User's Manual

LTE Module Series
BG96 Hardware Design
BG96_Hardware_Design Confidential / Released 11 / 71
2 Product Concept
2.1. General Description
BG96 is an embedded IoT (LTE Cat.M1) wireless communication module without receive diversity. It
supports LTE-TDD and Half-Duplex LTE-FDD wireless communication, which provides data connectivity
on LTE-TDD/FDD networks. It also provides GNSS
1)
function and voice
2)
interface to meet customers’
specific application demands. The following table shows the frequency bands of BG96 module.
Table 1: Frequency Bands of BG96 Module
1.
1)
GNSS function is optional.
2.
2)
BG96 does not support VoLTE (Voice over LTE) function temporarily.
With a compact profile of 22.5mm × 26.5mm × 2.3mm, BG96 can meet almost all requirements for M2M
applications such as automotive, smart metering, tracking system, security, router, wireless POS, mobile
computing device, PDA phone, tablet PC, etc.
BG96 is an SMD type module which can be embedded into applications through its 102 LGA pads. BG96
supports internet service protocols like TCP, UDP and PPP. Extended AT commands have been
developed for customers to use these internet service protocols easily.
Module
LTE Bands
GSM
Rx-diversity
GNSS
1)
BG96
Cat.M1:
LTE-FDD:
B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B8/B12/
B13/ B20/B26/B28
LTE-TDD: B39
GSM850/GSM900/
DCS1800/PCS1900
Not
Supported
GPS,
GLONASS,
BeiDou/Compass,
Galileo, QZSS
NOTES