AT&T has Verizon in its sights with new IoT network
AT&T announced it launched a national LTE Cat-M1 network in the US with plans to expand to Mexico this week.
Companies that want to leverage this specialized network for the enterprise IoT can pay $1.50 per device per month, plus the cost of the associated modules.
The technology is useful for devices like asset-tracking sensors and RFID tags that use very little data and power. But unlike low-power wide area networks (LPWANs) like Sigfox or Senet, LTE Cat-M1 uses existing infrastructure, making it less labor- and capital-intensive to deploy — savings that can be passed onto consumers. Read more…