Nokia, Vodafone and Telit collaborate to expand the IoT ecosystem using NB-IoT technology
22 December 2016 - 9:04PM
Press Release
- Nokia NB-IoT system built in Vodafone Open Lab in Dusseldorf
using Nokia radio access network and cloud packet core
solution
- System to be used by device manufacturers and applications
developers to expand the IoT ecosystem
- Nokia teamed up with IoT technology enabler Telit to use its
NB-IoT system to demonstrate transmission of data from residential
gas meters over a 4G network at the Vodafone Innovation Day.
Nokia, Vodafone and Telit, are
collaborating to expand the Internet of Things ecosystem using
Narrowband-IoT (NB-IoT) technology.
Nokia has deployed a fully integrated NB-IoT system at
Vodafone's 'Open Lab' in Dusseldorf, Germany using its radio access
network and elements from its Cloud Packet Core solution. The
system leverages IoT technology from Telit and will be used by
device manufacturers and applications developers in trials of
innovative products and solutions to expand the IoT ecosystem.
In a trial during Vodafone's recent Innovation Day event in
Dusseldorf, Nokia and Telit used the technology to
demonstrate how NB-IoT will meet the connectivity needs of devices.
The companies used an Intel chipset integrated in a NB-IoT
module, which was embedded in a Shitek technology ultrasonic
gas meter. The system connected with a meter to transmit data on
gas flow over a 4G Vodafone test network, demonstrating how NB-IoT
technology can be used to manage an integrated network comprised of
components from multiple vendors.
NB-IoT will optimise 4G networks to meet the dynamic demands of
billions of connected devices. It enables wider coverage indoors
and outdoors, for example allowing the radio signal to reach
further inside buildings such as factories and hospitals to connect
sensors and devices and transmit information. Lower power
consumption allows device battery life to be prolonged for up to 15
years, optimising the cost of maintaining the myriad devices that
will be found within homes and enterprises.
Luke Ibbetson, Head of Research &
Development and Technology Strategy for Vodafone Group, and Chair
of the GSMA NB-IoT Forum, said: "NB-IoT will be
commercially available from early 2017 and, because it has strong
support from across the telecoms industry, will be the technology
used to connect millions more things to the Internet. We are very
pleased to make the Vodafone Open Labs available to companies that
want to exchange ideas and to develop and test connected products
and services powered by NB-IoT."
Marco Argenton, Product Marketing Manager, Telit,
said: "We have the industry's broadest portfolio of
integrated products, platforms and services to support IoT
deployments. With the collaboration in this trial, we demonstrated
real and tangible benefits of automation in the residential energy
market, the nature of which can be leveraged in many other
industries and verticals."
Roberto Loiola, global customer
business team head at Nokia, said: "The
low power attributes and reach of NB-IoT make it an ideal
technology to connect the Internet of Things. The trial with Telit
showed how NB-IoT is perfectly suited to manage a network comprised
of devices and sensors from multiple vendors. At Nokia we are
constantly innovating to allow our customers to evolve their offer
and anticipate the needs of their subscribers and our work with
Vodafone at the Open Lab is a prime example of this."
About the technology in Nokia's NB-IoT
system
- Nokia Flexi Multiradio 10 base stations
- Nokia Cloud Packet Core: the Cloud Mobility Manager (CMM)
supporting the Mobility Management Entity (MME), and the Cloud
Mobile Gateway (CMG) supporting the System Architecture
Evolution Gateway (SAE-GW) network functions.
- Intel XMM7115 NB-IoT chipset
- Telit NE910 module
- Shitek Technology UGM-01 G4 Ultrasonic Gas meter
Did you know?
- NB-IoT is a 3GPP Rel. 13 radio access technology. The enhanced
coverage of NB-IoT compared to conventional LTE will allow for the
tracking of objects deep within buildings and in rural areas.
- NB-IoT will co-exist with operators' existing networks to
benefit from mobile security and privacy features. All major
network infrastructure, component and device manufacturers support
the standard.
Resources:
- Press Release: Nokia demonstrates NB-IoT with Intel and
Vodafone #MWC
- Press Release: Nokia conducts Finland's first commercial IoT
trial using NB-IoT technology
- Web Page: Nokia Cloud Packet Core
- Whitepaper: Profitable IoT/MTC requires a cloud native packet
core
- Web Page: IOT
- Web Page: IoT innovation
- White Paper: Capitalizing on M2M, big data and the cloud
- Press Release: 'Smart City Playbook' commissioned by Nokia
identifies best practices from 22 smart cities around the
world
- Blog: Shout out to startups and innovators in IoT: Nokia
Innovation Platform may be for you!
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