AT&T Introduces New Starter Kits for Developers

In August 2016, AT&T introduced an all-in-one IoT Starter Kit to help developers jumpstart their Internet of Things projects.

Now, they’re making it even easier to connect any USB-based device with a lighter version of their original kit, as well as a dedicated kit for the AWS IoT service. Both are produced in collaboration with Avnet.

AT&T and Avnet created an AT&T IoT Starter Kit, powered by AWS, which lets users utilize not only AT&T’s highly secure network but application level security, too.

The kit includes an LTE Cat-1 modem, a SIM with 300 MB of prepaid data good for six months in the U.S. and Mexico, two antennas, two USB cables and a USB plug, an NXP K64F development board, and a microSD card for storing security credentials and configuration.

Additionally, they have unveiled a new AT&T LTE IoT Add-on Kit, which packs all the cellular components of the original AT&T IoT Starter Kit, but eliminates the host controller board, making it ideal for developers working with Raspberry Pi or similar devices — connecting over USB.

Along with this new lightweight Starter Kit, AT&T is now providing native support within AT&T Flow Designer for PubNub’s Data Stream Network (DSN) and easy-to-use API, which offers low latency and secure two-way messaging for every device, at massive scale.

Furthermore, PubNub BLOCKS makes the DSN programmable, allowing developers to run application logic on data as it passes across the network, enabling extensive capabilities while removing the need to deploy and scale app servers.

AT&T and PubNub have teamed up to launch the Realtime AT&T IoT Starter Kit Challenge, calling upon the Hackster community to bring their ideas to life with the AT&T IoT Starter Kit and PubNub’s data stream network.

Interested? Learn more and get your own AT&T IoT Starter Kit today. You can also read the entire press release here.