AT&T, China Mobile, China Unicom, China Telecom,
Deutsche Telekom, Verizon and Vodafone Launch
Mobile IoT (LPWA) Networks
Shanghai: The GSMA today announced that its Mobile
IoT Initiative 1 has taken off with the launch of
multiple commercial rollouts of Low Power, Wide Area
(LPWA) solutions by several of the world’s leading
mobile operators including AT&T, China Mobile, China
Unicom, China Telecom, Deutsche Telekom (DT),
Verizon and Vodafone. China Mobile and China
Unicom have launched NB-IoT across several key
cities with China Telecom launching NB-IoT networks
across the country. Vodafone has also launched NB-
IoT in Spain and the Netherlands. DT has launched in
several cities in Germany and nationwide in the
Netherlands. AT&T and Verizon have previously
announced nationwide launches of LTE-M technology.
In addition to these deployments, the GSMA also
announced that its Mobile IoT Innovators programme,
which is designed to encourage the development of
new LPWA solutions, has reached over 500 members,
underscoring the growth of the wider IoT ecosystem.
“The Mobile IoT initiative encouraged the market to
adopt licensed LPWA networks and we are now
seeing this work come to fruition with multiple
commercial deployments around the world, as well as
the availability of hundreds of different applications
and solutions,” commented Alex Sinclair, Chief
Technology Officer, GSMA. “It is clear that the market
sees the benefit of adopting solutions that offer
flexibility, security, lower costs, and cover all use
cases, and we look forward to seeing other operators
follow in the near future.”
Mobile operators are enhancing their licensed cellular
networks with NB-IoT and LTE-M technologies,
which utilise globally agreed 3GPP standards to scale
the Internet of Things. These new Mobile IoT
networks are designed to support mass-market IoT
applications such as smart meters, environmental
sensors and consumer electronics, that are low cost,
use low data rates, require long battery lives and
often operate in remote locations. Both technologies
will be further evolved in 3GPP’s Release 15.
China at Forefront in Development of LPWA Market
According to analyst house Gartner, China is set to be
one of the leading LPWA markets, accounting for 486
million of the estimated 3.1 billion connections
globally by 2025. It is also at the forefront in the
global development of Mobile IoT in terms of both
network launches and a record number of ecosystem
developer partners. China Mobile has launched NB-
IoT networks in several key cities including Yingtan
and China Unicom has rolled-out NB-IoT networks in
Shanghai, as well as the main urban areas in
Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Fuzhou, for a number of
different solutions across smart parking, smart fire
sensors and smart meters. China Telecom has
announced the roll-out of nationwide NB-IoT
networks.
China is also leading in the development of new
innovative solutions based on Mobile IoT technology
as a part of the GSMA’s Mobile IoT Innovator
community. Of the 546 global companies currently
developing new solutions based on Mobile IoT
technology, over 215 are from China. Solutions
include smart parking, pet tracking, asset tracking
and smart agriculture amongst many others.
Mobile IoT for Social Good
At the GSMA Innovation City, located in the Shanghai
New International Expo Centre (SNIEC) in Hall W3 at
Mobile World Congress Shanghai, the GSMA will
demonstrate how Mobile IoT technologies are
supporting the mobile industry’s leadership role in
achieving the United Nations Sustainable
Development Goals. China Telecom will demonstrate
how its environmental monitoring service is helping
to keep air quality high and water supplies pure with
big data analysis as well as emergency response
services (SDG 13: Climate Action). The GSMA will also
showcase how Mobile IoT networks are helping the St
Andrew’s University Sea Mammal Research Unit to
monitor harbour seals and preserve life underwater
(SDG 14: Life Below Water). Other demos will include a
connected bike, which utilises an NB-IoT network to
improve the operation of bike hire schemes, as well
as a connected smart waste bin for improved refuse
collection from China Unicom. China Mobile will also
demonstrate its OneNET platform that can be used for
different IoT services such as smart homes, wearable
devices or connected cars.
Mobile IoT at Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2017
At Mobile World Congress Shanghai, the GSMA’s
Internet of Things programme will host the ‘4th GSMA
Global Mobile IoT Summit’ with leading industry
experts on Tuesday, 27 June from 13:30 – 18:00. The
programme will explore how mobile operators, Mobile
IoT customers and the wider ecosystem have
successfully deployed Mobile IoT solutions. There
will also be a separate session, ‘IoT Summit at MWC
Shanghai 2017’ , on Thursday, June 29 at 11:30that
brings industry experts together to discuss the IoT
opportunity and the many ways in which it will
transform everyday life, including subjects such as
Low Power Wide Area, IoT security and IoT big data.
