At MWC Shanghai, Huawei launched its end-to-end Narrow-band IoT (NB-IoT) solution to meet operators' requirements for IoT services with low-power and wide-area (LPWA) coverage and to expand their IoT services into new markets. The company plans to conduct a large commercial trial in the fourth quarter and release the solution for large-scale commercial use in late December.
The number of cellular IoT connections worldwide is forecast to grow seven-fold over the next three to four years. NB-IoT will be a key driver for this trend – it will also be one of the key untapped markets for operators.
The end-to-end NB-IoT Solution includes:
i. Smart Device Solution enabled by Huawei LiteOS and NB-IoT Chipset.
ii. eNodeB base stations that can smoothly evolve to NB-IoT;
iii. An IoT Packet Core that supports flexible deployment of Core in a Box and network functions virtualization (NFV).
iv. A cloud-based IoT Connection Management Platform with big data capabilities.
Huawei said that the solution is developed based on 3GPP standards. Its devices and platform can be made easily accessible to NB-IoT device and application partners, which makes it possible to rapidly achieve business innovation and scenario-based customization.
Jiang Wangcheng, Vice President of the Marketing & Solutions Department under Huawei's Products and Solutions division
As commercial deployment draws near, our end-to-end NB-IoT Solution will be part of our core IoT strategy and drive the commercialization of IoT applications. Apart from that, we are also building up a robust ecosystem where we aim to explore new business areas together with our carrier customers and partners.
