Telstra has announced support for Category 1 (Cat 1) devices on its LTE network. Cat 1 will enable the network to support devices with much lower cost chips, $5 or less, according to Telstra, with battery life of up to 10 years and will enable the network to penetrate deeper into buildings. In a blog […]
Nokia and SK Telecom demo low powered LTE for IoT
Nokia says it has conducted the first trial in Korea of low powered LTE technology designed for IoT and for communication with devices that can run for a decade on a single battery. The over-the-air trial was conducted in a test bed in SK Telecom’s network technology R&D center, using Nokia’s Flexi Multiradio 10 base […]
Beware of vendors spruiking IoT standards
Nokia has issued a press release claiming some initiative in promoting IoT standards. Close scrutiny reveals just what Nokia is on about. The press release is headed “Nokia Networks kick-starts industry collaboration to enable the programmable world.” In reality, when you drill down, there’s not a lot of kicking happening, but it’s very goal-directed. The […]
Ericsson’s software upgrade strengthens cellular for IoT
Ericsson has made a number of enhancement to its cellular network software aimed at boosting the role of cellular networks in the provision of connectivity for IoT. The enhancements, incorporated in release 16B of Ericsson’s software, are designed to improve support for low complexity, low cost IoT devices with extended battery life, and to improve […]
Ericsson demos 5G innovation for IoT
Ericsson has announced a 5G air interface initiative that it says will improve reliability and performance and address IoT and ‘Internet of Skills’ applications, as well as catering for the growing smartphone population. In what it says is an industry first Ericsson is demonstrating “new advanced multipoint connectivity with distributed MIMO” that “connects 5G mobile […]
How LTE will evolve to meet the demands of IoT
Nokia has released a white paper LTE M2M Optimizing LTE for the Internet of Things detailing how Rel-12 and Rel-13 of the 3GPP’s LTE standards will cater for the specific requirements of IoT and M2M: large numbers of devices, increased coverage, low cost devices, long battery life and high reliability. It looks at the changes […]
