Laird Connectivity Launches Low-Power Cellular and Bluetooth 5 Micro-Gateway for Wireless IoT Applications

Global technology leader Laird Connectivity has launched the Sentrius™ MG100 Micro-Gateway, a family of compact, out of box Bluetooth to cellular LTE gateway solutions that simplifies bridging Bluetooth sensor data to the cloud. Powered by the Pinnacle™ 100 cellular modem, the MG100 Micro-Gateway uniquely combines long-range Bluetooth 5 (Nordic nRF52840 silicon) and LTE-M/NB-IoT (Sierra HL7800/Altair ALT1250) in a small form factor IoT micro-gateway. The MG100 Micro-Gateway is ideal for multi-wireless IoT applications where long-range Bluetooth sensors bridge sensor data to the MG100, then up to the cloud via a low-power LTE network. There is no need to access or connect any local network infrastructure (Wi-Fi) or provide your own network implementation (LoRaWAN). The MG100 simply works in any location with LTE M or NB-IoT coverage. Applications include security, building automation, asset location, telehealth, cold chain, and smart buildings.