LTE Cat-M1
What is LTE Category M1 (LTE Cat-M / Cat.M / Cat eMTC)?
With development of LTE technology, Applications on the Internet of Things (IoT) tend to be very different from those that the LTE network was originally built for. LTE Cat M1 (also named LTE CAT-M, or LTE-MTC) is a new low-power wide area (LPWA) cellular technology, specifically designed for the Internet of Things (IoT) and machine-to-machine (M2M) communications. LTE Cat-M uses significantly less bandwidth, requiring total 1.4MHz bandwidth, and supports download & upload data speed less than 1Mbps. As typical LPWA cellular, LTE Cat M1 consumes much less power than LTE Cat.3 or Cat.4. This allows battery lifetime as long as 10 years or more for a wide range of use cases, with the modem costs reduced to 20-25% of the current EGPRS modems. And LTE Cat-M provides better network coverage in buildings and underground. On this point, LTE CAT-M competes with other low-power connectivity options such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, ZigBee, and Zwave.
LTE Cat-M1 highlights features:
* Total Bandwidth Required: 1.4MHz
* Download Peak Rate: 1Mbps or 375Kbps
* Upload Peak Rate: 1Mbps or 375Kbps
* Power demand: Very low
* Duplex mode: Full Duplex or half duplex
* Complexity: Much lower than Cat.1
* Cost: 1/2 of Cat.3
* Transmit Power Class: 20/23 dBm
LTE Cat-M1 Operation Frequency Bands:
Unlike NB-IoT (Which operates using un-used spectrum or the guard bands), LTE CAT M1 operates existing LTE networks within the same LTE Band used for cellular applications and does not have any specific LTE Frequency bands assinged to it. Supported by all major mobile equipment, chipset and module manufacturers, LTE-M networks will co-exist with 2G, 3G, and 4G mobile networks. One of the advantages in this way is that it has the ability to handover from cell site to cell site, which makes it possible to use this technology in mobile applications. So that it benefits from all the security and privacy features of mobile networks.
LTE Cat-M1 Applications:
LTE CAT-M is part of the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) LTE Release 13 Advanced Pro standard and is intended for narrowband LTE applications such as mobile healthcare applications and wearables that require a low power network with widespread coverage, such as support for user identity confidentiality, entity authentication, confidentiality, data integrity, and mobile equipment identification.
LTE Cat-M1 Modules(Cellular Datacards):
Below you can see the LTE Cat-M1 modules from the vendors: Huawei, Sierra Wireless, Longsung, SIMCOM, Skywork, Quectel, Pycom, Nimberlink, Mobiletek, MeiG, H3C, Fibocom, Gemalto, Digi XBee, Cheerzing, Telit etc..
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Quectel BG36 Cat.M1/Cat.NB1/EGPRS Module
* Quectel LTE Cat.M1/Cat.NB1/EGPRS Module
* Chipset: Qualcomm® MDM9206
* Support B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B8/B12/B13/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B39
* LTE Cat.M1 DL 375Kbps, UL 375Kbps
* VoLTE support
* Form factor: LGA
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Skywork SKY68011-31 LTE CAT0/CATM1/CATNB1 IoT Module
* LTE CAT0/CATM1/CATNB1 IoT Module
* Small, low-profile package
* Integrated SP6T antenna Tx/Rx switch
* Integrated low-pass filters
* Low-loss post-PA transmit front end
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SIMCOM SIM7000C (LTE Cat M1 and NB-IoT)
* LTE Cat M1 and NB-IoT Module
* Qual-Band FDD-LTE B1/B3/B5/B8
* LTE CAT M1: UL 375kbps,DL 300kbps
* NB-IoT: UL 66kbps,DL 34kbps
* Control Via AT Commands
* Firmware update via USB
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Sierra Wireless AirPrime HL7802
* Category: LTE Cat-M1/NB1 embedded module
* CF3 Form Factor: LGA
* FREE unlimited firmware over-the-air (FOTA) upgrades
* Chipset: Qualcomm
* Target Region: EMEA
* Worldwide coverage on a single module
* Data Speed: DL 300kbps, UL 375kbps
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Telit ML865C1-NA
* Telit LTE Cat.M1 & NB1 Module
* Target Market: North America
* LTE Cat.M1 DL 300Kbps, UL 375Kbps
* LTE Cat.NB1 DL 250Kbps, UL 250 Kbps (multi-tone)/20Kbps(Single-tone)
* 3GPP Rel. 13 compliant
