Raspberry Pi 3 will soon support low-throughput cellular connections, which can allow users to control the device over long distances. Altair recently announced that the firm has finished testing its ALT1160 Category 1 LTE chip on the Raspberry Pi 3 and it is ready for roll out.

The LTE chip will be integrated into various add-on expansion boards from various third-party partners, according to PC World. Altair claims that its LTE chips are supported by multiple network providers across the globe. The firm also added that drivers and software required for its LTE chips to work on a Raspberry Pi are also ready for roll out.

Altair's LTE Category-1 chipset features downlink speeds of up to 10Mbps and extremely low power consumption. The chipset is software upgradable for CAT-M1 LTE connectivity, targeting low power, low throughput IoT devices. The cost-optimized chipset is highly integrated and includes an advanced on-chip power management unit, integrated DDR memory and a low power CPU subsystem with a strong security framework for customer developed applications.

About Altair Semiconductor 

Altair Semiconductor is a leading provider of single-mode LTE chipsets. Altair's portfolio covers the complete spectrum of cellular 4G market needs, from supercharged video-centric applications all the way to ultra-low power, low cost IoT and M2M. Altair has shipped millions of LTE chipsets to date, commercially deployed on the world's most advanced LTE networks including Verizon Wireless, AT&T, Softbank and KT (Korea Telecom).