LTE-M
E123448
3GPP standard
Internet of Things connectivity technology
cellular communication technology
low-power wide-area network technology
LTE-M is a low-power wide-area cellular technology based on LTE, designed specifically for connecting Internet of Things (IoT) devices with extended coverage and reduced power consumption.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| LTE-M canonical | 4 |
| LTE Cat-M1 | 1 |
| LTE-MTC | 1 |
| eMTC | 1 |
| enhanced Machine Type Communication (eMTC / LTE-M) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1077384 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: LTE-M Context triple: [LTE, relatedStandard, LTE-M]
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A.
LTE
LTE (Long Term Evolution) is a high-speed wireless communication standard for mobile devices and data terminals, widely used as the foundation of 4G cellular networks.
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B.
IEEE 802.20
IEEE 802.20 is a wireless broadband standard designed to support high-mobility mobile Internet access over metropolitan-scale networks.
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C.
Zigbee
Zigbee is a low-power, wireless mesh networking standard commonly used for home automation and Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
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D.
IEEE 802.22
IEEE 802.22 is a wireless regional area network (WRAN) standard that uses cognitive radio techniques to provide broadband access over TV white spaces in rural and remote areas.
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E.
Mobile Networks
Mobile Networks is a Nokia business segment focused on providing mobile telecommunications infrastructure, technologies, and services for wireless network operators.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: LTE-M Target entity description: LTE-M is a low-power wide-area cellular technology based on LTE, designed specifically for connecting Internet of Things (IoT) devices with extended coverage and reduced power consumption.
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A.
LTE
LTE (Long Term Evolution) is a high-speed wireless communication standard for mobile devices and data terminals, widely used as the foundation of 4G cellular networks.
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B.
IEEE 802.20
IEEE 802.20 is a wireless broadband standard designed to support high-mobility mobile Internet access over metropolitan-scale networks.
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C.
Zigbee
Zigbee is a low-power, wireless mesh networking standard commonly used for home automation and Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
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D.
IEEE 802.22
IEEE 802.22 is a wireless regional area network (WRAN) standard that uses cognitive radio techniques to provide broadband access over TV white spaces in rural and remote areas.
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E.
Mobile Networks
Mobile Networks is a Nokia business segment focused on providing mobile telecommunications infrastructure, technologies, and services for wireless network operators.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
3GPP standard
ⓘ
Internet of Things connectivity technology ⓘ cellular communication technology ⓘ low-power wide-area network technology ⓘ |
| allows | reuse of LTE base stations with software upgrades ⓘ |
| alsoEnhancedIn |
3GPP Release 14
ⓘ
3GPP Release 15 ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
LTE-M
ⓘ
surface form:
LTE Cat-M1
LTE-M ⓘ
surface form:
LTE-MTC
|
| basedOn | LTE ⓘ |
| belongsToCategory | LPWAN ⓘ |
| comparedTo | NB-IoT ⓘ |
| compatibleWith | existing LTE infrastructure ⓘ |
| coverageGainComparedToLTE | up to about 15 dB link budget improvement ⓘ |
| definedIn | 3GPP Release 13 ⓘ |
| designedFor | machine-type communications ⓘ |
| governedBy | 3GPP specifications for LTE-MTC ⓘ |
| hasBetter |
mobility support than NB-IoT
ⓘ
support for voice than NB-IoT ⓘ |
| hasHigher | data rate than NB-IoT ⓘ |
| keyFeature |
extended coverage
ⓘ
low power consumption ⓘ narrower bandwidth than conventional LTE ⓘ reduced device complexity ⓘ support for SMS ⓘ support for firmware over-the-air updates ⓘ support for half-duplex operation ⓘ support for mobility ⓘ support for voice over LTE ⓘ |
| maximumDataRate | on the order of hundreds of kbit/s ⓘ |
| operatesOn | licensed spectrum ⓘ |
| optimizedFor | battery-powered IoT devices ⓘ |
| partOf |
3GPP
ⓘ
surface form:
3GPP LTE ecosystem
|
| regionDeployment |
Asia-Pacific
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | 3GPP ⓘ |
| standsFor | Long Term Evolution for Machines ⓘ |
| supports |
Internet of Things devices
ⓘ
cellular roaming ⓘ guard-band deployment with LTE ⓘ in-band deployment with LTE ⓘ indoor coverage enhancement ⓘ mobility up to typical LTE speeds ⓘ standalone deployment ⓘ |
| supportsBatteryLife | up to 10 years under typical IoT usage ⓘ |
| targetUseCase |
asset tracking
ⓘ
health monitoring ⓘ industrial IoT ⓘ logistics and fleet management ⓘ smart city applications ⓘ smart metering ⓘ wearables ⓘ |
| typicalBandwidth | 1.4 MHz ⓘ |
| usesFeature |
Power Saving Mode
ⓘ
extended Discontinuous Reception ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: LTE-M Description of subject: LTE-M is a low-power wide-area cellular technology based on LTE, designed specifically for connecting Internet of Things (IoT) devices with extended coverage and reduced power consumption.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
LTE Cat-M1
this entity surface form:
LTE-MTC
this entity surface form:
enhanced Machine Type Communication (eMTC / LTE-M)
this entity surface form:
eMTC