{"id":612,"date":"2018-02-26T02:55:33","date_gmt":"2018-02-25T23:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kusuaks7\/?p=217"},"modified":"2025-05-02T06:49:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T06:49:23","slug":"iot-network-integrators-key-to-meeting-the-needs-of-enterprise-customers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/iot\/iot-network-integrators-key-to-meeting-the-needs-of-enterprise-customers\/","title":{"rendered":"IoT network integrators \u2013 Key to meeting the Needs of Enterprise Customers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"612\" class=\"elementor elementor-612\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c6e767b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c6e767b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4549aa0b\" data-id=\"4549aa0b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24fdd260 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24fdd260\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><em>Ready to learn Internet of Things? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/training\/courses\">Browse courses<\/a>\u00a0like\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/training\/tracks\/internet-of-things-training-certification\">Internet of Things (IoT) Training<\/a> developed by industry thought leaders and Experfy in Harvard Innovation Lab.<\/em><\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8e19ec2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8e19ec2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d77f26e\" data-id=\"d77f26e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bdd986 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6bdd986\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe real challenge for enterprises in deploying an IoT solution today is the lack of neutral network integrators able to deliver solutions using any combination of LPWAN technologies.The LP-WAN community is supported by several specialists using either Sigfox, LoRa, Ingenu or Weightless technologies, each with its strengths, weaknesses and distinct business models. Several mobile operators are promoting their own Cellular LPWAN IoT networks including LTE-M (CAT-M1) and NB-IoT (CAT-NB1).\u00a0Enterprise often require true global coverage and these different LPWAN technologies will likely live alongside each other for quite some time.Traditional IT system integrators have focused on integrating complex components and analytics to deliver a full IoT solution, including Accenture, Deloitte, and PricewaterhouseCoopers, IBM and HP.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44fdbd9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44fdbd9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-46ad377\" data-id=\"46ad377\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a29996 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a29996\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWireless 20\/20 believes there is a lack of neutral network integrators able to deliver IoT network solutions using multiple technologies.\u00a0 This article focuses on the key role played by IoT connectivity providers that can leverage any combination of technologies and match the right IoT network service to each use case and application. No one connectivity technology can meet all IoT requirements and any solution will likely require multiple connectivity technologies just for coverage purposes for applications deployed today. Multiple connectivity solutions may be required just to meet the use case requirements, independent of coverage.\u00a0Many solutions providers are tied to specific network technologies \u2013 and a neutral party is needed to sort through to the right answer.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c66b04 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c66b04\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ee9d77\" data-id=\"9ee9d77\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cfa7f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0cfa7f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLPWAN (Low-power WAN) is a set of wide area wireless networking technologies that interconnect low-bandwidth, battery-powered devices with low bit rates over long ranges. The leading specialists in the LP-WAN technology community include Sigfox, LoRa, Ingenu and Weightless.The primary advantage of LP-WAN technologies is the ability to support a greater number of connected devices over a larger area with a lower cost with greater power efficiency than traditional mobile networks.The main challenge for enterprises is that none of the LP-WAN networks are mature, so coverage is limited although improving every day.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a1447ac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a1447ac\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ee5f4b\" data-id=\"6ee5f4b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-087dbf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"087dbf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHere is a quick summary of the strengths, weaknesses and distinct business models for the leading specialists in the LP-WAN community &#8211; Sigfox, LoRa, Ingenu\u00a0and Weightless:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7820c56 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7820c56\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d21e78\" data-id=\"6d21e78\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b4987a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b4987a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<u>Sigfox<\/u>\n<ul>\n \t<li><a name=\"_Hlk504562789\"><\/a>Strengths:\u00a0 Solid technology, large ecosystem, many devices, low cost, low predictable power consumption, managed service.