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Notecard Product Family

There are multiple Notecard options, with each supporting a different geographic region and/or providing a different connectivity mechanism.

At a high-level, there are five fundamental types of Notecards:

The Notecard API functions the same across all Notecards, allowing you to prototype on one Notecard and swap in another for a production deployment. Note however, that although the API functions the same across Notecards, some specific APIs are only available for certain types of Notecards. For example, the card.wifi API is not available for Notecard Cellular, and the APIs related to GPS, Outboard Firmware Update, motion, and web requests are not available for Notecard LoRa. View a full listing of supported APIs in the API Reference.

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Supported Features by Notecard SKU

The tables below break down all of the Notecards and their supported features, allowing you to make an informed decision when purchasing.

Notecard Cell+WiFi

ProductImageSKUConnectivity MethodRegion
Cellular
(LTE Cat-1)		Cellular
(LTE Cat-1 bis)		Cellular
(LTE-M & NB-IoT)		WiFi
(2.4 GHz)		LoRaSatelliteGlobalNorth AmericaEMEA
Notecard Cell+WiFi (MB)NOTE-MBGLW❌✅❌✅❌*✅✅✅
Notecard Cell+WiFi (MB)NOTE-MBNAW❌✅❌✅❌*❌✅❌
Notecard Cell+WiFi (NB)NOTE-NBGLW❌❌✅✅❌*✅✅✅
Notecard Cell+WiFi (NB)NOTE-NBNAW❌❌✅✅❌*❌✅❌
Notecard Cell+WiFiNOTE-WBEXW✅❌❌✅❌*❌❌✅
Notecard Cell+WiFiNOTE-WBGLWT✅❌❌✅❌*✅✅✅
Notecard Cell+WiFiNOTE-WBNAW✅❌❌✅❌*❌✅❌

Notecard Cellular

ProductImageSKUConnectivity MethodRegion
Cellular
(LTE Cat-1)		Cellular
(LTE Cat-1 bis)		Cellular
(LTE-M & NB-IoT)		WiFi
(2.4 GHz)		LoRaSatelliteGlobalNorth AmericaEMEA
Notecard Cellular (MB)NOTE-MBGLN❌❌✅❌❌*✅✅✅
Notecard Cellular (MB)NOTE-MBNAN❌✅❌❌❌*❌✅❌
Notecard Cellular (NB)NOTE-NBGLN❌❌✅❌❌*✅✅✅
Notecard Cellular (NB)NOTE-NBNAN❌❌✅❌❌*❌✅❌
Notecard CellularNOTE-WBEXN✅❌❌❌❌*❌❌✅
Notecard CellularNOTE-WBNAN✅❌❌❌❌*❌✅❌

Notecard Cellular (Legacy)

ProductImageSKUConnectivity MethodRegion
Cellular
(LTE Cat-1)		Cellular
(LTE Cat-1 bis)		Cellular
(LTE-M & NB-IoT)		WiFi
(2.4 GHz)		LoRaSatelliteGlobalNorth AmericaEMEA
Notecard Cellular (NB, Legacy)NOTE-NBGL❌❌✅❌❌*✅✅✅
Notecard Cellular (NB, Legacy)NOTE-NBNA❌❌✅❌❌*❌✅❌
Notecard Cellular (Legacy)NOTE-WBEX✅❌❌❌❌*❌❌✅
Notecard Cellular (Legacy)NOTE-WBNA✅❌❌❌❌*❌✅❌

Notecard WiFi

ProductImageSKUConnectivity MethodRegion
Cellular
(LTE Cat-1)		Cellular
(LTE Cat-1 bis)		Cellular
(LTE-M & NB-IoT)		WiFi
(2.4 GHz)		LoRaSatelliteGlobalNorth AmericaEMEA
Notecard WiFi v2NOTE-ESP❌❌❌✅❌*✅✅✅
Notecard WiFi v1NOTE-WIFI❌❌❌✅❌*✅✅✅

