Global Narrowband IoT – LTE-M networks – March 2019

Global Narrowband IoT – Over 100 operators have deployed/launched either NB-IoT or LTE-M networks.

As of March 2019 GSA had identified:

• 149 operators in 69 countries investing in one or both of the NB-IoT and LTE-M network technologies
• 102 of those operators in 52 countries had deployed/launched at least one of the NB-IoT or LTE-M technologies of those, 20o operators in 19 countries had deployed/launched both NB-IoT and LTE-M
• 22 countries are now home to deployed/launched NB-IoT andLTE-M networks
• 28 countries are home to deployed/launched NB-IoT networks only
• Two countries are home to deployed/launched  LTE-M networks only
• 140 operators in 69 countries investing in NB-IoT networks
• 88 of those operators in 50 countries had deployed/launched their networks
• 60 operators in 35 countries investing in LTE-M networks
• 34 of those operators in 24countries had deployed/launched their networks

Countries with deployed/launched NB-IoT and LTE-M networks

The next update to the GSA Internet of Things report will be published in April 2019.

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