IoT Frequency Band Canalization in Indonesia as a Recomendation For Preparation Machine-to-Machine Communication in The 5G Era

Abstract

The development of cellular technology in Indonesia is accompanied by the widespread use of cellular com-munication in various aspects, one of which is its use in machine-to-machine(M2M) communication and con-necting to the Internet, often called the Internet of Things (IoT). 5G Enables large in-text connections with ex-tremely low power consumption and costs, which will drive the development of IoT technology and enable "everything connectivity." because the use of IoT is starting to grow and helping humans in all aspects, it is possible to change its name to the Internet of Everything (IoE). However, the absence of special regulations regarding the use of the IoT frequency spectrum in Indonesia allows for interference or other disturbances if there is massive use of IoT technology in the future. This research was conducted by studying primary and secondary data to provide rec-ommendations related to special frequency band canalization for IoT in Indonesia. The author classifies fre-quency canalization for IoT into 2 classes, namely class A (for short-distance transmission) in the 433 MHz spectrum and class B (for long-distance transmission) in the 915 MHz spectrum. We also hope that the Indone-sian government decides to serve a new unlicensed spectrum frequency band in the range of 915-921 MHz. This is a good step towards global harmonization of unlicensed spectrum that can grow LPWAN-based IoT.