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Verizon 4G LTE Network Ready to Support IoT Connectivity

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Verizon, Tuesday announced new developments that further expand its Internet-of-Things(IoT) portfolio. The operator unveiled the availability of world's first Cat1 LTE network features for IoT which the operator says is ideal for use cases that were previously developed for 2G. Verizon first tested this network configuration in 2014 with Ericsson and its modem provider Sequans. With its network upgrade, Verizon 4G also supports chipset platforms from Altair and Encore networks.

The operator also announced enhancement to its IoT platform, ThingSpace with an expanded set of application program interfaces (APIs) and application enablement platforms (AEPs), including the integration of Bug Labs' dweet APIs and freeboard visualization engine. These new tools enable developers to quickly and easily connect their devices to the Internet, publish the data and create real-time interactive dashboards and control panels visualizing that device data, said Verizon.

In addition, Verizon announced it plans to expand its global IoT footprint in the coming months to nearly 200 countries, increasing from 100 countries currently.

Mark Bartolomeo, vice president, IoT Connected Solutions at Verizon
Between our ThingSpace APIs and an expanded set of Cat1 devices deployed on our LTE network we are providing this largely underserved market with the tools needed for endless IoT solutions to be deployed at scale. 

Peter Semmelhack, founder and CEO of Bug Labs
We are thrilled to be working with Verizon to simplify the development of IoT applications and products. Our dweet and freeboard platforms were specifically designed to make it easy to get started and see results quickly.

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