Sprint to Launch LTE Cat 1 IoT Network by Mid-Year
The carrier, which claims to be the world’s seventh largest provider of IoT devices, is partnering with Ericsson on the deployment. Sprint said the LTE Cat 1 network will support low-power applications such as telematics and industrial IoT applications.
“We’re making great progress on our roadmap in support of the evolution of the IoT standards and access technology,” said Mohamad Nasser, GM of Sprint’s IoT Business Unit, in a statement. “IoT, along with wireless and wireline, is one of the three critical business lines for the Sprint Business portfolio. We are investing effort and capital to make sure that Sprint is well positioned to capitalize on the incredible growth that IoT will experience globally.” Read more…