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Quectel EC21

IoT/M2M-optimized LTE

Cat 1 Module

Build a Smarter World

Quectel EC21 is a series of LTE category 1 module opmized specially for M2M and IoT applicaons. It features cost-eecve,

low power LTE connecvity, and delivers M2M-opmized speeds of 10Mbps downlink and 5Mbps uplink. These make EC21

an ideal soluon for numerous IoT applicaons that are not reliant on high speed connecvity but sll require the longevity

and reliability of LTE networks.

EC21 is compable with Quectel UMTS/HSPA+ UC20 module and mul-mode LTE EC20/EC25 module in the compact and

unied form factor. It contains 11 variants: EC21-E, EC21-EU, EC21-EC, EC21-A, EC21-V, EC21-AU, EC21-AUT, EC21-AUV,

EC21-J, EC21-KL and EC20-CEL. This makes it backward-compable with exisng EDGE and GSM/GPRS networks, ensuring

that it can easily migrate from LTE to 2G or 3G network.

EC21 supports Qualcomm® IZat™ locaon technology Gen8C Lite (GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo and QZSS). The integrated

GNSS greatly simplies product design, and provides quicker, more accurate and more dependable posioning.

A rich set of Internet protocols, industry-standard interfaces and abundant funconalies (USB serial drivers for Windows

7/8/8.1/10, Linux, Android/eCall*) extend the applicability of the module to a wide range of M2M and IoT applicaons such

as smart metering, wearable devices, environmental monitoring, asset tracking, eet management, security and alarm sys-

tems, and so on.

Key

Benefits

Cost-eecve, lower-power LTE connecvity opmized for broad-

band IoT applicaons

Worldwide LTE, UMTS/HSPA+ and GSM/GPRS/EDGE coverage

Mul-constellaon GNSS receiver available for applicaons

requiring fast and accurate xes in any environment

Feature renements: supports DFOTA*, eCall* and DTMF

MIMO technology meets demands for data rate and link reliability

in modem wireless communicaon systems

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LTE Cat 1

Max 10Mbps (DL)

Max 5Mbps (UL)

Max 42Mbps (DL)

Max 5.76Mbps (UL) LCC Package

Embedded Abundant

Protocols

eCall* Mul-constellaon

GNSS

USB 2.0 High Speed

Interface

USB Drivers Quectel Enhanced

AT Commands

Rev.: V1.8 | Status: Released

Quectel EC21

IoT/M2M-optimized LTE

Cat 1 Module

Variants for EMEA/Korea/Thailand

EC21-E:

LTE FDD: B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20

WCDMA: B1/B5/B8

GSM: B3/B8

EC21-EU:

LTE FDD: B1/B3/B7/B8/B20/B28A

WCDMA: B1/B8

GSM: B3/B8

EC21-EC:

LTE FDD: B1/B3/B7/B8/B20/B28A

WCDMA: B1/B8

GSM: B3/B8

Variants for North America

EC21-A:

LTE FDD: B2/B4/B12

WCDMA: B2/B4/B5

EC21-V:

LTE FDD: B4/B13

Variants for Australia/New Zealand/Taiwan/

Brazil

EC21-AU:

LTE FDD: B1/B2①/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B28

LTE TDD: B40

WCDMA: B1/B2/B5/B8

GSM: B2/B3/B5/B8

EC21-AUT:

LTE FDD: B1/B3/B5/B7/B28

WCDMA: B1/B5

EC21-AUV:

LTE FDD: B1/B3/B5/B8/B28

WCDMA: B1/B5/B8

Variant for Japan

EC21-J:

LTE FDD: B1/B3/B8/B18/B19/B26

Variant for Korea

EC21-KL:

LTE FDD: B1/B3/B5/B7/B8

Variant for China

EC20-CEL:

LTE FDD: B1/B3/B5

Data

LTE:

LTE FDD: Max 10Mbps (DL)/Max 5Mbps (UL)

LTE TDD: Max 8.96Mbps (DL)/Max 3.1Mbps (UL)

UMTS:

DC-HSDPA: Max 42Mbps (DL)

HSUPA: Max 5.76Mbps (UL)

WCDMA: Max 384Kbps (DL)/Max 384Kbps (UL)

GSM:

EDGE: Max 296Kbps (DL)/Max 236.8Kbps (UL)

GPRS: Max 107Kbps (DL)/Max 85.6Kbps (UL)

Voice

Speech Codec Modes:

HR/FR/EFR/AMR/AMR-WB

Echo Arithmec:

Echo Cancellaon/Noise Suppression

Audio:

Digital Audio and VoLTE (Voice over LTE)

(Oponal)

