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AirGradient One Cellular (built in SIM) not connecting to network

Hi all, new AirGradient user here. I purchased several of the AirGradient ONE’s with the built in SIM card (cellular network) for a new research study. I am in the UK in a well connected area however when I plug the devices into a power source, the devices turn on, powers up, and tries to connect, but cannot connect to a network and gets stuck on the screen saying ‘Initialising network connectivity’. Eventually the device gives up, reboots, and starts the process all over again.

Here is a summary of the information I received from the debugging log:

AirGradient Cellular Log Summary

  1. APN Configuration Set: The device successfully executes AT+CGDCONT=1, "IP", "iot.1nce.net" and receives an OK.
  2. Operator Scan and Manual Configuration Attempt: The module scans and finds available operators, then attempts to manually configure/register using AT+COPS=1,2,"<operator_id>",7 for the listed operator IDs (52004, 52005, and 52003).
  3. Timeout and Error: For each manual operator selection attempt, the module encounters a timeout waiting to apply the setting, followed by an AT command failure yielding +CME ERROR: phone failure.
  4. Final Logged Warning: After attempting the manual configuration across the operators, the log records: [A7672XX] Warning: Network registration failed! Final state: 5 (fail count: 0 of 3) and [AgCellClient] Error: Cellular client failed, module cannot register to network.

The log shows that the device times out and errors out (+CME ERROR: phone failure) specifically during the manual operator attachment phase (AT+COPS=1,...), preventing network registration.

Any help hugely appreciated, as we need to head into the field soon!

Hi @siclark, welcome to our community! Could you please try factory resetting the ONE following this instruction (this article also applies to CE devices): AirGradient ONE: Resetting WiFi Configuration | AirGradient Knowledge Base

Once it has reset and rebooted, please observe the log and see if the registration goes through and connects.

If you still experience the same issue, try inserting a local SIM card and observe it again.

Also, please feel free to contact us via https://www.airgradient.com/support if you the issue still persists or you would like to have further assistance. Thank you!