China Telecom asserted it was the first operator in the world to break 100 million connections on its NB-IoT network, with meters apparently a leading light.
It stated gas and water meter connections account for 30 million of its total NB-IoT connections, claiming this is also a global record. It also offers service for a wide range of consumer and enterprise applications, and expanded availability into fields including Covid-19 (coronavirus) prevention, smart cities and agriculture.
China Telecom attributed chips developed to improve reliability and lower costs as a driver of connections.
It launched nationwide NB-IoT [1] coverage in 2017 and has since deployed 400,000 base stations, giving it nearly 98 per cent coverage across China.
Rival China Mobile closed 2020 with 873 million IoT connections [2], but didn’t disclose NB numbers, which it previously tipped to hit 70 million by the year-end.
Huawei estimates global NB-IoT connections hit 100 million in January 2020.
China Telecom’s announcement follows a shift by a some operators away from the low power wide area (LWPA) network technology, including NTT Docomo [3] and Dish Network [4].
[1] https://www.mobileworldlive.com/featured-content/home-banner/china-telecom-takes-nb-iot-coverage-nationwide
[2] https://www.mobileworldlive.com/asia/asia-news/china-mobile-highlights-5g-gains
[3] https://www.mobileworldlive.com/featured-content/top-three/docomo-kills-off-nb-iot-network
[4] https://www.mobileworldlive.com/featured-content/top-three/dish-ditches-nb-iot-for-5g
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