u-blox (Country Manager Kwang-soo Son), a global leader in location tracking and wireless communication technology, has proven customer trust in u-blox technology by achieving sales of 25 million LTE-M modules.

u-blox announced on the 13th that sales of its LTE-M cellular module products reached 25 million units.

u-blox's first LTE-M module, the u-blox SARA-R4, was announced in 2016 and obtained all required regulatory and mobile network operator (MNO) certifications by 2017.

Since then, u-blox's LTE-M cellular modules have played a pivotal role in a wide range of applications, such as aftermarket telematics, metering, utilities, industrial automation, monitoring, and asset tracking and management.

u-blox was one of the first companies to launch LTE-M modules and the fastest to expand mass market adoption, a fact that demonstrates the excellence of u-blox technology in terms of quality and resilience. u-blox has been committed to supporting users in achieving stable and efficient IoT connectivity innovations.

u-blox's LTE-M module portfolio is designed to support a wide range of existing and new applications and use cases. u-blox's industry-leading solutions have continuously evolved to be smaller, more cost-effective, and offer superior power efficiency. At the same time, the LTE-M module market for aftermarket telematics, connected healthcare, and asset tracking is also growing rapidly.

Stephan Zizala, CEO of u-blox, said, “LTE-M is the first 4G technology optimized to meet the power consumption, performance, and cost requirements of various critical Industrial IoT (IIoT) applications. We are honored to have played an industry-leading role as a module supplier providing a diverse range of LTE-M products, from initial concept products to globally adopted solutions. u-blox sincerely thanks our customers for their trust and will continue to support their future innovation with industry-leading cellular modules.”