Operators and vendors join forces to push cellular IoT networks
Backed by the likes of AT&T, Intel and Qualcomm, industry organization GSMA has launched an initiative to accelerate the rollout of cellular networks customized for machine-to-machine communications.
The growing interest in machine-to-machine communications has resulted in a need for so-called LPWA (Low Power Wide Area) networks that are customized for applications that have low data rates, long battery lives and operate unattended for long periods of time.
Today a lot of different technologies and their backers are vying to dominate this burgeoning area. With the forming of the Mobile IoT Initiative, the cellular industry is aiming to pool its resources and accelerate the commercial availability of services.
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