Assessing use case requirements

When deciding for a connectivity technology for your use case, AWS suggests you consider a technical fit, operational impact, and commercial impact as evaluation criteria.

When evaluating a technical fit, AWS recommends analyzing the requirements of your use case regarding:

• Device deployment locations, range, and coverage

• Battery life and power consumption

• Data rate and communicational interval

• Device mobility, latency, and reachability

• Security and regulatory requirements

For operational impact, key considerations include:

• Ease of deployment

• Complexity of maintenance

For commercial impact, key considerations include:

• Costs of devices

• Recurring subscription fees

• Operational efforts

This whitepaper focuses on the analysis of the technical impact. Operational impact and commercial impact are out of scope for this whitepaper. The following sections describe the technical fit requirements in detail.