The Canadian carrier said the deployment will start in Ontario by the end of this year

Canadian carrier Rogers announced its plan to launch an LTE Cat M1 network (LTE-M) to provide IoT-based services across Canada.

The telco said that the deployment of this technology will allow businesses connect and track their assets in real time using solutions such as logistics tracking, alarm monitoring, and smart metering.

“As leaders in IoT, we are committed to supporting our customers as they explore the capabilities and benefits available through Rogers rapidly growing IoT ecosystem,” said Dean Prevost, president, enterprise, at Rogers Communications. “With the launch of LTE-M, we are empowering the adoption of reliable, low cost, and secure IoT solutions that support a variety of use cases such as asset tracking, smart cities, utilities, transportation, and supply chain management.”

Rogers said that the national rollout of LTE-M will start with an initial launch in Ontario by the end of 2018, followed by additional provinces throughout 2019 and a full national rollout completed by 2020.

The telco also said that it is working with Swedish vendor Ericsson on this deployment.