SoftBank announced that it has completed what it claims is the world’s first connection test in a commercial environment for NIDD (non-IP data delivery), which has been newly defined by the 3GPP for NB-IoT to enhance Read more…
Ericsson and Telstra say they have deployed and tested NB-IoT data connections up to 100 km from a base station on Telstra’s commercial network — the longest-range NB-IoT connection of its kind – which will Read more…
Vodafone Australia has trialed a mobile coverage solution for the outback that will enable farmers to set up their own 4G coverage with a roof-mounted hub device that also includes support for NB-IoT. The Vodafone Read more…
IoT action this day: SoftBank signs IoT partnership with Indonesia’s Link Net; 3 HK establishes commercial NB-IoT roaming; Vodafone Australia signs CCP as NB-IoT customer SoftBank signs IoT partnership with Indonesia’s Link Net SoftBank and Read more…
Cellular IoT deployments are ramping up so fast that the latest Ericsson Mobility Report has had to double its growth forecast from the previous report six months ago. Ericsson says the forecast for cellular IoT Read more…
Huawei says it has released its eRAN13.1 commercial NB-IoT solution, which is based on 3GPP R14 and boasts better performance than its predecessors. Huawei says the new solution effectively increases data rates by a factor Read more…
SmarTone and Kai Shing Management Services have jointly launched an NB-IoT smart property management solution at International Commerce Centre (ICC) – the tallest building in Hong Kong. The solution is based on SmarTone’s ‘SmarTeam’ mobile Read more…
The GSMA has issued a new report reinforcing its claims that cellular IoT networks supporting NB-IoT and LTE-M are integral to developing use cases for 5G, particularly ‘massive IoT’. According to the report, “NB-IoT and Read more…
Sino Group and China Mobile Hong Kong (CMHK) have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding to develop pre-5G infrastructure across Sino Group’s residential and commercial properties, using CMHK’s NB-IoT technology. The partnership will initially encompass Read more…
For obvious reasons MWC 2018 last week commanded most of our attention and jammed up our inboxes with press releases. Here’s a quick collection of other noteworthy announcements from last week that were either unrelated Read more…
Globe Telecom says it is upgrading its LTE network to support NB-IoT services over the 700-MHz band and other existing LTE spectrum assets. Globe said that of the three low power wide area (LPWA) standards Read more…
3 Hong Kong, the mobile arm of Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong, says it has selected more than ten NB-IoT solutions created by the 3Innocity incubation program for general release. 3 HK completed construction field tests Read more…
Telstra announced that it has deployed NB-IoT technology in its cellular IoT network in major Australian cities and many regional towns. The NB-IoT rollout is in addition to the LTE Cat M1 IoT coverage Telstra Read more…
Public low power wide area (LPWA) connections using both licensed and unlicensed spectrum are anticipated to reach over 1 billion globally by 2021, representing a 206% CAGR from 2014 – which is good news for Read more…
Singaporean cellco M1 announced it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with OTTO Waste Systems and SmartCity Solutions to implement what it says is the first intelligent waste management system in Singapore utilizing NB-IoT Read more…
Dialog Axiata has launched an NB-IoT nework – purportedly the first such network in South Asia – that it says will enhance its recently launched ‘Dialog Smartlife’ IoT service. Dialog said that NB-IoT has been Read more…
Vodafone Australia announced it has commercially launched its NB-IoT network – purportedly the first in Australia – around Frankston on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, and at the Vodafone offices in Port Melbourne and North Sydney. Vodafone Read more…
Nokia and Zain Saudi Arabia have announced a successful trial of NB-IoT technology at a live site in Mina area of Makkah Province. In the trial – which used smart metering as a potential use Read more…
3 Hong Kong and Huawei have announced completion of a narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) network that will be used by local enterprises and start-ups to develop NB-IoT apps. 3 HK said the network features NFV technology Read more…
Cellcos are set to benefit from an estimated $1.8 trillion IoT revenue opportunity by 2026, boosted by the early deployment of commercial low power wide area (LPWA) networks in licensed spectrum. That’s according to the Read more…
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