Interfaces

UART × 2 : Main UART and Debug UART

USB x 1: USB 2.0 with High Speed up to 480Mbps

(U)SIM x 1: 1.8V/3.0V (U)SIM Interface

Digital Audio through PCM Interface (Oponal)

NETLIGHT × 2 : NET_STATUS and NET_MODE

ADC × 2

SDIO × 2 (for Wi-Fi and SD Card)

RESET (Acve Low)

PWRKEY (Acve Low)

Solder Pads for Primary, Rx-diversity and GNSS

Antennas

Enhanced Features

SDIO Interface for Wi-Fi Funcon (Oponal)

UART/PCM Interfaces for BT4.0 Funcon*

(Oponal)

eCall*

DTMF

Audio Playback/Audio Recording

QuecFile*

(U)SIM Card Detecon

DFOTA*:

Delta Firmware Upgrade Over the Air

GNSS:

GPS/GLONASS/BeiDou/Galileo/QZSS (Oponal)

Electrical Characteriscs

Output Power:

Class 3 (23dBm±2dB) for LTE FDD bands

Class 3 (23dBm±2dB) for LTE TDD bands

Class 3 (24dBm+1/-3dB) for WCDMA bands

Class E2 (27dBm±3dB) for GSM850 8-PSK

Class E2 (27dBm±3dB) for EGSM900 8-PSK

Class E2 (26dBm±3dB) for DCS1800 8-PSK

Class E2 (26dBm±3dB) for PCS1900 8-PSK

Class 4 (33dBm±2dB) for GSM850

Class 4 (33dBm±2dB) for EGSM900

Class 1 (30dBm±2dB) for DCS1800

Class 1 (30dBm±2dB) for PCS1900

Consumpon:

20uA @Power o

3mA @Sleep, Typ.

22mA @Idle

Sensivity:

LTE B1: -101.5dBm (10M)

LTE B2: -101dBm (10M)

LTE B3: -101.5dBm (10M)

LTE B4: -101dBm (10M)

LTE B5: -101dBm (10M)

LTE B7: -99.5dBm (10M)

LTE B8: -101dBm (10M)

LTE B12: -101dBm (10M)

LTE B13: -100dBm (10M)

LTE B18: -101.7dBm (10M)

LTE B19: -101.4dBm (10M)

LTE B20: -102.5dBm (10M)

LTE B26: -101.5dBm (10M)

LTE B28: -102dBm (10M)

WCDMA B1: -110dBm

WCDMA B2: -110dBm

WCDMA B4: -110dBm

WCDMA B5: -110.5dBm

WCDMA B8: -110.5dBm

GSM850: -109dBm

EGSM900: -109dBm

DCS1800: -109dBm

PCS1900: -109dBm

Soware Features

USB Serial Driver:

Windows 7/8/8.1/10, Windows CE 5.0/6.0/7.0*,

Linux 2.6/3.x/4.1~4.14, Android

4.x/5.x/6.x/7.x/8.x

RIL Driver:

Android 4.x/5.x/6.x/7.x/8.x

NDIS Driver:

Windows 7/8/8.1/10

ECM Driver*:

Linux 2.6/3.x/4.1~4.14

Gobinet Driver:

Linux 2.6/3.x/4.1~4.14

Linux qmi wwan Driver:

3.x (3.4 and later)/4.1~4.14

Protocols:

TCP/UDP/PPP/FTP/HTTP/NTP/PING/QMI/

CMUX*/HTTPS*/SMTP*/MMS*/FTPS*/SMTPS*/

SSL*/FILE*

General Features

Temperature Range: -40°C ~ +85°C

Dimensions: 29.0mm × 32.0mm × 2.4mm

Weight: Approx. 4.9g

LCC Package

Supply Voltage: 3.3V~4.3V, 3.8V Typ.

3GPP E-UTRA Release 11

Bandwidth: 1.4/3/5/10/15/20MHz

3GPP TS27.007, 27.005 and Enhanced AT Com-

mands

Approvals

RoHS Compliant

GCF (Global)

CE/Vodafone/Deutsche Telekom (Europe)

FCC/PTCRB/AT&T/Verizon (North America)

RCM/Telstra (Australia)

JATE/TELEC/DOCOMO (Japan)

NCC (Taiwan)

KC/SKT/KT (Korea)

IC/Rogers (Canada)

Anatel (Brazil)

FAC (Russia)

Telefonica* (Spain)

CCC/SRRC/NAL (China)

①: LTE B2 of EC21-AU Does Not Support

Rx-diversity

* Under Development

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Tel: +86 21 51086236 Email: info@quectel.com

29.0 mm

32.0 mm 2.4mm