To register for any of these events, please go to:
www.gsma.com/iot/event/mobile-world-congress-
shanghai-2017/ .
Get Involved at Mobile World Congress Shanghai
2017
For more information on the 2017 Mobile World
Congress Shanghai, visit www.mwcshanghai.com .
Follow developments and updates on Mobile World
Congress Shanghai through our social media
channels – follow us on Twitter at @GSMA and use
#MWCS17, get regular updates through our LinkedIn
Showcase Page at www.linkedin.com/company/
mobile-world-congress-shanghai , and follow us on
Facebook at www.facebook.com/mwcshanghai . In
China, you can follow us on Sina Weibo weibo.com/
mwcshanghai or search “GSMA_MWCS” in WeChat.
For additional information on GSMA social channels,
visit www.mwcshanghai.com/about/contact/social-
media .
-ENDS-
Translation:
Chinese
Notes to Editors
1. The GSMA Mobile IoT Initiative: The GSMA’s Mobile
IoT Initiative is helping to support the industry
deliver commercial LPWA solutions in licensed
spectrum. It is currently backed by 74 global mobile
operators, device makers and chipset, module and
infrastructure companies worldwide. In the space of a
year it has helped to establish market standards for
LPWA, published by 3GPP, that will play a
fundamental role in the growth, development and
adoption of the technology as well as securely and
cost effectively connect the billions of new devices
making up the IoT. LPWA networks will be used for a
wide variety of applications such as industrial asset
tracking, safety monitoring, water and gas metering,
smart grids, city parking, vending machines and city
lighting. For further information: https://
www.gsma.com/iot/mobile-iot-initiative/ .
About the GSMA
The GSMA represents the interests of mobile
operators worldwide, uniting nearly 800 operators
with more than 300 companies in the broader mobile
ecosystem, including handset and device makers,
software companies, equipment providers and internet
companies, as well as organisations in adjacent
industry sectors. The GSMA also produces industry-
leading events such as Mobile World Congress,
Mobile World Congress Shanghai, Mobile World
Congress Americas and the Mobile 360 Series of
conferences.
For more information, please visit the GSMA corporate
website at www.gsma.com . Follow the GSMA on
Twitter: @GSMA .
Media Contacts:
Ava Lau
+852-2533 9928
alau@webershandwick.com
GSMA Press Office
pressoffice@gsma.com
Deutsche Telekom, Verizon and Vodafone Launch
Mobile IoT (LPWA) Networks
Shanghai: The GSMA today announced that its Mobile
IoT Initiative 1 has taken off with the launch of
multiple commercial rollouts of Low Power, Wide Area
(LPWA) solutions by several of the world’s leading
mobile operators including AT&T, China Mobile, China
Unicom, China Telecom, Deutsche Telekom (DT),
Verizon and Vodafone. China Mobile and China
Unicom have launched NB-IoT across several key
cities with China Telecom launching NB-IoT networks
across the country. Vodafone has also launched NB-
IoT in Spain and the Netherlands. DT has launched in
several cities in Germany and nationwide in the
Netherlands. AT&T and Verizon have previously
announced nationwide launches of LTE-M technology.
In addition to these deployments, the GSMA also
announced that its Mobile IoT Innovators programme,
which is designed to encourage the development of
new LPWA solutions, has reached over 500 members,
underscoring the growth of the wider IoT ecosystem.
“The Mobile IoT initiative encouraged the market to
adopt licensed LPWA networks and we are now
seeing this work come to fruition with multiple
commercial deployments around the world, as well as
the availability of hundreds of different applications
and solutions,” commented Alex Sinclair, Chief
Technology Officer, GSMA. “It is clear that the market
sees the benefit of adopting solutions that offer
flexibility, security, lower costs, and cover all use
cases, and we look forward to seeing other operators
follow in the near future.”
Mobile operators are enhancing their licensed cellular
networks with NB-IoT and LTE-M technologies,
which utilise globally agreed 3GPP standards to scale
the Internet of Things. These new Mobile IoT
networks are designed to support mass-market IoT
applications such as smart meters, environmental
sensors and consumer electronics, that are low cost,
use low data rates, require long battery lives and
often operate in remote locations. Both technologies
will be further evolved in 3GPP’s Release 15.
China at Forefront in Development of LPWA Market
According to analyst house Gartner, China is set to be
one of the leading LPWA markets, accounting for 486
million of the estimated 3.1 billion connections
globally by 2025. It is also at the forefront in the
global development of Mobile IoT in terms of both
network launches and a record number of ecosystem
developer partners. China Mobile has launched NB-
IoT networks in several key cities including Yingtan
and China Unicom has rolled-out NB-IoT networks in
Shanghai, as well as the main urban areas in
Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Fuzhou, for a number of
different solutions across smart parking, smart fire
sensors and smart meters. China Telecom has
announced the roll-out of nationwide NB-IoT
networks.
