Cellular Connectivity
To connect the nRF9160 DK to the cloud, you need an IoT enabled SIM card that can connect to available networks in your region. The iBasis card included in the kit has coverage in most regions (download coverage map for more information, updated April 5th, 2022). Remember whether your network supports LTE-M or NB-IoT and power saving modes (eDRX or PSM).
If iBasis does not have coverage in your region, please see our cellular connectivity partner page, contact your local Regional Sales Manager or local network operator to purchase a local IoT enabled SIM.
If your region does not have eDRX or PSM power saving features support, you will still be able to see sensor data on nRF Cloud, but the GNSS position feature may not work.
More information on regulatory certifications can be found under the Overview tab.
Get started with your nRF9160 DK
Unbox and get your Nordic nRF9160 DK up and running. Note: You can follow the steps in this video even if you have an nRF9160 DK with a different board layout.
Get started with development
To develop applications for the nRF9160 DK, use the nRF Connect SDK, which contains a variety of compatible libraries and samples. To get started, see the Getting Started with nRF9160 DK user guide.
For more information on the nRF9160 DK hardware development platform, see the nRF9160 DK Hardware User Guide.
Also check out our tools for power optimization: Online Power Profiler, the Power Profiler Kit II and the Power Optimization documentation.
Videos
Watch and learn
Introducing nRF9160 DK
How to power profile your cellular IoT application
Cellular IoT for everything else
Field-testing how distance affects the behavior of LTE-M and NB-IoT
Low power cellular for the IoT