Hi there,
What is the best way to upload data from an Arduino to a Webpage wirelessly? My project is to transmit GPS coordinate to a Webpage and I need to do it beyond the range of a LoRa or other small-range transmitters. I have researched GSM, FONA, Arduino SIM, and others, but I cannot tell what is the best. I also thought I saw that possibly GSM is discontinued; is this true?
Thanks!
Hi there,
What is the best way to upload data from an Arduino to a Webpage wirelessly? My project is to transmit GPS coordinate to a Webpage and I need to do it beyond the range of a LoRa or other small-range transmitters. I have researched GSM, FONA, Arduino SIM, and others, but I cannot tell what is the best. I also thought I saw that possibly GSM is discontinued; is this true?
Thanks!
GSM discontinued? There are a few hundred million users that will be very upset if true.
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Hi @usfbiomed27,
I don't have any special expertise on GSM, so I refer you to Wikipedia ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GSM
It says GSM implies the 2G cellular network system ... and it also briefly mentions that it is in the process of being phased out.
Whilst mobiles still support 2G, my impression is they avoid using it when in range of 3G or higher mast. Of course its bandwidth is much lower than provided by the later systems, with the only 'mainstream' usage of 2G I am aware of being utility meters and other very low bandwidth systems.
Of course, (for the UK at least), there is now 3G and 4G in active use, plus 5G coverage is expanding, and 6G is the development phase, so perhaps it is not surprising that 2G's retirement plan is happening.
However, the timescale of 2G's retirement depends upon country and network provider plans, so I guess it will continue in some countries for a considerable time. My impression for the UK is that the number of independent 2G networks will progressively be scaled back in the coming years, thereby freeing frequency allocations for the newer systems.
I guess whether you should develop anything for 2G depends on the timescale you intend to use your development and where you are.
Best wishes, Dave