Cellular LTE‑MModule
Low-power LTE-M and NB-IoT for battery-powered devices that check in from anywhere.
- Power efficient, with a 9 µA sleep current
- FCC and ISED certified cellular radio
- Global eSIM built in, so there's no SIM to manage
- Cellular over satellite (NTN) where towers don't reach
Cellular LTE‑M
Easy to integrate, quick to deploy, and ready to scale
- Pre-certified
- An FCC and ISED certified cellular radio, so your product's certification starts further along.
- Global coverage
- A built-in eSIM covers 17 LTE bands, with global carrier roaming. No SIM cards or carrier contracts.
- LTE-M or NB-IoT
- Both are built in, so each device runs on the network that suits its site.
- Cellular over satellite
- 3GPP NTN carries NB-IoT over satellite beyond tower coverage, on the same module and antenna.
- Built-in location
- GPS and GLONASS on the module, for an accurate position instead of an approximate one from cell towers.
- Built to scale
- Jooni Cloud is ready at power-up: fleet management, over-the-air updates and routing to any endpoint.
Cellular LTE‑M
Inside the module
Interfaces
Intelligence
Jooni firmware
One API across the Jooni module family
Wireless communication
Cloud
Jooni Cloud
Included with every module
Device identity · Encrypted in transit
Cellular LTE‑M
Module specifications
Connectivity
- Cellular
- LTE-M (Cat-M1) and NB-IoT
- Satellite
- NB-IoT over NTN (3GPP Release 17), L‑band
- LTE bands
- B1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
- SIM
- Global eSIM, built in
- Data rate (LTE-M)
- 375 kbps up, 300 kbps down (peak)
- Transmit power
- +23 dBm (max)
- Antenna
- u.FL, 50 Ω, shared by cellular and satellite
- GNSS
- GPS and GLONASS (L1)
Interfaces
- Serial
- 3.3 V UART, Jooni serial API
- USB
- Command-line interface
- GPIO
- 4, plus Reset and Enable
Power
- Supply voltage
- 3.0 to 5.5 V (USB: 4.5 to 5.5 V)
- Sleep current
- 8.9 µA at 5 V
- Idle current
- 15 mA at 5 V
- Peak transmit current
- 230 mA at 5 V, 390 mA at 3.3 V
Physical and certification
- Package
- Jooni 20-pin
- Dimensions
- 33 × 25 mm
- Operating temperature
- −40 to +85 °C
- Certifications
- FCC, ISED
Cellular LTE‑M
Frequently asked questions
Yes. The module supports both LTE-M and NB-IoT, and you can switch between them remotely, so devices already in the field don't need a site visit.
Yes. The module supports 3GPP Release 17 satellite (NTN). When a device moves beyond cellular coverage, it keeps sending data over satellite using the same hardware and antenna.
Choose Cat 1 bis for devices that need more bandwidth, such as gateways, telematics units and devices that send larger payloads. For low-power sensors that report periodically, LTE-M draws less power and reaches further into buildings.
Yes. LTE-M includes coverage enhancement modes that repeat transmissions, which helps signals reach basements, metal enclosures and sites at the edge of a tower's range. Coverage still depends on local signal conditions.
Under the 3GPP LTE-M specification, up to 375 kbps uplink and 300 kbps downlink. That is ample for sensor readings, alerts and over-the-air firmware updates. Actual rates depend on signal quality.
The module supports 17 LTE bands across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. See the coverage map for supported regions.
Yes. The module has a GNSS receiver for GPS and GLONASS, for accurate positioning in tracking and time-stamped readings. Where the sky is blocked, Jooni Cloud can still give an approximate position from the cell towers the module connects through.
About 9 µA in sleep, 15 mA idle and up to 230 mA during transmission at 5 V; the transmit peak rises to 390 mA at 3.3 V. Battery life depends on how often the device wakes and transmits.
The module connects to an external antenna through a u.FL connector. A 1 dBi vertically polarized antenna is recommended.
The cellular radio is FCC and ISED certified, which simplifies certifying your connected product. Your finished product may still require its own testing, depending on its other components.
Cellular LTE‑M