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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.
22 December, 2016
Espoo, Finland - 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 Vodafones 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 Vodafones 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 industrys 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 Nokias 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 Finlands 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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