NB-IoT and LTE-M – Global Market Report

There has been substantial progress in NB-IoT and IoT generally since the last GSA report on this growing market sector.

• 116 operators are actively investing in NB-IoT technology of which …
  • 59 have deployed/commercially launched networks
  • 32 are planning and/or deploying networks
  • 25 are trialling the technology.
• 47 operators are actively investing in LTE-M technology of which …
  • 19 have deployed/commercially launched LTE-M networks
  • 12 are planning and/or deploying LTE-M networks
  • 16 are trialling LTE-M technology.
• In terms of IoT equipment, GSA has identified:
  • 63 modules released supporting Cat-NB1 but not Cat-M1 (including known variants)
  • 48 modules released supporting Cat-M1 but not Cat-NB1 (including known variants)
  • 43 modules released supporting both Cat-NB1 and Cat-M1 (including known variants).

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