Evolving Cellular IoT for industry digitalization
As industries continue to push the boundaries of wireless technologies, new opportunities are opening for service providers within cellular IoT connectivity.
At Ericsson, we’ve set our vision for the evolution of cellular IoT. Our new offerings within cellular IoT will enable service providers to address a larger part of the IoT market – with more advanced use cases, across multiple industries. Broadband IoT and Industrial Automation IoT are launched as new segments, to complement the existing segments Massive IoT and Critical IoT. We’ve also enhanced our Massive IoT offering which, together with new Broadband IoT solutions, are designed to leverage new capabilities across 4G and 5G – connecting service providers with new growth opportunities in industry digitalization.
Cellular IoT is evolving
Check out the cellular IoT evolution concept about expanding from Massive IoT towards Broadband IoT, Critical IoT, and Industrial Automation IoT.
Evolving cellular IoT for industry digitalization
Key insights
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Cases
Ericsson is leading in cellular IoT
Our customer and partner engagement cover worldwide. Explore examples of our cases here below for:
- Massive IoT
- Broadband IoT
- Critical IoT
- Industrial Automation IoT

Massive IoT
- 50% of commercial networks (RAN)
- 40% of commercial networks (Packet Core)
- First Cat-M1 networks (AT&T, Verizon)
- First NB-IoT extended cell range 100km (Telstra) (DISH)
- First Massive IoT enabled Smart factory (China Mobile)
- Ericsson automated smart factory operational in China (News, Case)
- Ericsson ramps up digitalization and production at European factories (News)
Broadband IoT
- Drone solutions (AT&T, Vodafone)
- Canadian drone test uses LTE network to deliver defibrillators (News)
- Smarter wireless manufacturing joint solution with PTC
- Private LTE for Mining (Ambra)
- Private virtualized networks for Industrial 4.0 (Telefonica)
- Network slicing for train applications (Swisscom)
- LTE network in Canadian mine (Ambra)
- 5G car manufacturing in Germany (Vodafone, e.GO)
Critical IoT
- First 5G use case of BLISKs trial (MTU Aero Engines)
- 5G for automotive manufacturing (Audi)
- Autonomous vehicles and platooning
- Scania
- Veoneer
- Einride & Telia
Industrial Automation IoT
- Founding company of 5G-ACIA
- 5G for Industrial 4.0