AT&T extends LTE-M roaming to Canada for IoT

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In a new move, AT&T has extended its Internet of Things (IoT) roaming for devices and applications across Canada and the United States (US), having signed separate reciprocal roaming agreements with Bell, Rogers and TELUS.

BellRogers and TELUS operate cellular networks that cover most of the 37 million people in Canada. Each have LTE-M up and running across their national 4G LTE networks. In addition to enabling AT&T customers to roam into each of their respective regions in Canada, these reciprocal agreements also enable Bell, Rogers and TELUS to expand their LTE-M footprint into the US, AT&T said a press release.

The new arrangement will allow low-power IoT devices such as smart wearables, kitchen appliances, trackers, patient monitors and alarm panels to operate continent-wide in tandem with AT&T.

“More and more of our Enterprise customers are launching IoT applications across international boundaries. Having access to the first North American footprint for LTE-M through these roaming agreements will help them simplify deployments, scale their IoT plans, and put them on the path to 5G,” said Chris Penrose, President, Advanced Mobility and Enterprise Solutions, AT&T.

AT&T launched LTE-M across the US in 2017, followed by Mexico. The network deployments have grown globally during the last several years to enable a new generation of IoT applications and services AT&T, KPN, Orange and Swisscom activated LTE-M roaming across their respective IoT networks in Europe and North America earlier this year, said the teleco.

AT&T’s LTE-M network and roaming agreements now cover the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Combined with existing roaming agreements covering parts of Europe,  AT&T enterprise customers now have access to the largest LTE-M ecosystem in the world.

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