<\/li>\n \t<li><a name=\"_Hlk504579360\"><\/a>Weaknesses:\u00a0 Relies on Ultra Narrow Band (UNB) technology combined with DBPSK and GFSK modulation using 200 kHz of unlicensed spectrum in the 868 to 869 MHz and 902 to 928 MHz bands depending on regions. Limited network coverage in the US since the company did not reach its 2017 buildout goals. Immature ecosystem but improving rapidly.<\/li>\n \t<li>Business model:\u00a0 Business model flaws in subscription-based connectivity at low cost.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f011ea6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f011ea6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2fbe3f9\" data-id=\"2fbe3f9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8c7f3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8c7f3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCountries are franchised to a variety of carrier and utility partners.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<u>LoRa<\/u>\n<ul>\n \t<li>Strengths:\u00a0solid technology, large ecosystem but largely private (not generally accessible) but improving, low cost, low not-as-predictable power consumption, it is mostly private and (mostly) not offered as a managed service.<\/li>\n \t<li>Weaknesses:\u00a0No central service manager or clearinghouse to interoperate networks (not a managed service \u2013 both a pro and a con), wide scale coverage in its infancy, needs a more robust open ecosystem. Monopoly (thus far) on chips make devices a little more expensive.<\/li>\n \t<li>Business model:\u00a0Senet is the largest US-based provider of LoRaWAN IoT technology with network coverage in 225 markets.\u00a0 Recently launched Low Power Wide Area Virtual Network (LVN) to offer IoT connectivity solutions for cable, CLEC and wireless operators. Comcast is also expanding its LoRa LPWAN-based network to 12 US markets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c75a650 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c75a650\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7414ad3\" data-id=\"7414ad3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c7f655 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c7f655\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><u>Ingenu<\/u><\/p><ul><li><a name=\"_Hlk504579497\"><\/a>Strengths:\u00a0Random Phase Multiple Access (RPMA\u00ae) technology uses the unlicensed 2.4 GHz ISM band. Supports higher speeds, closer to LTE in functionality. Ingenu reports its US network currently covers around 45 million POPs.<\/li><li>Weaknesses: Expensive network and solution. CEO John Horn abruptly left Ingenu during the summer of 2017. looks unlikely to survive.<\/li><li>Business model: subscription based<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a12a57a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a12a57a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f574c79\" data-id=\"f574c79\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f72edc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f72edc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<u>Weightless <\/u>\n<ul>\n \t<li><a name=\"_Hlk504579999\"><\/a>Strengths: narrow band modulation scheme, can operate in both sub-1GHz license exempt and licensed spectrum, offers full acknowledgement of 100% of uplink traffic for unmatched QoS in a system operating in unlicensed ISM and SRD spectrum<\/li>\n \t<li>Weaknesses:\u00a0guarantee low cost and low risk, and to maximize user choice and ongoing innovation.<\/li>\n \t<li><a name=\"_Hlk504580044\"><\/a>Business model:\u00a0Open global standard promoted by a SIG rather than a specific company with a proprietary technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0de448a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0de448a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1fe81e\" data-id=\"a1fe81e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6bcfc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6bcfc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHere is a quick summary of the strengths, weaknesses and distinct business models for the leading Cellular LPWAN IoT network solutions including NB-IoT <a name=\"_Hlk504580153\"><\/a>(CAT-NB1)\u00a0and LTE-M (CAT-M1).\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bbcf519 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bbcf519\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a2730dc\" data-id=\"a2730dc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2775bef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2775bef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><u>NB-IOT (CAT-NB1)<\/u><\/p><ul><li><a name=\"_Hlk504580117\"><\/a>Strengths:\u00a0 carrier-backed, ubiquitous coverage due to it being an LTE upgrade, with higher data rates possible.<\/li><li>Weaknesses:\u00a0 more expensive in terms of power consumption and device cost than other LPWAN technologies such as LoRa or Sigfox. The requirement for a SIM and pairing of some sort may also be an issue \u2013 compared to LPWANs that are paired at the factory.<\/li><li>Business model: T-Mobile is the only major US carrier to deploy NB-IoT as its low power wide area (LPWA) network of choice.\u00a0 Verizon recently completed its first successful NB-IoT Guard band data session trials and plans to deploy an NB<a name=\"_GoBack\"><\/a>-IoT network across Verizon\u2019s nationwide network in 2018.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-29f8152 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"29f8152\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4438edd\" data-id=\"4438edd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1be7c60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1be7c60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<u>LTE-M (CAT-M1)<\/u>\n<ul>\n \t<li>Strengths:\u00a0 becoming pervasive \u2013 it offers higher data rates than LPWAN, but at higher cost and power consumption.