BROWSING: NB-IoT

Telefonica, Huawei deploy NB-IoT project in Chile

A local water utility water utility tested connectivity management of a telemetry solution for residential water meters. Spanish telecommunications operator Telefónica, Chinese vendor Huawei and global supplier of intelligent energy and water metering solutions Kamstrup have successfully deployed their first project with real user’s data...

Nokia adds support for converged broadband, IoT to Cloud Packet Core

The platform also supports machine-type communications and includes a new 3GPP Cellular IoT feature. Nokia announced its Cloud Packet Core now supports converged broadband, internet of things and machine-type communications service delivery across wireless licensed, shared and unlicensed spectrum, and fixed access. Broadband,...

Huawei, Nokia look to the future of autonomous vehicles

New Huawei whitepaper considers how MNOs can expand connected car services, while Nokia focuses on bolstering public transit to compete with new, self-driving vehicle transport models The automotive vertical is now and will continue to be a major source of revenue and innovation for mobile...

Huawei selects Rohde & Schwarz for NB-IoT base station testing

Huawei selected a test solution from Rohde & Schwarz based on the R&S SMW200A vector signal generator and the R&S FSW signal and spectrum analyzer to perform narrowband "internet of things" base station tests in line with the Release 13 Cat-NB1 technology standard. Huawei is...

Nokia deploys NB-IoT system in collaboration with Vodafone, Telit

The NB-IoT trial took place at Vodafone’s Open Lab in Dusseldorf. Nokia, Vodafone and Telit are collaborating to expand the "internet of things" ecosystem using narrowband-IoT technology. Nokia said it has deployed an integrated NB-IoT system at Vodafone's Open Lab in Dusseldorf, Germany, using...

Telefonica and Huawei developing joint NB-IoT solutions

The two firms plan to launch joint NB-IoT solutions in Europe and Latin America in 2017. Huawei and Telefónica signed a memorandum of understanding to work together to jointly develop narrowband "internet of things" solutions for markets in Europe and Latin America. Under terms of...

KT signs NB-IoT deal with Ericsson, Nokia and Samsung

KT looks to reach 85 cities with NB-IoT services by March 2017. South Korean telecommunications operator KT expanded its partnership agreements with Samsung Electronics, Ericsson-LG and Nokia, with a focus of deploying a nationwide narrowband "internet of things" network by the first half...

Huawei partners with China Telecom, Shenzhen gas on smart utility

To create a smart utility, the firms open a working group to develop gas meter reading and gas grid surveillance solutions. Huawei signed a narrowband "internet of things" cooperation agreement with two compatriot companies, Shenzhen Gas and China Telecom Shenzhen, with the aim of...

How Huawei set the tone for NB-IoT, cellular’s LPWA network

In 2015, Huawei published a report titled "NB-IoT: Enabling new business opportunities," arguing that wide area low power networks, which had already been around for a decade, were fragmented – having poor reliability, security and high operational costs. Its response was narrowband-IoT, the cellular...

Interview with Ingenu CEO, network expansion hits New Orleans

DALLAS – Low-power wide-area network provider a href="http://industrialiot5g.com/20160819/channels/fundamentals/rpma-ingenu-tag31-tag99">Ingenu announced the launch last week of its network in New Orleans, which was also the same day LPWA Americas kicked off in Dallas. We got in touch with the company's CEO John Horn for an interview on its...

Huawei betting on NB-IoT, planning large-scale commercialization in 2017

Huawei is planning a commercial trial of NB-IoT in Q4 Huawei announced the large-scale commercialization of its end-to-end narrowband "internet of things" solution will take place starting next year. The Chinese vendor said its NB-IoT solution is designed to help global operators expand services into new markets....

T-Mobile to launch NB-IoT network in major cities across the Netherlands

T-Mobile Netherlands notes planned NB-IoT network set to launch next week to be initially available in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Eindhoven Dutch mobile operator T-Mobile Netherlands confirmed its narrowband “internet of things” network will be commercially available in major cities across the country starting...

