jul 12, 2016

NOD: Nordic Semiconductor unveils product roadmap for low power cellular Internet of Things

NOD: Nordic Semiconductor unveils product roadmap for low power cellular Internet of Things

Nordic Semiconductor, a leading provider of ultra-low

power wireless connectivity, today announces the

development of a low power LTE technology for cellular

Internet of Things (IoT). This development leverages

Nordic Semiconductor's more than 10 years of

leadership in ultra-low power (ULP) wireless and its

recruitment of a highly-talented and experienced group

of cellular R&D engineers in Finland (formerly

employed by the Finnish arms of Nokia, Ericsson,

Motorola, and Broadcom).

Low power cellular IoT is positioning itself to be

widely adopted in numerous markets and applications

including, for example, smart utility metering, asset

and people (e.g. child) tracking, fleet management,

buildings security and safety, remote maintenance,

smart vending machines, retail, healthcare and medical

monitoring, real-time traffic monitoring, wearables,

in-door and out-door GPS navigation, smart home

technology, automotive (e.g. customized insurance

based on actual driving data), and industrial and

agricultural automation.

Nordic Semiconductor's roadmap for low power cellular

IoT includes highly integrated chipsets and advanced

software for the forthcoming 3GPP Release 13 LTE-M and

NB-IoT cellular technologies. Highly optimized for

power and size, the upcoming Nordic Semiconductor

nRF91 Series is designed specifically to address the

needs of emerging low power cellular IoT applications,

including long battery life, low cost deployment and

maintenance, scalability for potentially billions of

devices, a miniaturized form-factor that can fit

almost anywhere, and ubiquitous network coverage.

Nordic expects to sample the first nRF91 Series

solutions to selected lead customers second half of

2017, with broad availability and production ramp

following in 2018.

LTE-M and NB-IoT are specified by the 3GPP to provide

low power, secure, reliable, future-proofed, open

standard and interoperable cellular connectivity for

cost, size, and power-constrained IoT applications.

The two technologies are set to drive breadth and

growth for the emerging cellular IoT market projected

to surpass 1.5 billion connections by 2021. Nordic

expects broad coverage for the technologies in the

2018-2019 timeframe, with initial coverage starting in

Complementing Nordic's industry-leading product range

and roadmap for short-range ULP wireless semiconductor

technology, the expanded product roadmap for long-

range, low power wireless is part of the company's

strategy to target new high growth markets with its

proven wireless connectivity and embedded processing

technology, and extensive R&D expertise.

For further information please contact:

Pål Elstad, CFO. +4799166293