Mobile IoT refers to low power wide area (LPWA) 3GPP standardised secure operator managed IoT networks in licensed spectrum. Networks designed for IoT applications that are low cost, use low data rates, require long battery lives and often operate in remote and hard to reach locations.
Existing cellular networks are evolving to deliver service to billions of new devices providing complete IoT connectivity in the 5G era. NB-IoT and LTE-M are 3GPP standards that are both are set to coexist with other 3GPP 5G technologies, so fulfilling the long term 5G LPWA requirements.
This GSMA paper explains how NB-IoT and LTE-M technologies are an integral part of 5G. It also highlights that both NB-IoT and LTE-M will continue to serve LPWA 5G use cases, and will coexist alongside other components of 5G which meet the other various 5G use cases.
Click here to download the Mobile IoT in the 5G Future paper
