Windows 10: Surface Go with LTE Advanced for Business alongside Microsoft 365

Brink · Nov 14, 2018

Unveiling Surface Go with LTE Advanced

We are thrilled to announce the availability of Surface Go with LTE Advanced.

With the perfect balance of performance, portability and connectivity [1], Surface Go with LTE Advanced is built to remove the dependencies of Wi-Fi and allow Firstline Workers uncompromised mobility to sell, service and provide care where and when they need. Surface Go with LTE Advanced provides the freedom Firstline Workers need to simply open their device and connect to the cloud whether in a remote location or bypassing the slow, unsecure coffee shop Wi-Fi. This versatility is the latest addition to the 10-inch ultra-light, affordable yet performant Surface Go that ensures advanced security and management with Windows 10 Pro. Be sure to check out the original Behind the design review we performed back in July.

Stay connected on the move

The evolution of the modern workplace has connectivity at its core. Being untethered with wireless connectivity offers flexibility, expanding our customers’ ability to work and team wherever they are. Whether that be a site engineer having continuity of network access throughout a construction site, a service technician ordering parts from their vehicle without having to tether to their personal phone, or a home health care provider updating a patient’s records without the need to infringe on that patient’s home Wi-Fi, Surface Go with LTE Advanced allows the flexibility needed to get the job done. As cellular costs continue to drop, and coverage expands beyond 98 percent in most developed markets [2], we’re seeing that our customers are on the cusp of a disruption driven by connectivity and the cloud.

Surface Go with LTE Advanced lets workers stay connected on the move -- and stay connected without interruption -- especially in areas with unsecured public, slow, or no Wi-Fi. We chose a state-of-the-art Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X16 LTE Modem, providing Cat 9 connectivity at throughput speeds of up to 450 Mbps and support for 22 frequency bands [3] spanning the majority of LTE carriers in markets where Surface Go with LTE Advanced is available.

Within Windows 10 when customers select Let Windows keep me connected their device will seamlessly switch from Wi-Fi to LTE based on the availability of each network. Staying online with Surface Go with LTE Advanced is just like roaming with a phone allowing Firstline Workers to automatically connect across networks almost anywhere in the world.

Sleek and compact design

Integrating LTE Advanced into Surface Go while staying true to our Surface design heritage required our engineering teams to go beyond traditional bolt-on design. We set out to deliver what we call “invisible performance” by integrating LTE Advanced directly into the design of Surface Go through placement of multiple antennas into the bezel of the device without any change to the form, fit or finish of the product.

At just 1.17 lb. (532g) the Surface Go with LTE Advanced integrates a high-resolution (217 PPI) 10-inch PixelSense™ Display designed to be touched, viewed, and written on, helping field and mobile workers whether they're using it as a compact tablet to take customer signatures or a laptop to type robust notes on location.

Surface Go with LTE Advanced comes with an Intel® Pentium® Gold Processor 4415Y with Intel HD 615 GPU along with 8GB of RAM and a 128GB or 256GB SSD. Pair with the Surface Go Signature Type Cover and Surface Pen providing precision ink and virtually no lag for the most productive experience.

Modern management and security for a modern device

The extended versality, high performance, and innovative design of Microsoft Surface, Surface Go included, is only half the story.

The Surface engineering team works alongside the engineering teams of Office 365, Windows 10, and Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS) to ensure Surface is built to take advantage of every deployment, management and security technology core to Microsoft 365. Whether it’s having been the first device to offer Windows Autopilot deployment, remote Intune management of Surface devices in Kiosk mode or the ability of Windows Update for Business to automatically push security updates for the Windows 10 OS down to the UEFI (BIOS), you can experience how Surface and Microsoft 365 are better together.

Using Surface Go with LTE Advanced maximizes connectivity enabling IT and security benefits from “always-on manageability.” Using Intune, IT administrators can send updates, configure policy and manage devices immediately because the device is more consistently online. And, keeping devices online helps them receive ongoing updates through Windows Update for Business and Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection, thereby enhancing ongoing endpoint protection against all types of emerging threats. And of course, for highly mobile Firstline Workers that spend the majority of their workday in the field, organizations cannot afford the additional risks of device connections to public, unsecured Wi-Fi. Surface Go with LTE Advanced provides the consistent connectivity needed to safeguard your end-point devices and overall enterprise.

A recent commissioned Forrester Consulting Total Economic Impact study shows how Surface maximizes the ROI of Microsoft 365 [4] , significantly reducing help desk calls, security costs, and downtime due to device or application performance issues.

We encourage you to read through our latest eBook that will walk you through the journey of How Surface powers your transformation to modern management. You’ll learn more about the steps needed to capitalize on cloud based device management and the differentiated experiences and cost savings that Microsoft Surface has to offer.

[1] Service availability and performance subject to service provider’s network. Contact your service provider for details, compatibility, pricing, SIM card, and activation. See all specs and frequencies at surface.com.

