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LTE-M

Last updated May 16, 2025, generated by Sumble

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What is LTE-M?

LTE-M (Long Term Evolution for Machines) is a low-power wide-area (LPWA) cellular technology designed for IoT devices. It supports mobility and voice over LTE, offering a balance between bandwidth, power consumption, and cost. It is commonly used for applications such as asset tracking, smart metering, and wearables, where long battery life and reliable connectivity are crucial.

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What other technologies are related to LTE-M?

LTE-M Competitor Technologies

NB-IoT is a competing LPWAN technology that provides similar low-power, wide-area connectivity for IoT devices.

mentioned alongside LTE-M in 21% (403) of relevant job posts

Sigfox is another LPWAN technology that competes with LTE-M in the IoT connectivity space.

mentioned alongside LTE-M in 12% (76) of relevant job posts

LoRaWAN is a competing LPWAN technology providing long-range, low-power connectivity for IoT devices.

mentioned alongside LTE-M in 6% (135) of relevant job posts

LoRa is the physical layer of LoRaWAN which is a competing LPWAN technology.

mentioned alongside LTE-M in 2% (156) of relevant job posts

LTE-M Complementary Technologies

Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) can be used for short-range communication and device provisioning in conjunction with LTE-M for wide-area connectivity.

mentioned alongside LTE-M in 2% (196) of relevant job posts

Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP) is a lightweight protocol often used for IoT devices and can be used with LTE-M for data transfer.

mentioned alongside LTE-M in 3% (61) of relevant job posts

MQTT is a messaging protocol suitable for IoT devices and can be used with LTE-M for data transmission to a central server.

mentioned alongside LTE-M in 1% (145) of relevant job posts

Which job functions mention LTE-M?

Job function

Jobs mentioning LTE-M

Orgs mentioning LTE-M

Engineer

0% (454) job posts

26 organizations

Embedded Engineer

0% (154) job posts

36 organizations

Firmware Engineer

0% (56) job posts

22 organizations

Systems Engineer

0% (45) job posts

25 organizations

Electrical Engineer

0% (37) job posts

7 organizations

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