<\/li>\n \t<li>Weaknesses:\u00a0Cat M probably provides the high end of the \u201cLPWAN\u201d segment.<\/li>\n \t<li>Business model:\u00a0Verizon, AT&amp;T and Sprint have all opted for LTE-M, another LPWA technology standardized by 3GPP, and have completed their initial nationwide LTE-M launches in 2017<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ee0fdd5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ee0fdd5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e745a3\" data-id=\"2e745a3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7ac3bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7ac3bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>T-Mobile became the first US operator to launch NB-IoT commercially and has committed to extend coverage to a nationwide NBIOT network during 2018. This would be a major feat if accomplished, and the announced pricing is aggressive and will give the LPWAN players pause.\u00a0 T-Mobile parent Deutsche Telekom recently updated its plans for its narrowband-IoT (NB-IoT) rollout across Europe.\u00a0DT launched NB-IoT technology in <a name=\"_Hlk504580743\"><\/a>Germany in 2017, and the network is now available in approximately 600 towns and cities across its home market, with more than 200 companies trialing the technology. This DT NB-IoT network deployment in six of its European markets was on track at the end of 2017, including Germany, Poland, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary and Greece.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7efa8b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7efa8b5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1727d52\" data-id=\"1727d52\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4733e9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4733e9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWireless 20\/20 believes these different LPWAN technologies will likely live alongside each other for quite some time.\u00a0 The major technologies (Sigfox, LoRa, NBIOT) will live alongside each other for a while, but only one may survive in the long run unless dual-mode chips become common.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e77346 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e77346\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9119ca6\" data-id=\"9119ca6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af442e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af442e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Key enterprise verticals and horizontal applications require true national coverage and need to integrate multiple IoT network technologies. Among these, the following have enterprises that can integrate their own IoT network solutions and others that cannot develop their own solutions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0b8fe71 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0b8fe71\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-19fecfb\" data-id=\"19fecfb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb02860 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb02860\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li><u>Shipping and logistics\/supply chain:<\/u>\u00a0 Much of the supply chain is national in scope and needs national coverage \u2013 pallets, shipping containers, truck trailers, etc.\u00a0 But a portion is also local.\u00a0 Use case is to track location and sense temperature and shock\/vibration.\u00a0 Local = the last mile of product distribution, think local warehouse to convenience store for consumer goods, for example.\u00a0 Multiple modes are needed.\u00a0 Examples:\u00a0 a pallet en route may need to report location only when it starts or stops (LPWAN), but a pallet in a warehouse may need to report its contents to a smartphone (Bluetooth).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2fcbf8d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2fcbf8d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bea7954\" data-id=\"bea7954\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecd72a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ecd72a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li><u>Agriculture:\u00a0<\/u> Reasonably localized per customer, but national in scope with big areas in California and the Midwest.\u00a0 Ag requires large coverage areas with modest populations.\u00a0 Use cases = many and varied:\u00a0 tracking, soil sensors, moisture sensors, tank monitoring, and many more.\u00a0 Multiple technologies may be required \u2013 LPWAN for remote areas and fields, Bluetooth for applications expected to communicate to a smartphone.<\/li>\n \t<li><u>Facilities and spaces:\u00a0<\/u> Localized per customer, but national in scope \u2026 such as major hotel chains like Marriott or Hyatt.\u00a0 Shopping malls and office complexes and resorts and casinos and theme parks are largely localized, but there may be many facilities under the same owner nationwide.\u00a0 Use cases include a varied portfolio \u2013 door open\/close, irrigation on\/off, soil moisture monitors, water leak detectors, buttons to provide a service, and many more.<\/li>\n \t<li><u>Industrial:<\/u>\u00a0 Usually localized coverage when talking about the factory or enterprise, but national when talking about supply chain.