Vodafone's NB-IoT network
now with national coverage
Internet of Things goes from niche to mainstream, as shown by the yearly IoT ('Internet of Things') Barometer. Today, for the fifth time, Vodafone Group publishes this survey into trends in IoT, held among businesses worldwide. At the same time, Vodafone Netherlands has finalized the commercial launch this week of its new NarrowBand-Internet of Things (NB-IoT) network. NB-IoT is an internationally standardized technology that efficiently connects devices to the internet.
Compared to five
years ago, the share of companies using IoT applications has more than doubled
(from 12% to 29%). And 84% of the participants in the survey indicate that the
adoption of Internet of Things has increased in the past twelve months. Read
more about the survey here.
John van Vianen, Executive
Director Business market at VodafoneZiggo: "By now, Vodafone has nearly 60
million IoT connections worldwide. With this figure it's fair to say we are the
market leader in mobile communication between devices. With our new network we
are taking the next step in the superfast evolution caused by Internet of
Things."
NB-IoT is the standard
NB-IoT is a
technology that connects devices to the internet in an efficient way. NB-IoT
technology was defined as the international standard (3GPP) in June 2016 within
the low power wide area (LPWA) playing field. This international standard has
the advantage that its technique is not influenced by borders, which means
Vodafone can offer its customers the possibility to expand their services
and/or operations on a worldwide scale.
IoT in the aviation
industry
Undagrid, specialist
in IoT services in aviation, also recognizes the opportunities of Vodafone's
newest technology. Marcus Breekweg, Co-founder of Undagrid: "Undagrid's
market doesn't stop at the national border and the international potential of
Vodafone's NarrowBand-IoT technology follows suit. The typical characteristics
of NarrowBand-IoT enable us to roll out our services in the aviation industry
faster and easier, without infrastructural investments. In addition, the very
low energy consumption in combination with strong two-way communication
possibilities contribute towards continuous improvement and expansion of our
services."