Which Asset Tracker Works in Your Region?

The UK is a strong market for both technologies, but the carrier landscape is uneven. Vodafone is the clear choice for IoT deployments, offering both LTE-M and NB-IoT nationwide. O2 launched LTE-M in 2020 and provides solid urban coverage. EE has emerging LTE-M availability, but it is inconsistent. Three UK does not offer LPWAN coverage.

Recommendation: Both Hati Combo and Hati Cat1bis work well in the UK via Vodafone. Choose Hati Combo for mobile or outdoor assets where battery life is the priority. Choose Hati Cat1bis if your UK operation is part of a wider global deployment that extends into markets with thinner LTE-M coverage.

Deutsche Telekom offers over 99% LTE-M and NB-IoT population coverage across Germany, combined with 96% 5G coverage, making it one of the most reliable LPWA operators in the world. Vodafone Germany has activated LTE-M covering 90% of Germany's territory, and Telefónica (O2) also offers LTE-M nationwide. For IoT asset tracking in Germany, all three major operators are viable LTE-M choices, giving the Hati Combo excellent network redundancy.

Recommendation: Hati Combo for Germany. The three-operator LTE-M landscape gives strong coverage across both urban and rural areas, including industrial corridors and logistics hubs.

Orange France, Bouygues Telecom, and Free Mobile all support LTE-M and NB-IoT. Orange is the dominant enterprise IoT operator and offers the broadest LTE-M coverage nationwide. SFR supports NB-IoT, but the status of LTE-M is less clear due to its ongoing acquisition process. Bouygues Telecom, Free Mobile, and Orange entered exclusive negotiations to acquire SFR in 2026.

Recommendation: Hati Combo for France. Orange and Bouygues provide strong LTE-M coverage across the country including rural areas, making it a reliable market for mobile asset tracking.

Italy is a developing LTE-M market. Vodafone Italy launched Italy's first LTE-M network, with NB-IoT previously available from both Vodafone and TIM. WindTre operates NB-IoT services across 99% of Italy's population, but has not confirmed LTE-M support. Note that Vodafone Italy merged with Fastweb under Swisscom in January 2025, forming Italy's largest mobile operator by connections.

Recommendation: Hati Cat1bis is the more reliable choice for Italy-wide deployments. LTE-M is available through Vodafone-Fastweb, but the overall market is less mature than Germany and France. For operations that require guaranteed national LPWA coverage across all major regions, including the south and rural areas, Cat1-bis on standard LTE removes the dependency on a single operator.

Core Western European markets have well-established LTE-M coverage. In the Netherlands, KPN, VodafoneZiggo, and Odido all offer nationwide LTE-M. Orange Belgium provides nationwide LTE-M and NB-IoT in Belgium. In Spain, both Telefónica and Vodafone support LTE-M and NB-IoT. The Nordics — Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland — are among the most advanced LTE-M markets globally, with Telia and Telenor providing comprehensive coverage.

Further east, LTE-M coverage becomes less predictable. Poland and the Czech Republic have reasonable coverage in major cities and logistics corridors, but rural areas are less consistent. In the Balkans and further east, coverage varies significantly by country and operator.

For operations that span multiple European countries, the Hati Combo handles cross-border logistics well. Its Smart Algorithm automatically manages network handoffs between carriers and countries, switching between LTE-M and NB-IoT based on availability at any given moment. For deployments that extend into Eastern Europe or markets where LTE-M support is not guaranteed, the Hati Cat1bis offers a reliable fallback — one device model, one technology, works wherever LTE exists.

LTE-M is widely available in Canada. Bell, Rogers, and Telus have all deployed it with coverage across most populated areas. Bell claims the largest LTE-M footprint in the country with coast-to-coast coverage, and LTE-M roaming into the US is also supported.

Recommendation: Hati Combo for most of Canada. For Saskatchewan-based operations, or for fleets that cross all Canadian provinces and need guaranteed single-technology compatibility nationwide, Hati Cat1bis is the more reliable choice.

• One important exception: Saskatchewan. SaskTel, which dominates the province, does not currently support LTE-M. Standard LTE is available, which means Cat1-bis works there without any issue.

The US is one of the most mature LTE-M markets in the world. AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, and US Cellular all support LTE-M nationwide, and cross-border roaming to Canada and Mexico is available. For US-based operations, the coverage picture is straightforward.

Recommendation: Hati Combo for the US. The LTE-M network is mature, well distributed, and supports logistics corridors, warehouses, and cross-border freight routes reliably. If assets also move into regions outside North America where LTE-M is inconsistent, consider Hati Cat1bis for those legs of the journey.

Outside of North America, Western Europe, Japan, South Korea, and Australia, LTE-M operator support becomes much less predictable. Many markets in these regions have modern LTE infrastructure, but have not activated LPWA overlays. In those countries, an LTE-M device will find an LTE signal but be unable to connect.

LTE Cat1-bis removes that problem. It runs on standard LTE spectrum, which every carrier in every market already operates. No vetting, no exceptions.

Recommendation: Hati Cat1bis (coming Summer 2026) for deployments across these regions. One device model, one technology, works wherever LTE exists.