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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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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SIMCOM SIM7070E LTE CAT-M & NB-IoT & GPRS Module
* SIMCOM IoT Module
* CAT-M, NB-IoT, GPRS triple mode
* LTE Cat-M: Uplink: 1119Kbps Downlink:589Kbps
* LTE NB-IoT: Uplink: 150Kbps Downlink:136Kbps
* Control Via AT Commands
* Low power consumption, low latency
* GNSS: GPS, Beidou, GLONASS, Galileo
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SIMCOM SIM7070G LTE CAT-M & NB-IoT & GPRS Module
* LTE CAT-M & NB-IoT Module
* LTE Cat-M: Uplink: 1119Kbps Downlink:589Kbps
* LTE NB-IoT: Uplink: 150Kbps Downlink:136Kbps
* Control Via AT Commands
* Low power consumption, low latency
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SIMCOM SIM7080G LTE CAT-M & NB-IoT Module
* LTE CAT-M & NB-IoT Module
* LTE Cat-M: Uplink: 1119Kbps Downlink:589Kbps
* LTE NB-IoT: Uplink: 150Kbps Downlink:136Kbps
* Control Via AT Commands
* Low power consumption, low latency
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Telit LE910C1-SA LTE Cat1 Mini PCIe Module
* 3GPP release 10 compliant
* Target market: North America(AT&T, FirstNet)
* Support B2, B4, B12, B14, B66
* LTE DL 10Mbps, UL 5Mbps
* VoLTE support
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SIMCOM SIM7000G LTE Cat-M1 & NB-IoT & EDGE LCC Module
* SIMCOM LTE Cat-M & NB-IoT Module
* LCC package with rich interfaces
* Control Via AT Commands
* LTE Cat-M1 Speed: DL 300Kbps, UL 350Kbps
* LTE NB-IoT Speed: DL 34Kbps, UL 66Kbps
* Target Market: Global
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H3C IM2209 eMTC/NB-IoT/E-GPRS Module
* Interface connector: LCC interface
* Support Release 13 category M
* Support eMTC/NB-IoT/E-GPRS multi-mode networks
* Support GNSS, Beidou, GPS, GLNASS, Galileo
* GNSS Number of channels: ≥44 channels
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Sierra Wireless AirPrime HL7748 (IoT Module)
* LTE Cat-M1 Wireless Module
* LGA CF3 Form Factor
* Target Region: Americas
* Supported LTE Frequency Band: B2, B4, B12
* LTE DL 300Kbps, UL 375Kbps
* Carrier approval: AT&T
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Sierra Wireless AirPrime HL7749
* LTE Cat-M1 Wireless Module
* LGA CF3 Form Factor
* Target Region: Australia
* Supported LTE Frequency Band: B3, B28
* LTE DL 300Kbps, UL 375Kbps
* Carrier approval: Telstra
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Sierra Wireless AirPrime WP7700 (LTE Cat-M1/NB1)
* LTE Cat-M1/NB1 Wireless Module
* LGA CF3 Form Factor
* Target Region: Global
* Supported LTE Band B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B8, B12, B13, B17, B18, B19, B20, B26, B28
* LTE Cat-M1: DL 300Kbps, UL 375Kbps
* Carrier approval: AT&T, Verizon, NTT, Telstra, KT, SKT
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Sierra Wireless AirPrime WP7702 (LTE Cat-M1/NB1)
* LTE Cat-M1/NB1 Wireless Module
* LGA CF3 Form Factor
* Target Region: Global
* Supported LTE Band B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B8, B12, B13, B17, B18, B19, B20, B26, B28
* LTE Cat-M1: DL 300Kbps, UL 375Kbps
* Carrier approval: AT&T, Verizon, NTT, Telstra, KT, SKT
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SIMCOM SIM7000A LTE CAT-M1(eMTC) and NB-IoT Module
* Support Quad-Band 4G FDD-LTE B2/B4/B12/B13
* Control Via AT Commands
* LTE CAT-M1(eMTC) DL 300Kbps, UL 375Kbps
* NB-IoT DL 34kbps, UL 66kbps
* Point to point MO and MT
Learn MoreRegular Price: $129.00
Special Price $79.00
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SIMCOM SIM7000E LTE CAT-M1(eMTC) and NB-IoT Module
* LTE CAT-M1(eMTC) and NB-IoT Module
* Support Tri-Band 4G FDD-LTE B3/B8/B20
* Control Via AT Commands
* LTE CAT-M1(eMTC) DL 300Kbps, UL 375Kbps
* NB-IoT DL 34kbps, UL 66kbps
* Point to point MO and MT
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Telit ME866A1 LTE Cat-M1 Embedded Module
* LTE UE Category M1
* LTE DL up to 300kbps, UL to 375Kbps
* 3GPP release 13 compliant
* Form factor: Very small LGA package
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Telit ME910C1 LTE Category M1/NB1 Module
* LTE UE Category M1/NB1 module
* 3GPP release 13 compliant
* Half Duplex FDD
* Control via AT commands
* LTE Cat M1: UL to 375 kbps, DL to 300 kbps
* LTE Cat NB1: UL to 20 kbps(Single-tone)/250Kbps(Multi-tone), DL to 250 kbps
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Cheerzing ML3500 LTE Cat.M1/NB1 Module
* LTE Cat.M1/LTE NB1/EGPRS Module
* Package & Pin: 102pin LGA LCC
* LTE Cat-M1 Rate: 375kbps (DL) / 375kbps (UL)
* LTE Cat-NB1 Rate: 72kbps (DL) / 32kbps (UL)
* Firmware Upgrade: Via UART / FOTA
* GNSS: BeiDou, GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and QZSS
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Digi XBee Cellular LTE-M
* Category: LTE Cat-M
* Chipset: u-blox 404M/R410M
* Support carrier AT&T or Verizon
* Form factor: Digi XBee 20-pin through-hole
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Gemalto Cinterion EMS31 LTE Cat-M1 Module
* LTE Cat. M1 Module
* DL/UL max: 300 kbps / 375 kbps
* 2 UICC and U/SIM card interfaces
* Sub-models: EMS31-V, EMS31-US, EMS31-V, EMS31-X, EMS31/51-W
* Control via AT commands
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Fibocom M210-AM LTE Cat-M1 Module
* Category: LTE Cat-M1
* Support LTE Band 4 and 13
* Speed: 300kbps DL/375kbps UL
* Interface: GCF / FCC, UART, I2C, SPI
* Carrier: Verizon
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