China is also leading in the development of new
innovative solutions based on Mobile IoT technology
as a part of the GSMA’s Mobile IoT Innovator
community. Of the 546 global companies currently
developing new solutions based on Mobile IoT
technology, over 215 are from China. Solutions
include smart parking, pet tracking, asset tracking
and smart agriculture amongst many others.
Mobile IoT for Social Good
At the GSMA Innovation City, located in the Shanghai
New International Expo Centre (SNIEC) in Hall W3 at
Mobile World Congress Shanghai, the GSMA will
demonstrate how Mobile IoT technologies are
supporting the mobile industry’s leadership role in
achieving the United Nations Sustainable
Development Goals. China Telecom will demonstrate
how its environmental monitoring service is helping
to keep air quality high and water supplies pure with
big data analysis as well as emergency response
services (SDG 13: Climate Action). The GSMA will also
showcase how Mobile IoT networks are helping the St
Andrew’s University Sea Mammal Research Unit to
monitor harbour seals and preserve life underwater
(SDG 14: Life Below Water). Other demos will include a
connected bike, which utilises an NB-IoT network to
improve the operation of bike hire schemes, as well
as a connected smart waste bin for improved refuse
collection from China Unicom. China Mobile will also
demonstrate its OneNET platform that can be used for
different IoT services such as smart homes, wearable
devices or connected cars.
Mobile IoT at Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2017
At Mobile World Congress Shanghai, the GSMA’s
Internet of Things programme will host the ‘4th GSMA
Global Mobile IoT Summit’ with leading industry
experts on Tuesday, 27 June from 13:30 – 18:00. The
programme will explore how mobile operators, Mobile
IoT customers and the wider ecosystem have
successfully deployed Mobile IoT solutions. There
will also be a separate session, ‘IoT Summit at MWC
Shanghai 2017’ , on Thursday, June 29 at 11:30that
brings industry experts together to discuss the IoT
opportunity and the many ways in which it will
transform everyday life, including subjects such as
Low Power Wide Area, IoT security and IoT big data.
To register for any of these events, please go to:
www.gsma.com/iot/event/mobile-world-congress-
shanghai-2017/ .
Get Involved at Mobile World Congress Shanghai
2017
For more information on the 2017 Mobile World
Congress Shanghai, visit www.mwcshanghai.com .
Follow developments and updates on Mobile World
Congress Shanghai through our social media
channels – follow us on Twitter at @GSMA and use
#MWCS17, get regular updates through our LinkedIn
Showcase Page at www.linkedin.com/company/
mobile-world-congress-shanghai , and follow us on
Facebook at www.facebook.com/mwcshanghai . In
China, you can follow us on Sina Weibo weibo.com/
mwcshanghai or search “GSMA_MWCS” in WeChat.
For additional information on GSMA social channels,
visit www.mwcshanghai.com/about/contact/social-
media .
-ENDS-
Translation:
Chinese
Notes to Editors
1. The GSMA Mobile IoT Initiative: The GSMA’s Mobile
IoT Initiative is helping to support the industry
deliver commercial LPWA solutions in licensed
spectrum. It is currently backed by 74 global mobile
operators, device makers and chipset, module and
infrastructure companies worldwide. In the space of a
year it has helped to establish market standards for
LPWA, published by 3GPP, that will play a
fundamental role in the growth, development and
adoption of the technology as well as securely and
cost effectively connect the billions of new devices
making up the IoT. LPWA networks will be used for a
wide variety of applications such as industrial asset
tracking, safety monitoring, water and gas metering,
smart grids, city parking, vending machines and city
lighting. For further information: https://
www.gsma.com/iot/mobile-iot-initiative/ .
About the GSMA
The GSMA represents the interests of mobile
operators worldwide, uniting nearly 800 operators
with more than 300 companies in the broader mobile
ecosystem, including handset and device makers,
software companies, equipment providers and internet
companies, as well as organisations in adjacent
industry sectors. The GSMA also produces industry-
leading events such as Mobile World Congress,
Mobile World Congress Shanghai, Mobile World
Congress Americas and the Mobile 360 Series of
conferences.
For more information, please visit the GSMA corporate
website at www.gsma.com . Follow the GSMA on
Twitter: @GSMA .
Media Contacts:
Ava Lau
+852-2533 9928
alau@webershandwick.com
GSMA Press Office
pressoffice@gsma.com
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