Qualcomm LTE CAT M1 IoT modem receives strong adoption from OEMs

HONG KONG — Qualcomm announced today strong ecosystem adoption from industry OEMs for its MDM9206 LTE internet of things (IoT) modem. The IoT modem, announced last year, is a connectivity solution for applications such as battery-powered sensors, and features a design for IoT that Qualcomm claims to...

Deutsche Telekom, Huawei activate NB-IoT network in Germany

NB-IoT demo planned for Bonn German operator Deutsche Telekom (DT) and Chinese vendor Huawei claim to have activated the world's first fully standardized NB-IoT network on the telco’s live network in Germany. The two companies said they aim to launch a demo of this technology next week...

Optus and Nokia partnering on 5G development

Nokia and Optus will carry out a 5G trial in Australia using the 4.5 GHz band Australian telecommunications firm Optus has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Finnish vendor Nokia to collaborate on the development of 5G technologies. Under the terms of the agreement, both companies...

Ingenu deploys LPWA IoT network in South Africa

U.S.-based Ingenu has deployed a LPWA IoT network in South Africa, and announced a new smart city platform. Ingenu announced the deployment of a Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) Internet of Things (IoT) network using the company’s proprietary Random Phase Multiple Access (RPMA) technology in...

Fujitsu opens environment for internet of things testing

The new initiative will allow partners and customers to test internet of things applications at no cost Japanese company Fujitsu has set up an environment at the firm’s Digital Transformation Center (DTC) in Tokyo, a co-creative workshop space for testing internet of things systems combining...

Samsung, MTS ink agreement to collaborate on 5G, IoT and MIMO technologies

The deal between the Korean giant and the Russian telco includes 5G, IoT and MIMO technologies Korean electronics manufacturer Samsung Electronics and Russian telecom operator Mobile TeleSystems (MTS), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore and develop new technologies, including 5G, IoT and MIMO. Under...

Softbank to deploy IoT networks using LoRa, Cat M1 and NB-IoT

Japanese operator Softbank will deploy IoT networks using multiple LPWAN technologies, starting with LoRaWAN. Low power wide area network (LPWAN) technology LoRaWAN for IoT networks continues to gain ground as yet another carrier, Japanese Softbank, announced plans to deploy the technology. LoRaWAN supporters already include...

Huawei: the smart city won’t happen overnight

Despite having ongoing deployments in over 100 cities, Huawei said it will take time until the smart city truly becomes a reality. Huawei smart city service is being deployed in more than 100 cities in over 40 countries in the world, said Joe So, chief...

Setting the record straight on 3GPP’s LPWAN IoT standards

3GPP IoT standards variants add to LPWAN confusion The 3GPP standardization group has introduced a number of LTE standards aimed at providing a network for IoT: Narrowband (NB) IoT, LTE Cat 1 and LTE Cat-M. These networks add to the mix (and perhaps, confusion) of already existing...

Sigfox adds Colombia to its global IoT network

Following the launch of its global IoT network in Columbia, Sigfox claims to cover 57 percent of Latin America’s territory. Sigfox’s international expansion shows no signs of slowing down. The IoT operator has now announced the launch of its global IoT network in Columbia, together with...

China goes up a gear

China’s carriers compete vigorously to meet strong demand for the IoT China and the internet of things (IoT) may be a match made in heaven. This week, China Telecom, the country’s leading fixed-line carrier, reported a 303% increase in IoT subscriptions in the year to June...

M1, Nokia to deploy NB-IoT in Singapore in 2017

In addition to narrowband IoT, Nokia and M1 plan HetNet deployment to face increasing data demand Singapore telecom services provider M1 Limited (M1) and Nokia have signed a strategic partnership to roll out a nationwide commercial NB-IoT (narrowband internet of things) network by the first...