Odidos business page describes LTE-M as Long Term Evolution for Machinesalso known as LTE Cat-M1and positions it as an IoT-oriented mobile network technology.
The page frames LTE-M as an LPWAN technology designed for devices that use little data, need long battery life, and often operate in difficult-to-reach locations, including indoors and underground. It also claims LTE-M enables handovers and supports roaming in many countries.
On performance, Odidos page states LTE-M provides reasonably good
data speed up to about 1 Mbit/s and gives the comparison that NB-IoT offers 205 Kbit/s. Odido further claims LTE-M devices can run for years on one battery, while also citing lower module and operational costs, and describing a range of use cases from smart meters to fleet tracking, underground sensors, and remote healthcare via wearables or medical monitoring. This aligns with how IoT connectivity solutions are often designed for long-lived, low-data deployments.