IoT module maker u-blox is the very first out of the blocks, it states, to have its LTE-based Feline 1 and Feline 4 IoT modules licensed as “gold-standard” cyber-secure by the European Telecom Standards Institute (ETSI). The business’s LARA-R6 (Feline 1) and LARA-L6 (Feline 4) cellular module series have actually been “effectively evaluated to adhere to” brand-new Radio Devices Regulation (RED) requirements utilizing the ETSI EN 303 645 requirement, it stated. As such, they are the “very first in the market to accomplish the RED cybersecurity accreditation.
The European Union (EU) will mandate the brand-new RED accreditation for all cordless items by summer season 2025. The entrusted act (DA) was postponed from late 2024 to additional prepare its EU-wide harmonisation. It develops a regulative structure for radio devices, consisting of requirements for security and health, electro-magnetic compatibility, and spectrum performance. Short article 3.3 of the instruction consists of requirements for cybersecurity around network security (3.3 d), individual information and personal privacy security (3.3 e), and scams (3.3 f).
However in spite of the two-year timeframe, IoT makers can currently license their items versus specific cybersecurity requirements, consisting of ETSI EN 303 645– thought about the basis for the RED cybersecurity accreditation. Swiss company u-blox stated it has actually currently made the RED requirements an “important part” of its item style to get “ahead of the curve”. It mentioned: “As cyberattacks and personal privacy issues grow, there is an immediate requirement for cordless gadgets … to include improved security. With more stringent policies … makers are racing to fulfill the greatest security requirements.”
Test and compliance business Eurofins E&E passed the LARA-R6 and LARA-R7 series. Eurofins E&E is likewise using IEC 62443-4-2 cybersecurity accreditation, which likewise adheres to the RED Short article 3.3 d/e/f requirements. All future u-blox cellular modules will adhere to the ETSI EN 303 645 requirement– and “all subsequent leading market requirements”, the business stated.
Martin Leach, head of ‘item centre cellular’ at u-blox, stated: “As a Swiss business, quality and security remains in our DNA. We think about security of the utmost significance and for that reason remain abreast of the developing regulative landscape to make sure that our items are constantly certified with the current security standards. We consist of security in all phases of advancement and method security policies compliance through developed market requirements, making it much easier for our consumers to establish safe and premier items.”
Last month, u-blox revealed its 16 x 16mm LEXI-R10 IoT module, billed as “the tiniest single-mode LTE Feline 1bis IoT module” on the marketplace. 3 times smaller sized than the u-blox LENA-R8 (256 vs. 810mm 2), the brand-new LEXI-R10 is pitched for applications needing Feline 1bis connection without 2G alternative or placing functions, it stated. It mentioned: “The module adjusts completely to size-demanding styles, making it perfect for usage cases such as possession tracking and aftermarket telematics.”
The company has actually likewise presented an active L1/L5 multi-band GNSS antenna, ANN-MB5, to use “multi-frequency and multi-constellation” meter-level GNSS placing. It is consisted of in u-blox’s brand-new NEO-F10N GNSS module, and is, once again, targeted at “aftermarket telematics, automation, and tracking”, plus commercial IoT placing applications.