"Skyworks’ new multi-band, multi-chip system-in-package (SiP) enables communications over LTE-M and NB-IoT. It has achieved certification by several large operators and is aimed at diverse applications including wearables and asset trackers, as well as industrial and infrastructure applications.
Embedding LTE-M/NB-IoT baseband within a SoC/SiP opens doors for some of the smaller semiconductor players like Skyworks, Sequans, Nordic and GCT to enter the IoT space directly. However, it does put them into direct competition with established IoT semiconductor players like Huawei, Qualcomm, and MediaTek." – Satyajit Sinha