T-Mobile’s narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) network is now live in North America.
T-Mobile announced the nationwide launch of its new Narrowband IoT network. The first U.S. carrier to launch NB-IoT, T-Mobile is also the first global carrier to launch in the guard bands for superior efficiency.
They also announced a new partner program, T-Mobile Connect, designed to assist IoT service providers with bringing their offerings to T-Mobile’s network quickly.
What Is Narrowband IoT?
NB-IoT is low-power (LPWAN) advanced LTE technology built on the 3GPP standard. It provides a gateway to 5G IoT and boasts long battery life and low cost. T-Mobile’s use of guard bands — the equivalent to driving down a highway’s shoulder — drives efficiency of using network resources. IoT applications won’t have competition from other data traffic.
Network uses include:
- Asset tracking
- Fleet management
- Utility monitoring
- Other industrial IoT (IIoT) use cases
T-Mobile’s partners continue to work on solutions that use the network to relieve traffic congestion, improve safety, and more.
See also: Report sees other networks rocketing ahead of NB-IoT and LTE-M
“We’re always innovating to bring customers the latest technology, and NB-IoT is the globally-preferred standard to power the rapidly expanding world of IoT applications,” said Neville Ray, Chief Technology Officer at T-Mobile. “So of course, T-Mobile is the first to bring NB-IoT to the U.S., lighting up new capabilities to connect massive numbers of devices at low cost.”
The NB-IoT plan from T-Mobile costs just $6 annually for up to 12MB per device, and several NB-IoT modules using the Qualcomm MDM9206 LTE IoT modem are pre-certified for use on the new network. That’s just a tenth of the price of a comparable network on Verizon. For applications needing additional bandwidth and voice service, T-Mobile offers Cat-1 Access Packs.
Sue Walsh is News Writer for RTInsights, and a freelance writer and social media manager living in New York City. Her specialties include tech, security and e-commerce. You can follow her on Twitter at @girlfridaygeek.
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