\u00a0 Use cases are varied:\u00a0 track inventory or tools within a factory facility, fuel tank levels, panic buttons for personnel, personnel tracking for safety, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c90600c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c90600c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-418f5cd\" data-id=\"418f5cd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be3288d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be3288d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTraditional IT system integrators, including Accenture, IBM, HP Deloitte and PricewaterhouseCoopers have focused on integrating complex\u00a0components and analytics to deliver a full IoT solution.\u00a0 Most of the traditional large SI\u2019s focus on the higher end of the technology stack \u2013 connectivity is usually assumed to exist.\u00a0 Certainly, some of these companies can do large scale Wi-Fi implementations and have solid experience with cellular services, but the core of their offers focusses on analytics and business process integration with legacy ERP and other systems.\u00a0 Newer connectivity solutions such as LPWAN are not yet fully integrated into their domain expertise.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1689218 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1689218\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca4762d\" data-id=\"ca4762d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c29d78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c29d78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe current need for IoT network integrators is driven precisely by this need \u2013 the capability to determine the right network connectivity solution for lower tier access in terms of power consumption and cost is nascent, and this very capability is what determines whether new projects can be delivered at a reasonable ROI.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2065779 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2065779\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0da6fc\" data-id=\"d0da6fc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6f9032 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6f9032\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>IoT network integrators and connectivity\u00a0providers can leverage all these technologies and match the right IoT network technology to each use case and application.\u00a0IoT is not a \u201cone size fits all\u201d environment in terms of connectivity. Every application and use case is different and connectivity requirements need to be evaluated on an individual use case basis. There are many parameters: \u00a0cost, power consumption, latency, range, application, etc. Bluetooth may be the right answer for some, Wi-Fi may be the answer for others, LPWAN for still others.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-80b526f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"80b526f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-295375f\" data-id=\"295375f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-849da60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"849da60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\nIn our next blog post, Wireless 20\/20 will examine how some of the leading neutral IoT network integrators\u00a0can provide a deep and rich set of services to ensure the highest quality of service for mission-critical IoT\u00a0network\u00a0management solutions in the US market.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most of the traditional large system integrators focus on the higher end of the technology stack &ndash; connectivity is usually assumed to exist.&nbsp; But the core of their offers focusses on analytics and business process integration with legacy ERP and other systems.&nbsp; Newer connectivity solutions such as LPWAN are not yet fully integrated into their domain expertise.&nbsp; The current need for IoT network integrators is driven precisely by this need &ndash; the capability to determine the right network connectivity solution for lower tier access in terms of power consumption and cost is nascent, and this very capability is what determines whether new projects can be delivered at a reasonable ROI.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":229,"featured_media":3354,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[195],"tags":[93],"ppma_author":[1753],"class_list":["post-612","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-iot","tag-internet-of-things"],"authors":[{"term_id":1753,"user_id":229,"is_guest":0,"slug":"berge-ayvazian","display_name":"Berge Ayvazian","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&r=g","user_url":"","last_name":"Ayvazian","first_name":"Berge","job_title":"","description":"<a href=\"www.linkedin.comin ergeayvazian\">Berge Ayvazian<\/a>, a frequent speaker and\/or moderator at telecom industry events worldwide organized by Informa\/Knect365, UBM\/Light Reading, 4G World\/Yankee Group and W2i Digital Cities Convention, is a Senior Analyst at Wireless 20\/20. For more than 20 years, he was a senior telecom industry analyst and strategy consultant with Yankee Group, where he served as CEO and co-chairman of the 4G World and Mobile Internet World conference programs.&nbsp; He has conducted extensive research on 5G technology, spectrum, IoT and fixed wireless access.&nbsp; &nbsp;He is working with several operators on their 4G BWA initiatives and 5G FWA trials.&nbsp;"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/612","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/229"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=612"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/612\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37755,"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/612\/revisions\/37755"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=612"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=612"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=612"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=612"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}