{"id":14604,"date":"2018-06-04T09:04:22","date_gmt":"2018-06-04T08:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/newsroom\/?p=14604"},"modified":"2026-01-06T14:56:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T14:56:52","slug":"gsma-announces-completion-of-first-european-nb-iot-roaming-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/newsroom\/press-release\/gsma-announces-completion-of-first-european-nb-iot-roaming-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"GSMA Announces Completion of First European NB-IoT Roaming Trial"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone Group Complete Successful NB-IoT Roaming Trial in Europe; 51 Licensed Commercial Low Power Wide Area Networks Now in Service<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

London:<\/strong> The GSMA today announced that mobile operators Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone Group have successfully completed the first international roaming trial in Europe using licensed NB-IoT technology. The service will ensure seamless coverage and service continuity for millions of connections using Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) networks. The trial was performed using global SIMs from Deutsche Telekom on Vodafone Spain\u2019s network and global Vodafone SIMs on T-Mobile Austria\u2019s network and commercial NB-IoT modules. The trials will also provide guidance to other operators in delivering a consistent level of implementation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe success of these trials is an important milestone in the development of a sustainable roaming environment for Mobile IoT networks, showcasing their capabilities as well as ensuring consistent service across geographical boundaries,\u201d said Alex Sinclair, Chief Technology Officer, GSMA. \u201cThe market has matured considerably in a very short time and we anticipate that this will be the year that Mobile IoT scales. Only licensed, managed mobile services can provide the secure low power connection that can solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/public-policy\/regulatory-environment\/mobile-energy-efficiencyt future demand.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Roaming is particularly important to manufacturers deploying LPWA devices on a global basis and looking to benefit from economies of scale. It is also critical for use cases such as logistics tracking, which may involve containers crossing numerous international borders on a single trip, as well as for devices that may be manufactured in one country but deployed in another, such as smart meters. The roaming test cases were jointly developed by Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone and include important power saving features such as Power Saving Mode (PSM), Long Periodic Tracking Area Update (TAU) and various throughput and round-trip-time measurements. Underscored by the success of these trials, the industry is working to accelerate the adoption of NB-IoT roaming around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDeutsche Telekom has successfully introduced and developed NB-IoT networks across most of its European footprint and we are very pleased to see the ecosystem rapidly expanding,\u201d says Ingo Hofacker, responsible for the IoT business in the Deutsche Telekom Group. \u201cFirst commercial offers are available on a national basis already, but now, operators need to satisfy customer demand for international coverage and service continuity as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vodafone director of IoT Stefano Gastaut said, \u201cThis development shows the successful evolution of the technology and I am confident that it will lead to a raft of new applications for NB-IoT, such as the cold chain monitoring of goods across borders.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The GSMA\u2019s Mobile IoT Initiative has helped standardise licensed LPWA technologies including NB-IoT and LTE-M in 3GPP and to date, 29 mobile operators have launched 51 commercial Mobile IoT networks around the world. The GSMA is working to accelerate the adoption of Mobile IoT through 36 Open IoT Labs<\/a>, enabling operators, module vendors and application providers to develop LPWA devices and applications for a wide variety of verticals. The GSMA\u2019s Mobile IoT Innovators Community<\/a> is supported by an expanding community of over 900 organisations. According to GSMA Intelligence<\/a> forecasts, by 2025 there will be 3.1 billion cellular IoT connections, including 1.8 billion licensed LPWA connections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The GSMA Mobile IoT Initiative is backed by over 70 global mobile operators, device makers and chipset, module and infrastructure companies worldwide and helped the industry to standardise and deliver commercial Low Power Wide Area technologies in licensed spectrum, in particular the complementary technologies NB-IoT and LTE-M. These networks are designed to support mass market IoT applications across a wide variety of applications such as industrial asset tracking, safety monitoring or water and gas metering, that are low cost, use low data rates, require long battery lives and often operate in remote locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For further information on the Mobile IoT initiative visit: www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/technologies\/internet-of-things\/mobile-iot-initiative\/.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-ENDS-<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Translations<\/strong>
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About the GSMA<\/strong>
The GSMA represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide, uniting nearly 800 operators with more than 300 companies in the broader mobile ecosystem, including handset and device makers, software companies, equipment providers and internet companies, as well as organisations in adjacent industry sectors. The GSMA also produces industry-leading events such as Mobile World Congress, Mobile World Congress Shanghai, Mobile World Congress Americas and the Mobile 360 Series of conferences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information, please visit the GSMA corporate website at www.gsma.com<\/a>. Follow the GSMA on Twitter: @GSMA<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Media Contacts:<\/strong>
For the GSMA
Beau Bass
+44 79 7662 4962
beau.bass@webershandwick.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

GSMA Press Office 
pressoffice@gsma.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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