Tuesday 26 May, 2026
IoT technologies have been deployed in various vertical markets to enable the intelligent connectivity. As the entrance of intelligent connectivity, devices play a key role in the development of IoT technologies. The quality of devices and its service experience affects the market acceptance and decides the market scale.
The 3GPP and GSMA technical specifications have defined basic requirements to ensure the performance of Mobile IoT platforms, modules and devices in the network, however it does not detail the requirements regarding service models and use cases of IoT devices. This leads to slightly different capabilities and inconsistent service experience between IoT devices of a specific type.
This document is intended to give guidance for device manufacturers and service providers when developing the IoT devices and services. It specifies requirements for IoT devices to ensure the service experience.
This document lists specific IoT devices and services in typical scenarios, which are deployed in the 3GPP-based IoT networks managed by MNOs.
It also identifies a minimum set of features which is necessary to be supported on the specific type of IoT devices. The requirements for IoT devices are specified accordingly.
These requirements shall provide guidelines for device manufacturers and service providers to implement IoT devices and services, and serve as a basis for testing and certification of IoT devices.