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Telit ML865C1-EA
* Telit LTE Cat.M1 & NB1 Module
* Target Market: Europe + APAC + Latam
* Dual-model: M1 & NB1 + 2G
* LTE Cat.M1 DL 300Kbps, UL 375Kbps
* LTE Cat.NB1 DL 250Kbps, UL 250 Kbps (multi-tone)/20Kbps(Single-tone)
* 3GPP Rel. 13 compliant
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SIMCOM SIM7000JC LTE Cat-M1/NB-IoT Moudle
* SIMCOM LTE Cat-M1/NB-IoT Module
* Support LTE Band 1/3/8/18/19/26
* LTE Cat-M1 DL 300Kbps/UL UL 375Kbps
* LTE NB-IoT DL 34Kbps/UL 66Kbps
* Support GPS/Glonass/Beidou
* Control via AT Command
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SIMCOM SIM7000JC-PCIe LTE Cat.M1 & NB-IoT Module
* SIMCOM LTE Cat-M1/NB-IoT Module
* Support LTE Band 1/3/8/18/19/26
* LTE Cat-M1 DL 300Kbps/UL UL 375Kbps
* LTE NB-IoT DL 34Kbps/UL 66Kbps
* Support GPS/Glonass/Beidou
* Control via AT Command
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MeiG SLM151 LTE Cat-M/NB-IoT/GPRS Module
* Dual-mode NB-IoT/LTE CAT-M Module
* Form factor: 86pin LCC
* Support LTE B3/B5/B8 and GSM:850/900/1800/1900MHz
* LTE CAT-M Speed: Max.375Kbps(DL),Max.375Kbps(UL)
* NB-IoT Speed: Max.32Kbps(DL),Max.70Kbps(UL)
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Quectel BG95 LTE Cat M1/NB2/EGPRS Module
* Quectel LTE Cat M1/Cat NB2/EGPRS module
* Super slim profile in LGA package
* Chipset: Qualcomm® 9205 LTE IoT modem
* Wide range of M2M applications
* ultra-low power consumption
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Quectel BG77 LTE Cat M1/Cat NB2 Module
* Quectel LTE Cat M1/Cat NB2 module
* Super slim profile in LGA package
* Chipset: Qualcomm 9205 LTE IoT modem
* Wide range of M2M applications
* ultra-low power consumption
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Fibocom M910-GL LTE Cat-M1/Cat-NB1/GPRS LPWA Module
* Category: LTE NB-IoT/eMTC/GPRS Module
* Form factor: LGA
* Chipset/platform: Qualcomm MDM9206
* Support GNSS, VoLTE, TCP/UDP
* Target for Global
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Yuga LPM2100 QG LTE eMTC/NB-IOT Module
* LTE Cat-M & NB-IoT Module
* Form factor/package: LGA
* Support LTE Band 1/3/4/5/8/18/19/20/26/28/39
* LTE Cat-M1: DL/UL 375Kbps, LTE Cat-NB1: DL 72Kbps, UL 32Kbps
* Support standard AT command set
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Skywork SKY68001-31 LTE CatM1/CATNB1 IoT Module
* LTE CatM1/CATNB1 IoT Module
* Two additional Aux ports
* LTE universal modem products
* Integrated SP6T antenna Tx/Rx switch
* Cellular IoT modem devices targeting low-power wide area network
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U-blox SARA-R410M-02B LTE Cat-M1/NB1 LGA Module
* Category: LTE Cat-M1 and Cat-NB1
* Form factor/Package: LGA
* Target area: Multi-region
* Deliver critical firmware updates via uFOTA with LWM2M
* Low power consumption and longer battery life
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U-blox SARA-R410M-52B LTE Cat-M1 LGA Module
* Category: LTE Cat-M1
* Form factor/Package: LGA
* Target area: North America
* Deliver critical firmware updates via uFOTA with LWM2M
* Low power consumption and longer battery life
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U-blox SARA-R412M-02B LTE Cat-M1/NB1 and 2G EGPRS Module
* Category: LTE Cat-M1 and Cat-NB1
* Form factor/Package: LGA
* Target area: Multi-region
* Deliver critical firmware updates via uFOTA with LWM2M
* Low power consumption and longer battery life
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MobileTek L600 LTE Cat-M1 IoT Cellular Module
* LTE Cat-M1 IoT Wireless Module
* Support AT Command
* Form factor: LCC package
* Max. 1Mbps(UL), Max. 1Mbps(DL)
* Update firmware by USB
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Telit ME910G1 ME910G1-W1 ME910G1-WW LTE Cat-M1/NB2 Embedded Module
* 3GPP release 14 compliant
* Half Duplex FDD
* Single Rx, single antenna
* VoLTE (planned)
* OMA Lightweight M2M (LWM2M)
* IPv4/IPv6 stack with TCP and UDP protocol
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Telit ME310G1 ME310G1-W1 ME310G1-WW LTE Cat-M1/NB2 Embedded Module
* 3GPP release 14 compliant
* Half Duplex FDD
* Single Rx, single antenna
* VoLTE (planned)
* SMS over NAS
* IPv4/IPv6 stack with TCP and UDP protocol
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