3G/4G Module
More and more network providers are deploying LTE (Long-Term Evolution) networks worldwide, and some of them are upgrading the LTE network to LTE-advanced or even advanced Pro as time goes. To work with the LTE networks, many cellular module vendors presented their LTE modules to work with the LTE, LTE-A or LTE Advanced Pro networks. Since LTE is as the standard of 4G networks, LTE modules are also called 4G modules or 4G LTE modules. The 4G LTE modules are mostly integrated into other terminals or gadgets, so they are also called LTE embedded modules or 4G embedded modules.
4G Embedded Module Categories
With the developments of LTE technologies, LTE is divided into many branches as categories. From the basic LTE Category 3, the category is now developed to Cat.4, Cat.5 Cat.6, Cat.7, Cat.8, Cat.9, Cat.10, Cat.11, Cat.12, Cat.13, Cat.15, Cat.16, and Cat.18. From LTE Cat.6 to Cat 13, it’s in the range of LTE advanced networks. From Cat.15 to Cat.18, it’s in the range of LTE Advanced Pro. To support these LTE networks, the 4G embedded modules are consequently with corresponding LTE technologies. So the 4G modules are also called LTE cat.3 module, LTE Cat.6 module or LTE advanced pro module etc..
Since LPWA (low-power and wide-area) technology is adopted for IoT (Internet of Things), the three LTE divisions (LTE Cat.1, LTE Cat-M, LTE Cat NB-IoT) also need LTE modules to meet different requirements. The LTE Cat.1 module, LTE Cat-M module, and LTE Cat NB-IoT module have similar features but there are still many differences in the bandwidth, speeds, and applications. These LTE IoT modules are widely used in many fields.
4G Wireless Module Form Factor
The 4G wireless modules are embedded in many user equipments, so they are not in only one format. To meet different interfaces in the UEs, the 4G wireless modules are mainly in below form factors: Mini PCIe (mPCIe), M.2, SMT, B2B (Board-to-Board), LCC, LGA.
4G Cellular Module Vendors
To occupy more market share of LTE, many world famous vendors are competing seriously, in which Sierra Wireless, Qualcomm, Intel, Ericsson, Telit, Huawei, ZTE, SIMCOM, Quectel, MeiG smart, Novatel, Option, Anydata, AM Telecom, Cinterion, Longsung, Cheerzing, Digi, Gemalto, Fibocom, H3C, Lierda, MobileTek, Nimberlink, Pycom, Skywork, Lenovo etc are including. Most of them have a full range of LTE cellular modules, which could support not only the LTE basic to LTE advanced pro, but also the LTE IoT networks. The competition also furtherance the development of LTE technologies and renew of the 4G cellular modules.
If you want to buy 4G LTE Cellular modules, you can select one from below brands:
- > Sierra Wireless LTE Module List
- > Huawei 4G LTE Module List
- > ZTE 4G LTE Module List
- > Telit 4G LTE Module List
- > SIMCOM 4G LTE Module List
- > Quectel 4G LTE Module List
- > MeiG 4G LTE Module List
- > Intel 4G LTE Module List
- > Novatel 4G LTE Module List
- > Option 4G LTE Module List
- > AnyData 4G LTE Module List
- > Qualcomm 4G LTE Module List
- > AM Telecom 4G LTE Module List
- > Cinterion 4G LTE Module List
- > Ericsson 4G LTE Module List
- > LongSung 4G LTE Module List
- > Cheerzing 4G LTE Module List
- > Digi 4G LTE Module List
- > Gemalto 4G LTE Module List
- > Fibocom 4G LTE Module List
- > H3C 4G LTE Module List
- > Lierda 4G LTE Module List
- > MobileTek 4G LTE Module List
- > Pycom 4G LTE Module List
- > Skywork 4G LTE Module List
- > NimbeLink Skywire 4G LTE Module List
- > Lenovo 4G LTE Module List
>> etc...
