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Briefing
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- T-Mobile narrowband IoT – T-Mobile announced commercial launch of narrowband Internet-of-Things (IoT) network by mid-2018, enabling deployment of more cost-efficient IoT applications, such as asset management, smart city networks, and smart agriculture
- Narrowband IoT – LTE-Advanced network technology built on 3GPP standards, that only use small amounts of dedicated spectrum for connections and data transfers
- Pilot Launch – Created first commercial network in Las Vegas in fall 2017, which helped company to detect and fix service issues as well as identify additional customer needs
- Potential Benefits – Allows devices to connect to network using low bandwidth and less power at lower cost, enabling customers to connect more devices to network or spend less on IoT applications
- Commercial Availability – Will be available nationwide beginning mid-year 2018 at $6 annually per connected device
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Accelerator
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Sector
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Telecommunications
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Organization
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T-Mobile
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Source
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Original Publication Date
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January 9, 2018
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