Notecard LoRa

ProductImageSKUConnectivity MethodRegion
Cellular
(LTE Cat-1)		Cellular
(LTE Cat-1 bis)		Cellular
(LTE-M & NB-IoT)		WiFi
(2.4 GHz)		LoRaSatelliteGlobalNorth AmericaEMEA
Notecard LoRa (EU 868)NOTE-LWEU❌❌❌❌✅❌❌❌✅
Notecard LoRa (US 915)NOTE-LWUS❌❌❌❌✅❌❌✅❌

Notecard for Skylo

ProductImageSKUConnectivity MethodRegion
Cellular
(LTE Cat-1)		Cellular
(LTE Cat-1 bis)		Cellular
(LTE-M & NB-IoT)		WiFi
(2.4 GHz)		LoRaSatelliteGlobalNorth AmericaEMEA
Notecard for SkyloNOTE-NBGLWX❌❌✅✅❌✅✅✅✅

Starnote

For marked SKUs, satellite (NTN) connectivity is only available when used alongside a paired Starnote for Skylo or Starnote for Iridium device.

Decoding Notecard Cellular SKUs

Each cellular-based Notecard is supplied a SKU in the format of "NOTE-XXXXXX". The following tables show how to decode the differences in Notecard Cellular SKUs.

Example:NOTE-WBGLWTX
Bands
WB = Wideband (Cat-1)
MB = Midband (Cat-1 bis)
NB = Narrowband (LTE-M/NB-IoT)		⬅️
Region
GL = Global
NA = North America
EX = EMEA		⬅️
WiFi
W = Includes WiFi
N or blank = Cellular only		⬅️
Modem
T = Has a Telit modem
Blank = See tables below for modem		⬅️
Satellite
X = Includes satellite/NTN		⬅️

Wideband (LTE Cat-1 Notecards)

SKUGeneral RegionBandsData NetworksModemWiFiSatellite
NOTE-WBEXEX - EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa)WB - WidebandLTE Cat-1 / WCDMA / GPRSQuectel EG91-EXNoNo
NOTE-WBEXNEX - EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa)WB - WidebandLTE Cat-1 / WCDMA / GPRSQuectel EG91-EXNoNo
NOTE-WBEXWEX - EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa)WB - WidebandLTE Cat-1 / WCDMA / GPRSQuectel EG91-EXYesNo
NOTE-WBGLWT
(previously NOTE-WBGLW)		GL - GlobalWB - WidebandLTE Cat-1 / WCDMA / GPRSTelit LE910C1-WWXDYesNo
NOTE-WBNANA - North AmericaWB - WidebandLTE Cat-1 / WCDMAQuectel EG91-NAXNoNo
NOTE-WBNANNA - North AmericaWB - WidebandLTE Cat-1 / WCDMAQuectel EG91-NAXNoNo
NOTE-WBNAWNA - North AmericaWB - WidebandLTE Cat-1 / WCDMAQuectel EG91-NAXDYesNo

See Cellular Band Support for Wideband Notecards

Midband (LTE Cat-1 bis Notecards)

SKUGeneral RegionBandsData NetworksModemWiFiSatellite
NOTE-MBGLNGL - GlobalMB - MidbandLTE Cat-1 bisQuectel EG916Q-GLNoNo
NOTE-MBGLWGL - GlobalMB - MidbandLTE Cat-1 bisQuectel EG916Q-GLYesNo
NOTE-MBNANNA - North AmericaMB - MidbandLTE Cat-1 bisQuectel EG915Q-NANoNo
NOTE-MBNAWNA - North AmericaMB - MidbandLTE Cat-1 bisQuectel EG915Q-NAYesNo

See Cellular Band Support for Midband Notecards

Narrowband (LTE-M/NB-IoT Notecards)

SKUGeneral RegionBandsData NetworksModemWiFiSatellite
NOTE-NBGLGL - GlobalNB - NarrowbandLTE-M / NB-IoT / GPRSQuectel BG95-M3NoNo
NOTE-NBGLNGL - GlobalNB - NarrowbandLTE-M / NB-IoT / GPRSQuectel BG95-M3NoNo
NOTE-NBGLWGL - GlobalNB - NarrowbandLTE-M / NB-IoT / GPRSQuectel BG95-M3YesNo
NOTE-NBGLWXGL - GlobalNB - NarrowbandLTE-M / NB-IoT / GPRS / SkyloQuectel BG95-S5YesYes
NOTE-NBNANA - North AmericaNB - NarrowbandLTE-MQuectel BG95-M1NoNo
NOTE-NBNANNA - North AmericaNB - NarrowbandLTE-MQuectel BG95-M1NoNo
NOTE-NBNAWNA - North AmericaNB - NarrowbandLTE-MQuectel BG95-M1YesNo

