Deutsche Telekom said it will continue with Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) roll-out in 2017 in more markets. In autumn 2016, Deutsche Telekom started to build its networks in Germany and The Netherlands for customers to test and develop their IoT use cases. Greece soon followed, said the Operator.
Deutsche Telekom has actively developed the NB-IoT development and implemented the world's first NB-IoT field trial in a commercial network as early as October 2015. In addition, it has a leading role in global standardization within the 3GPP and GSMA organizations. The Rel-13 3GPP specifications covering the NB-IoT were finalized in June 2016.
"On the way to 5G we will notably focus in 2017 on sensor based connectivity to open up Internet of Things use cases,“ said the Group’s CTO Bruno Jacobfeuerborn. "The commercialization of Narrowband IoT will be one of the biggest trends in the industry and will occupy us next year, too.”
The German Operator also said that it is satisfied with its involvement and progress in the development of 5G technology. “Innovative 5G solutions in blueprints and in live implementations - – that’s what we demonstrated in our lab and in field trials together with our partners in 2016, said Claudia Nemat, Board Member Europe & Technology Deutsche Telekom. "DT achieved many records and underlined its technology leadership position in Europe."
