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Proprietary and Confidential
Landscape of Cellular Technologies
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
LTE-Advanced Pro Cat-12
600 Mbps
✓ Low data
✓ Low power
✓ Low cost
✓ Enhanced
coverage
LTE-Advanced Cat-6
300 Mbps
LTE Cat-1
<10 Mbps
Cat-M1 <500 kbps
Cat-NB1 <100 kbps
✓ High speed
✓ High
bandwidth
LTE LPWA
LTE Cat-3/4
100–150 Mbps
RELEASE 15
standardized: 2018
commercial: 2020
RELEASE 16
standardized: 2020
commercial: 2022
5G
to build on LTE
evolution
Critical IoT
Massive IoT