Vodafone Group in collaboration with Huawei has successfully completed the first trial on commercial networks for pre-standard NB-IoT (Narrowband Internet of Things) Smart Parking in Spain. Following the Smart Metering trial in Spain last November, the partners are now rolling out the second pre-commercial NB-IoT trial on Smart Parking.
In collaboration with Fangle and Ublox, the trial took place in Vodafone Plaza in Madrid and covered various indoor parking spots. Smart Parking will allow users to access parking data remotely from mobile application, including checking parking spot availability, navigating to the available spots, etc. In addition, the solution will create new revenue streams for the municipal management, lower public parking running costs as well as help to alleviate traffic congestion. The trial will be turned into a live demonstration inside the Business Exhibition Centre at the plaza to showcase the solution to Vodafone’s customers and visitors.
Luke Ibbetson, Director of Research & Development, Vodafone Group Chief Technology Officer, Vodafone
We’ve been rigorously testing NB-IoT and we’re thrilled with the results. During trial deployments in Spain and Turkey, the technology has demonstrated some outstanding attributes, which make it ideal for connecting a large number of objects to networks for the first time.
David Wang, President of Wireless Product Line at Huawei Chief Technology Officer, Vodafone
With the NB-IoT Open Lab in the UK established, Huawei is committed to working closely with Vodafone to expand the NB-IoT ecosystem and develop more innovative solutions, such as Smart Metering and now Smart Parking, to fully support the industry and partners to embrace the opportunities NB-IoT will bring.
