Quectel EP06 LTE Cat6 Mini PCIe Module

Quectel EP06 is a series of LTE Advanced category 6 module optimized specially for M2M and IoT applications. Adopting the 3GPP Rel. 12 LTE technology, it delivers M2M-optimized speeds of 300Mbit/s downlink and 50Mbit/s uplink peak data rates. Designed in the Mini PCIe form factor, EP06 is compatible with Quectel future Cat 9 module EP09, Cat 12 module EP12 and Cat 16 module EP16 , which will help customers to migrate between different categories in the future.

Quectel EP06 contains 4 variants (EP06-E, EP06-A, EP06-LA and EP06-APAC) which are designed for different target regions and nearly cover all the main stream carriers worldwide.

Quectel EP06 supports Qualcomm® IZat™ location technology Gen8C Lite (GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo and QZSS). The integrated GNSS greatly simplifies product design, and provides quicker, more accurate and more dependable positioning capability.

A rich set of Internet protocols, industry-standard interfaces and abundant functionalities (USB drivers for Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 10, Linux, Android/eCall*) extend the applicability of the module to a wide range of M2M and IoT applications such as industrial router, home gateway, STB, industrial PDA, rugged tablet PC, video surveillance and digital signage, etc.

Key Benefits

* LTE-A Cat.6 module with Mini PCIe form factor, optimized for M2M and IoT applications

* Support LTE-A carrier aggregation

* Worldwide LTE-A and UMTS/HSPA+ coverage

* Multi-constellation GNSS receiver available for applications requiring fast and accurate fixes in any environment

* Feature refinements: supports DFOTA*, eCall* and DTMF

* MIMO technology meets demands for data rate and link reliability in modem wireless communication systems

Quectel EP06 Technical Specifications:

* LTE Category 6 Module

* Frequency bands:

- EP06-E:
> LTE-FDD: B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B32
> LTE-TDD: B38/B40/B41
> 2×CA: B1+B1/B5/B8/B20/B28;
B3+B3/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28;
B7+B5/B7/B8/B20/B28;
B20+B32; B38+B38; B40+B40; B41+B41 (Note: B32 is only for secondary component carrier)
> WCDMA: B1/B3/B5/B8

- EP06-A:
> LTE-FDD: B2/B4/B5/B7/B12/B13/B17/B25/B26/B29/B30/B66
> LTE-TDD: B41
> 2×CA: B2+B2/B5/B12/B13/B26/B29;
B4+B4/B5/B12/B13/B26/B29;
B7+B5/B7/B12/B13/B26/B29;
B25+B5/B12/B13/B25/B26/B29;
B30+B5/B12/B13/B26/B29;
B66+B5/B12/B13/B26/B29/B66;
B41+B41 (Note: B29 is only for secondary component carrier)
> WCDMA: B2/B4/B5

- EP06-LA:
> LTE-FDD: B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28
> 2×CA: B2+B2/B5/B8/B20/B28;
B3+B3/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28;
B4+B4/B5/B8/B20/B28;
B7+B5/B7/B8/B20/B28
> WCDMA: B2/B3/B4/B5/B8

- EP06-APAC:
> LTE-FDD: B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B21/B26
> LTE-TDD: B38/B39/B40/B41
> 2×CA: B1+B3/B8/B18/B19; B3+B5/B19;
B7+B5/B7; B21+B19; B38+B38; B39+B39;
B39+B41; B40+B40; B41+B41
> WCDMA: B1/B5/B6/B8/B9/B19
> TD-SCDMA: B39

* Data Rates:

- LTE-FDD: Max 300Mbps (DL)/Max 50Mbps (UL)
- LTE-TDD: Max 226Mbps (DL)/Max 28Mbps (UL)
- DC-HSDPA: Max 42Mbps (DL)
- HSUPA: Max 5.76Mbps (UL)
- WCDMA: Max 384Kbps (DL)/Max 384Kbps (UL)
- TD-SCDMA: Max 4.2Mbps (DL)/Max 2.2Mbps (UL)

* SMS*
- Point-to-point MO and MT
- SMS Cell Broadcast
- Text and PDU Mode

* Interfaces
- USB 2.0/3.0, Supports Slave Modes
- Digital Audio Through PCM Interface*
- I2C× 1
- (U)SIM Interface x 2: 1.8V/3.0V
- ANTCTL/GPIO × 4
- W_DISABLE_N: Control RF Function
- RESET_N: Reset the Module
- WAKE_N: Wake up the Host
- WAN_LED_N: Indicate Network Status
- PCIe Interface (Optional)
- Main, Diversity and GNSS Antenna Interfaces

* Enhanced Features
- MIMO: 2 × 2, 4 × 2, DL
- eCall*: Emergency Service
- Digital Audio and VoLTE (Voice over LTE)(Optional)
- DTMF*: Dual-tone Multi-frequency
- DFOTA*: Delta Firmware over the Air
- GNSS: GPS/GLONASS/BeiDou/Galileo/QZSS

* Software Features
- USB Serial Driver: Windows XP/Vista 7/8/8.1/10,WinCE 5.0/6.0/7.0*, Linux 2.6/3.x/4.1, Android 4.x/5.x/6.x/7.x
- RIL Driver: Android 4.x/5.x/6.x
- NDIS Driver: Windows 7/8/8.1/10
- ECM Driver*: Linux 2.6/3.x/4.1
- Gobinet Driver: Linux 2.6/3.x/4.1
- QMI_WWAN Driver: Linux 3.x (3.4 or later)/4.1
- Protocols: PPP/TCP/UDP/FTP/HTTP/NTP/PING/QMI/HTTPS*/SMTP*/MMS*/FTPS*/SMTPS*/SSL*

* General Features
- 3GPP E-UTRA Release 12
- Bandwidth: 1.4/3/5/10/15/20/40 (2×CA)MHz
- Supply Voltage: 3.1V~4.4V, 3.3V Typ.
- Temperature Range: -40°C ~ +85°C
- Dimensions: 51.0mm × 30.0mm × 4.3mm
- Mini PCIe Package
- Approx. 6.0g
- 3GPP TS27.007 and Quectel Enhanced AT Commands

* Approvals
- CE* (Europe)
- FCC* (North America)

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