Maybe you saw press news that Vodafone uses IoT network which is based on NB-IoT .
So, if you are looking for useful module for the connection to this NB-IoT network maybe you found Sinovoip (BananaPi) NB-IoT board.
RAK wireless company released Arduino Uno compatible shield which contains BG96 module.
The base of shield is BG96 module also by Quectel company. The maximal uplink and downlink is up to 375kbps for CAT M1, downlink up to 32 kbps and uplink up to 70 kbps for NB1 .
BG96 module supports LTE Cat M1, Cat NB 1 and EGPRS.
The comparison of BC95 and BG96 module.
The Quectel BG96 module contains USB, UART, I2C, SPI, AD converter and also GPS receiver.
The price of the board is 39.00 USD + 8.45 USD shipping.
Here you can buy the board https://www.aliexpress.com/item/WisLTE-Quectel-BG96-LTE-Arduino-friendly-board-Support-LTE-Cat-M1-CatNB1-and-EGPRS-module-NB/32845719181.html
Homepage of the board: http://www.rakwireless.com/en/WisKeyOSH/WisLTE
