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Ooredoo Qatar announced on Sunday it has launched what it claims is Qatar’s first LTE-M service, enabling its 4G network to support large-scale IoT applications.

LTE-M (also known as CAT-M1) is the standard under 3GPP’s Release 13 that enables 4G networks to support low-power wide-area (LPWA) connectivity for mobile IoT devices such as sensors, trackers and wearables.

LTE-M enables large-scale IoT use cases such as smart city services, smart metering, asset tracking, supply chain management, and security monitoring for industry sectors like transport and logistics, utilities, smart cities, oil and gas, healthcare, banking, industrial safety and security.

Ooredoo Qatar said that introducing LTE-M alongside existing technologies such as 4G, 5G, and NB-IoT not only strengthens its managed IoT portfolio, but also future-proofs businesses as industries transition away from legacy 2G and 3G networks to 4G and 5G networks that promise continued reliability, scalability, and long-term viability for IoT solutions.

“With LTE-M, we are opening new frontiers of possibility for Qatari businesses,” said Hassan Ismail Al Emadi, chief business officer at Ooredoo Qatar. “This technology provides the backbone for the next generation of IoT solutions, from smart cities to industrial automation.”

Al Emadi added that the LTE-M offering supports Qatar National Vision 2030, which calls for accelerating development of smarter infrastructure, sustainable cities, and data-driven industries.

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