When budgeting a new IoT or Smart Grid product, it’s incredibly tempting to look strictly at the bill of materials (BOM) and pick the lowest-priced wireless chip available.
But a cheap chip is rarely cheap in the long run.
What many product teams don’t account for is the grueling, expensive, and unpredictable nightmare of taking an uncertified chip through regulatory compliance testing (FCC, IC, CE). One failed test due to unexpected RF harmonics or layout issues, and your timeline is instantly delayed by months while your budget takes a $15,000 to $50,000 hit.
At MMB Networks, we don’t believe our clients should have to moonlight as regulatory compliance experts. That’s why our wireless hardware (like our compact Gen 2 Wi-SUN module) comes fully pre-certified.
By dropping a pre-certified MMB module onto your board, you completely bypass the risky “intentional radiator” testing phase. We’ve already done the heavy lifting, the shield-room testing, and the paperwork.
The result?
- Guaranteed Regulatory Compliance: Drastically lower your risk of a failed lab test.
- Predictable Timelines: Skip the 3-to-6 month testing bottlenecks and move straight to market.
- Massive Cost Savings: Redirect tens of thousands of dollars from compliance lab fees back into your product features.
Don’t let the regulatory trap hold your product roadmap hostage. Choose hardware that is engineered for scale and certified for speed. A cheaper chip isn’t cheaper if it keeps your product stuck in an FCC testing lab for six months.
Looking to accelerate your hardware rollout? Let’s talk about how our pre-certified solutions can save your timeline.
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