[2] GSMA 2017

[3] Nano SIM Tray, 4G LTE Advanced (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66), GPS/GLONASS: Standalone and assisted GNSS, accuracy up to 3 meters

[4] Maximizing Your ROI From Microsoft 365 Enterprise With Microsoft Surface, a commissioned Total Economic Impact™ study conducted by Forrester Consulting, May 2018
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Brink · Nov 14, 2018

Updates for Surface Studio and Surface Pro with LTE Advanced - June 28

We’ve released new driver and firmware updates for the Surface Studio and Surface Pro with LTE Advanced (Model 1807) devices. On Surface Pro with LTE Advanced this update includes a new Gemalto eSIM Firmware Update, improving eSIM service stability. On Surface Studio, these updates include drivers and firmware for Surface Touch, Surface Pen Settings, and Surface Pen Pairing that enable Surface Pen advanced feature support on devices running Windows 10 version 1803 or above.

This update for Surface Pro with LTE Advanced (Model 1807) is available via Windows Update and the Microsoft Download Center at the Surface Pro LTE drivers and firmware page. Click Download to download the following files:

SurfacePro_LTE_Win10_15063_1804407_0.msi

SurfacePro_LTE_Win10_16299_1804407_0.msi

These updates for Surface Studio are available via Windows Update and the Microsoft Download Center at the Surface Studio drivers and firmware page. Click Download to download the following file:

SurfaceStudio_Win10_17134_1802206_0.msi

Surface Pro:

Gemalto eSIM Firmware Update v2.8.2.1 improves eSIM service stability.

Surface Studio:

Surface Touch v132.177.6.160 enables Surface Pen advanced feature support.

Surface Pen Settings v21.0.17.0 enables Surface Pen advanced feature support.

Surface Pen Pairing v1.7.136.0 enables Surface Pen advanced feature support.

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Source: Updates for Surface Studio and Surface Pro with LTE Advanced (28 June 2018) Surface

See also:

Surface Studio update history

Surface Pro update history

Brink · Nov 14, 2018

Surface Pro with LTE Advanced Drivers and Firmware Initial Release

We are pleased to announce today we have available the initial driver and firmware pack for Surface Pro with LTE Advanced available for you to download at the Microsoft Download Center.Download the driver and firmware pack MSI file from the Surface Pro with LTE Advanced page of the Microsoft Download Center:

SurfacePro_LTE_Win10_15063_1714307_0.msi

Note: The minimum version of Windows supported on Surface Pro with LTE Advanced is Windows 10 Creators Update, Version 1703.

Note: Starting with Surface Studio, driver and firmware packs for all new Surface devices will be provided in MSI format only. Drivers and firmware will not be provided in ZIP format. You can easily extract the contents of the MSI driver and firmware pack, for example to import the drivers into your MDT deployment share or System Center Configuration Manager driver catalog, using the administrative installation option of msiexec, msiexec /a. For example, to extract the contents of SurfacePro_LTE_Win10_15063_1714307_0.msi to the folder D:\Surface Pro with LTE Advanced\Windows 10 Version 1703\1714307 without bringing up the installation dialog, you would use the following command:

msiexec /a SurfacePro_LTE_Win10_15063_1714307_0.msi targetdir="D:\Surface Pro with LTE Advanced\Windows 10 Version 1703\1714307" /qn

Note: When extracting driver files from the MSI, the destination folder (targetdir) must be different than the folder containing the MSI file.

This initial driver and firmware pack also includes updates for the drivers and firmware provided on the first wave of devices shipped from the factory, commonly known as a Day 0 update. These updated drivers include the drivers for Surface GPS, Surface GPS Multiplexer, Surface GPS USB Multiplexer, and Surface UEFI. These updates improve system stability.

Specific fixes include:

Surface GPS (v12.7.2.913) improves system stability.

Surface GPS Multiplexer (v23.34.28.226) improves system stability.

Surface GPS USB Multiplexer (v23.4.3.717) improves system stability.

Surface UEFI (v233.1903.770.0) improves system stability.

For your convenience, here is a list of all the drivers and firmware included in this initial release:

Surface Pro:

Camera Sensor (v30.15031.10941.4180)

Gemalto eSIM Firmware Update (v2.1.0.0)

HID PCI Minidriver for ISS (v3.1.0.3429)

Intel(R) AVStream Camera 2500 (v30.15031.10941.4180)

Intel(R) Control Logic (v30.15031.10941.4180)

Intel(R) CSI2 Host Controller (v30.15031.10941.4180)

Intel(R) Dynamic Platform and Thermal Framework Manager (v8.3.10205.5196)

Intel(R) Dynamic Platform and Thermal Framework Processor Participant (v8.3.10205.5196)

Intel(R) HD Graphics 620 (v22.20.16.4811)

Intel(R) Imaging Signal Processor 2500 (v30.15031.10941.4180)