See Cellular Band Support for Narrowband Notecards

Cellular Band Support by SKU

This section details the cellular frequency band support for each Notecard SKU.

Wideband Bands (LTE Cat-1 Notecards)

SKUModemLTE Cat-1WCDMA (3G)GSM/EDGE (2G)
NOTE‑WBEX‑500Quectel EG91‑EXB1, B3, B7, B8, B20, B28B1, B8900, 1800 MHz
NOTE‑WBEXNQuectel EG91‑EXB1, B3, B7, B8, B20, B28B1, B8900, 1800 MHz
NOTE‑WBEXWQuectel EG91‑EXB1, B3, B7, B8, B20, B28B1, B8900, 1800 MHz
NOTE‑WBGLWTTelit LE910C1‑WWXDB1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B7, B8, B8_US, B9, B12, B13, B14, B18, B19, B20, B25, B26, B28B1, B2, B4, B5, B6, B8, B19B2, B3, B5, B8
NOTE‑WBNA‑500Quectel EG91‑NAXB2, B4, B5, B12, B13, B25, B26B2, B4, B5
NOTE‑WBNANQuectel EG91‑NAXB2, B4, B5, B12, B13, B25, B26B2, B4, B5
NOTE‑WBNAWQuectel EG91‑NAXDB2, B4, B5, B12, B13, B25, B26B2, B4, B5

Midband Bands (LTE Cat-1 bis Notecards)

SKUModemLTE Cat-1 bis
NOTE‑MBGLNQuectel EG916Q-GLB1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B7, B8, B12, B13, B18, B19, B20, B25, B26, B28, B34, B38, B39, B40, B41, B66
NOTE‑MBGLWQuectel EG916Q-GLB1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B7, B8, B12, B13, B18, B19, B20, B25, B26, B28, B34, B38, B39, B40, B41, B66
NOTE‑MBNANQuectel EG915Q-NAB2, B4, B5, B12, B13, B66
NOTE‑MBNAWQuectel EG915Q-NAB2, B4, B5, B12, B13, B66

Narrowband Bands (LTE-M/NB-IoT Notecards)

SKUModemLTE-MNB-IoTGSM/EDGE (2G)
NOTE‑NBGL‑500Quectel BG95‑M3B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B8, B12, B13, B18, B19, B20, B25, B26, B27, B28, B66, B85B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B8, B12, B13, B18, B19, B20, B25, B28, B66, B71, B85850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
NOTE‑NBGLNQuectel BG95‑M3B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B8, B12, B13, B18, B19, B20, B25, B26, B27, B28, B66, B85B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B8, B12, B13, B18, B19, B20, B25, B28, B66, B71, B85850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
NOTE‑NBGLWQuectel BG95‑M3B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B8, B12, B13, B18, B19, B20, B25, B26, B27, B28, B66, B85B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B8, B12, B13, B18, B19, B20, B25, B28, B66, B71, B85850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
NOTE‑NBGLWXQuectel BG95-S5B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B8, B12, B13, B18, B19, B20, B25, B26, B27, B28, B66, B85B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B8, B12, B13, B18, B19, B20, B25, B28, B66, B71, B85850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
NOTE‑NBNA‑500Quectel BG95‑M1B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B8, B12, B13, B18, B19, B20, B25, B26, B27, B28, B66, B85
NOTE‑NBNANQuectel BG95‑M1B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B8, B12, B13, B18, B19, B20, B25, B26, B27, B28, B66, B85
NOTE‑NBNAWQuectel BG95‑M1B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B8, B12, B13, B18, B19, B20, B25, B26, B27, B28, B66, B85