Deutsche Telekom LTE-M is now commercially available across Germany in both post-paid and pre-paid IoT offerings, including its Business Smart Connect LPWA and M2M tariffs.
Deutsche Telekom already completed first certifications of a handful of LTE-M chipsets and modules, thereby enabling faster user time-to-market and connectivity quality.
“LTE-M gives our customers the opportunity to develop new solutions where previous technologies had their limitations,” says Rami Avidan, CEO of Deutsche Telekom IoT GmbH. “The technology is a firm part of our overall IoT network portfolio. It is 5G-ready and therefore future-proof – ideally positioned to drive innovation for the Internet of Things even further.”
In comparison to NB-IoT, LTE-M offers higher data rates (up to 350 Kbps), lower latency, connected mobility (i.e. the ability of a technology to do handover between cells), and SMS support.
Source: https://www.convergedigest.com/2020/07/deutsche-telekom-launches-lte-m-in.html