Intel(R) Integrated Sensor Solution (v3.1.0.3429)

Intel(R) Management Engine Interface (v11.7.0.1040)

Intel(R) Precise Touch Device (v1.2.0.92)

Intel(R) Serial IO GPIO Host Controller (v30.100.1713.2)

Intel(R) Serial IO I2C Host Controller (v30.100.1713.2)

Intel(R) Serial IO UART Host Controller (v30.100.1713.2)

Intel(R) Smart Sound Technology (Intel(R) SST) Audio Controller (v9.21.0.2789)

Intel(R) Smart Sound Technology (Intel(R) SST) OED (v9.21.0.2789)

Intel(R) Xeon(R) E3 - 1200 v6/7th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) Host Bridge/DRAM Registers (v10.1.1.44)

ISS Dynamic Bus Enumerator (v3.1.0.3429)

Marvell AVASTAR Bluetooth Radio Adapter (v15.68.9120.47)

Marvell AVASTAR Wireless-AC Network Controller (v15.68.9120.47)

Microsoft Docking Station Audio Device (v1.31.36.0)

Microsoft Surface ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery (v1.2.28.0)

Mobile 6th/7th Generation Intel(R) Processor Family I/O PCI Express Root Port (v10.1.1.44)

Realtek High Definition Audio(SST) (v6.0.1.8242)

Realtek USB 3.0 Card Reader (v10.0.14393.31233)

Surface 3 Type Cover Integration Device (v2.0.304.0)

Surface Accessory Device (v1.1.511.0)

Surface Accessory Firmware Update (v1.2.108.0)

Surface ACPI Notify Driver (v3.1.136.0)

Surface Button (v1.1.1068.0)

Surface Cover Click (v1.0.7.0)

Surface Dial Detection (v2.0.2.0)

Surface Dial Filter (v1.1.11.0)

Surface Display (v1.0.7.0)

Surface Display Color (v2.0.273.0)

Surface Fingerprint Sensor (v2.2.11.0)

Surface GPS (v12.7.2.913)

Surface GPS Multiplexer (v23.34.28.226)

Surface GPS USB Multiplexer (v23.4.3.717)

Surface Integrated Sensor Hub (v1.0.0.1)

Surface Integration (v3.5.136.0)

Surface Integration Service Device (v3.2.136.0)

Surface Keyboard Backlight (v3.0.0.0)

Surface Management Engine (v1.0.0.1)

Surface Mobile Broadband Adapter (v12.35.25.169)

Surface Mobile Broadband GPS (v12.1.6.258)

Surface NVM Express Controller (v11.0.4.0)

Surface Pen Pairing (v3.0.0.1)

Surface Pen Settings (v21.0.17.0)

Surface Pro 4 Firmware Update (v4.0.0.0)

Surface Pro 4 Type Cover Integration (v2.0.303.0)

Surface Pro Digitizer Integration (v1.0.2.0)

Surface Pro Type Cover Integration (v1.0.2.0)

Surface PTP Filter (v1.0.183.0)

Surface Radio Monitor (v1.23.136.0)

Surface Serial Hub Driver (v4.1.136.0)

Surface Storage Firmware Update (v1.1.1158.0)

Surface System Aggregator (v1.0.0.1)

Surface System Telemetry (v3.0.773.0)

Surface Tcon Device (v1.0.343.0)

Surface Touch (v1.0.0.1)

Surface Touch Servicing ML (v1.0.775.0)

Surface Type Cover Filter Device (v1.1.504.0)

Surface Type Cover Integration (v2.0.305.0)

Surface UEFI (v233.1903.770.0)

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Source: Surface Pro with LTE Advanced Drivers and Firmware (Initial Release) Surface

Download: Download Surface Pro LTE Drivers and Firmware from Official Microsoft Download Center

Brink · Nov 14, 2018

New Surface Pro LTE Drivers and Firmware Update Dec. 6

December 2017 updates

Dec 6 release

The following updates are available for all Surface Pro LTE Advanced devices:

[table][tr][td]Windows Update History Name[/td] [td]Device Manager Name[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Qualcomm – System – 12.7.2.913[/td] [td]Surface GPS – System devices

12.7.2.913 improves system stability.

[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Qualcomm – System – 23.34.28.226[/td] [td]Surface GPS Multiplexer – System devices

23.34.28.226 improves system stability.

[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Qualcomm – System – 23.4.3.717[/td] [td]Surface GPS USB Multiplexer – System devices

23.4.3.717 improves system stability.

[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Surface – Firmware – 233.1903.770.0[/td] [td]Surface UEFI - Firmware

233.1903.770.0 improves system stability.

[/td] [/tr] [/table]
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Source: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/...update-history

See also: Surface Pro with LTE Advanced Drivers and Firmware Initial Release Surface - Windows 10 Forums

Download: Download Surface Pro LTE Drivers and Firmware from Official Microsoft Download Center

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