AT&T partners with AWS to intro one-click button using LTE-M

ㅇ AT&T는 아마존 대쉬의 LTE-M 버전인 LTE-M Button 런칭

    - 30$ 프로모션 가격
       -> 별다른 장치 구성 필요 없이 AT&T 네트워크 이용 
       -> 3년 수명 예상

    - 아마존 1click 서비스 지원
    - 20$에 판매되는 와이파이 기반의 아마존 Dash 대비 가격은 비싸나 인건비 부분에서 절약
    - 와이파이 구성이 어려운 지역(유전 또는 농경지) 연결 가능
 

AT&T and Amazon Web Services took another big step into the world of the internet of things this morning with the announcement of an LTE-M-based button designed to enable users to order office supplies or submit service requests with a single click.

The LTE-M Button, as it will be branded, leverages the nationwide, IoT-centric network AT&T launched earlier this year in an effort to ease deployments without having to configure the device. It will launch in the first quarter of next year with a promotional price of $30 per LTE-Button for the first 5,000 sold, and the price will likely settle “in the mid-$30s” once the promotion ends, Mike Troiano, vice president of Internet of Things Solutions for AT&T, told FierceWireless at AT&T’s Dallas headquarters this week.

The button will be primarily targeted at the enterprise market, and its life cycle is expected to be in the range of three years, he said. The price includes data usage over the life of the product.

AT&T and AWS are longtime partners, and the LTE-M Button is supported by AWS’s 1-Click service, a new initiative aimed at helping customers use AWS with minimal configuration.