LTE-M Carriers in Canada (SIM7000)

[jwallis]

Hey all, it’s been a while since this was explored in these threads:

Carriers in Canada

Im just guessing but LTE-M1 is basically a software / protocol addition to existing LTE towers, so its possible the broadcast messages for normal LTE are the same / compatible with LTE-M1, but if the tower doesn’t support the bandwidth / protocol / etc. of the modem it probably rejects it. This may be why with an LTE-M1 compatible modem you are seeing towers show up in a scan but none allowing you to connect. Total guess on my part though. That may be the case, definitely look at the datash…

LTE-M/NB-IoT Canada and Hologram

I am trying to sort out how best to connect a project (Arduino Based) to the cell network. I have my eye on the new Botletics Sim7000A shield, which looks perfect, with the exception that I’m not sure if there’s actually any support for Canada yet. I am trying to setup a MQTT client to push data from a remote solar and weather station installation. Since Rogers Wireless is listed as the only Canadian cellular operator in my region (British Columbia) that Hologram has ties with, I checked and…

and clearly LTE-M is now rolled out on most or all major Canadian carriers. So can anyone confirm or deny that the Hologram SIM is happy to connect to specific carriers?

Also, critically for me, has anyone connected a SIM7000A with a Hologram SIM in Canada? I FINALLY launched my Hologram-based product and the first (and only) person to buy one is in Canada! Awesome, but NOT ideal, ha!

[Jlat]

Rogers is the only one I have found. Their coverage isn’t great, so I wasn’t able to use them. Telus has their own self serve iot platform. I doubt very much that they will partner with Hologram because of this.

[jwallis]

Thank you @Jlat

@Xplode or @trickster did y’all ever determine anything with Hologram SIMs, LTE-M and Canadian network providers?

Well crap, this chart (which may be out of date) only shows LTE-M in the USA:

Global IoT Coverage | Hologram