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Telit LM940 LTE Cat.11 GPS PCIe Module
* Category: LTE Cat.11 Module
* Form Factor: PCI Express Mini Card Type(mPCIe)
* Chipset: Qualcomm MDM9240
* LTE data rates: DL 600Mbps(w/3x CA DL, 256QAM) and UL 75Mbps
* Full GNSS support: GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou
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Quectel EG12 LTE-A Cat12 LGA Module
* Form factor: LGA
* Category: LTE Cat12
* Carrier Aggregation: 3CA
* LTE Speed: download speed up to 600Mbps
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Quectel EM12 EM12-G LTE-A Cat12 M.2 Module
* Support DL 3x carrier aggregation and 256QAM
* Worldwide LTE-A and UMTS/HSPA+ coverage
* Feature refinements: supports DFOTA and VoLTE
* LTE Speed: download speed up to 600Mbps
* 3GPP E-UTRA Release 12
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Quectel EM16 LTE-A Cat16 M.2 Module
* Form factor: M.2
* Category: LTE Cat16
* Carrier Aggregation: 5CA
* LTE Speed: download speed up to 1Gbps
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Quectel EG16 LTE-A Cat16 LGA Module
* Form factor: LGA
* Category: LTE Cat16
* Carrier Aggregation: 5CA
* LTE Speed: download speed up to 1Gbps
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SIMCOM SIM7920G-M2 LTE Cat20 M.2 Module
* SIMCOM LTE-A Module
* Category: LTE Cat20
* Support LTE-TDD/LTE-FDD/WCDMA networks
* Control Via AT Commands
* Support DL 7xCA
* GNSS (GPS;GLONASS and BeiDou)
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Telit LM960A9-P LTE Cat9 mPCIe Module
* LTE Cat.9 3GPP Rel. 12
* Chipset: Qualcomm SDX20
* Support LTE TDD band: B42, B43, B48
* LTE DL 452Mbps, UL 75Mbps
* Full GNSS support: GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou
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Quectel SC600T LTE Cat6 Smart Module
* Quectel LTE Cat6 Smart Module
* LTE Cat 6 Modem with 2 × 20MHz CA
* Support Rx-diversity , DL MIMO 2 × 2
* Support 3GPP E-UTRA Release 12
* WLAN: 2.4G/5G, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
* Bluetooth: BT2.1+EDR/3.0/4.1 LE/4.2 BLE
* GNSS: GPS/GLONASS/BeiDou
* Firmware Upgrade via USB
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Fibocom NL952-NA-00 4G LTE Cat20 Module
* Fibocom 4G LTE Module
* LTE Category 20
* UL2CA, UL 64QAM support
* Form factor: M.2
* LTE Download speed up to 2Gbps
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Telit LN920 LN920A12-WW LN920A6-WW LTE Data Card
* 3GPP Rel 12 compliant
* Chipset: Qualcomm® SDX12
* Standard M.2 (NGFF) form factor
* 3G/HSPA+ Rel 8 for fallback to legacy networks
* Dual-SIM interface (dual-SIM, single standby)
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Telit SL869-V3 EVK
Telit SL869-V3 EVK Learn More$349.00 -
Telit LE910-NA V2 Interface Board
Telit LE910-NA V2 Interface Board Learn More$329.00 -
Telit LE910-SV1 Interface board
Telit LE910-SV1 Interface board Learn More$369.00 -
Telit LE910-NA1 Interface board
Telit LE910-NA1 Interface board Learn More$369.00 -
Quectel AG215s Application Processor Module
Quectel AG215s Application Processor Module
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Sierra Wireless EM7590 LTE Cat13 Module
* Sierra Wireless 4G LTE Embedded Module* Category: Cat-13
* Target Region: Global
* GNSS: GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
* Planned Carrier: AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Telstra, docomo, Softbank, KDDI
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Sierra Wireless EM7595 LTE Cat12 Mini PCIe Module
* Sierra Wireless 4G LTE Module
* Form factor: Mini PCIe
* Chipset: Qualcomm
* GNSS: Galileo, Glonass, GPS, Beidou
* SIM interfaces: Dual SIM interface
* Antenna connectors: IPEX MHF-4
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SIMCOM SIM9650L Smart Module
SIMCOM SIM9650L Smart Module Learn More