{"id":22687,"date":"2018-02-26T08:43:49","date_gmt":"2018-02-26T08:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/technologies\/internet-of-things\/?post_type=news&p=18282"},"modified":"2018-02-26T08:43:49","modified_gmt":"2018-02-26T08:43:49","slug":"industry-leaders-reflect-on-a-bright-future-for-mobile-iot-as-launches-gather-pace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/technologies\/internet-of-things\/news\/industry-leaders-reflect-on-a-bright-future-for-mobile-iot-as-launches-gather-pace\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Leaders Reflect on a Bright Future for Mobile IoT as Launches Gather Pace"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cMobile IoT networks are fast becoming the de facto global IoT solution,\u201d observed Alex Sinclair, Chief Technology Officer at the GSMA, recently. \u201cOnly licensed, managed mobile services can provide the secure low power connection needed to meet future demand.\u201d Mr Sinclair is in the process of being proved right, as LTE-M and NB-IoT \u2013 the family of technologies making up Mobile IoT \u2013 establish themselves as the mode of choice for hundreds of deployments in cellular IoT.
\nThe use cases now in operation are as various as they are numerous.\u00a0 KDDI for instance launched their KYW01<\/a>, an ultra-mini LTE-M module, at the end of January.\u00a0 KDDI are working with TOYOKEIKI on a new platform for smart utilities<\/a> infrastructure, to brings connected gas meters and intelligent utilities services to millions of consumers in East Asia. The days of inaccurate usage estimates \u2013 and time and revenues lost sending staff to rummage around in hard-to-reach locations to take readings \u2013 are fast running out worldwide, and this is a welcome contribution to that process.\u00a0 Deutsche Telekom announced yesterday their launch of 1nce, a dedicated IoT carrier for B2B purposes from intelligent agriculture, to connected parking, to smart security, with many more capabilities in development.\u00a0 Launches are ongoing, with many more in the pipeline \u2013 recent examples have included innovations in connected healthcare<\/a>, postboxes<\/a> and even viticulture<\/a>.\u00a0 Mobile IoT\u2019s possibilities are now so enticing that the GSMA held yesterday what turned out to be perhaps our most popular session in the recent history of Mobile World Congress \u2013 the 6th<\/sup> Mobile IoT Summit: Scaling Global Deployment<\/strong><\/a> saw key players from across the ecosystem gather for the afternoon to discuss progress and chart the road ahead.
\nCheng Zhu, Head of the Cellular IoT Product line at Huawei Technology, opened the session with a few words on NB-IoT\u2019s progress. The key to NB-IoT\u2019s success, in Huawei\u2019s view, can be explained by three key components: it now has full network coverage, which has encouraged the development of mature local ecosystems, which has in turn led to flexible business models whereby operators can progress from simply selling SIMs to providing highly integrated end to end business solutions.\u00a0 Cooperation between operators and vertical industries can thereby quickly achieve win-win relationships \u2013 the results of which are already striking, with prolific rollout already accomplished in use cases as various as utility metering, logistics, bicycle sharing and white goods.\u00a0 \u201cIncreasingly, manufacturers of white goods want to change connectivity from WiFi to NB-IoT,\u201d Mr Zhu observed; \u201cHuawei expect around 20 million units to be shipped in 2018.\u201d
\nNB-IoT commercialisation is, according to Mr Zhu, \u201con the fast track\u201d \u2013 Huawei anticipates 100 network launches with 150 million connections by mid-2018, at which point NB-IoT will pass from the \u2018wide adoption phase\u2019 to the \u2018long-term profitability phase.\u2019\u00a0 Dr Georges Karam, CEO at Sequans, agreed that progress on coverage has been the essential ingredient in reaching this tipping point, for Mobile IoT as a whole: \u201cLTE-M has been worked on for over a year \u2013 the USA is now fully covered, and by the middle of this year we\u2019ll have global coverage. And, of course, both technologies can work together. With the advances made in the chip technology for each, you can now get the module for each at as little as five dollars.\u201d
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\nThe operator panel too was gratifyingly upbeat, but with some hard-headed practical advice for how best to proceed from this point. Lory Thorpe, Head of Innovation and Prototyping at Vodafone, was keen to emphasise that industry collaboration has been key to the progress made in bringing Mobile IoT to the mass market.\u00a0 \u201cIt\u2019s been a crucial part of the process, operators moving away from separate positions and working together towards such an important shared goal \u2013 IoT is of huge strategic significance to us at Vodafone, and Mobile IoT is a big part of that.\u201d\u00a0 China Mobile\u2019s Shen Hong Qun was able to report NB-IoT coverage in a remarkable 346 Chinese cities, making plain that Mobile IoT is well on its way in the world\u2019s largest market. There was agreement across the panel that simplification was the goal over the next year. \u201cWe cannot sit on this technology,\u201d warned Johannes Kaumanns, Vice President for IoT Strategy & Business Development at Deutsche Telekom. He also announced the new SIM plan with 1NCE “10 Euros flat rate for 10 years<\/a>” which is deployed on Deutsche Telekom NB-IoT network; \u201cwe have to think about new processes.\u201d AT&T\u2019s VP for Product Development Cameron Coursey agreed, predicting that \u201cgrowth in IoT will accelerate as we simplify offerings, and show the improvements made in security in particular.\u201d
\nOur vendor panel considered the state of play from a technical point of view. As with any new technology, NB-IoT and LTE-M have been undergoing their formative iterations over the past year or so, and we are now at a point where they can be considered future-proof. Marie Hogan, Head of Broadband and IoT at Ericsson, considers this a key cause for the secure position Mobile IoT finds itself in now. \u201cCustomers understand that their investments in these technologies are now future-proof\u201d, she explained \u2013 there is a newfound confidence in the global market.\u00a0 Simon Glassman, Senior Principal Strategic Partnerships at EMEA, agreed and suggested this is why we are now seeing more small companies and developers becoming involved, encouraged by industry forums like the Open IoT labs and Hackathons.\u00a0 There is, however, no room for complacence. Ankur Bhan, Global Head of Nokia\u2019s Worldwide IoT Network Grid, expressed his hope that the industry will develop deeper networks among the developer community, to help flush out security issues efficiently; Senior Manager for Business and Innovation at Sierra Wireless Nicolas Damour agreed, and reminded delegates that ensuring open source hardware is available will prove essential to germinating new ideas.
\nNew ideas are, in short, what we like to see. We certainly witnessed some excellent new ideas at the Summit yesterday: including a life-saving new smart shoe for workers in perilous environments, a tracking system for everything from medical equipment to livestock, and even a means to render beehives intelligent. If you weren\u2019t able to join us yesterday, or would simply like to see more ingenious developments in the pipeline, you can drop in to the Innovation City<\/strong><\/a> throughout the Mobile World Congress to see the latest use cases in action. We look forward to an intriguing week, and are confident of just that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cMobile IoT networks are fast becoming the de facto global IoT solution,\u201d observed Alex Sinclair, Chief Technology Officer at the GSMA, recently. \u201cOnly licensed, managed mobile services can provide the secure low power connection needed to meet future demand.\u201d Mr Sinclair is in the process of being proved right, as LTE-M and NB-IoT \u2013 the 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