Nokia - NB-IoT Deployment
Nokia - NB-IoT Deployment
Nokia - NB-IoT Deployment
• Core competencies
• Cellular communications technologies
• Short range radio technologies
• Satellite based positioning technologies
• Product offering
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• Modules – fully implemented, drop-in solutions
• Services – delivering added value to our solutions
• Market focus
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• Industrial – durable components for professional electronics
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• Business model
• Fabless operation
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3G Cat 1
Broadband
Narrowband
Signficiant Cellular LPWAN growth expected, driven by IoT
Cat M1 and replacement of legacy M2M
2G
Cat NB1
Low bandwidth
Low cost Cat M2 / NB2
5G
Low power
Higher latency
Multiple bands
Multiple Bands
850 MHz MHz (B28)
Unknown
Norway
Telenor 2017
Germany 800 / 900 MHz (B8 / B20)
Vodafone 2017 Sweden
900 MHz (B8)
Telia 2017
T-Mobile 2017 800 MHz (B20)
Telefonica (O2) 800 / 1800 MHz (B20 / B3) Russia
Trial 2H2017 Multiple Megafon
Unknown Denmark
Irland TDC
Vodafone 2017 Poland
T-Mobile 2017
UK Czech Republic
Vodafone 2017 T-Mobile 2017
T-Mobile 2017
Austria
British Telecom
T-Mobile 2017
Q4/2017
Slovakia
T-Mobile 2017
Netherlands Hungary
Vodafone 2017 Magyar 2017
T-Mobile 2017 Switzerland
Swisscom 1H/2018
Belgium Slovenia
Orange Simobil 2017
France Italy
Bouygues Vodafone, TIM 2017
Croatia
Portugal
Hrsvatski 2017
Vodafone 2017
NOS 2017 Greece
Cosmote 2017
Spain
Vodafone 2017
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LPWA Definition
Low-Power, Wide-Area (LPWA) network is a generic term for a group of
technologies with the following key characteristics:
LPWA technologies complement existing cellular mobile networks and short range
technologies, enabling wide area communications at lower cost points and
better power consumption characteristics for far greater deployment location freedom
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Each technology addresses specific use cases & markets
RPMA LTE Cat NB1 LTE Cat M1 LTE Cat 1 LTE Cat 4 LTE Cat 6
(NB-IoT)
Smart Buildings
Data rate:
Spectrum: Latency: Battery Range:
375 kb/s
1.4 MHz ms - Sec Life: Basement
UL/DL (Half
Licensed 5-10 Yrs (155.7 dB MCL) 2
Duplex)1
Agriculture / Environmental
Smart Metering Land, noise, rain, pollution monitoring
Gas & water
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Technology comparison
2G Cat M1 Cat NB1 Ingenu
Feature LoRa SigFox
(GSM / GPRS) (Half duplex) (NB-IoT) (RPMA)
Mobile connectivity / Mobile connectivity /
Application focus M2M M2M M2M M2M
M2M M2M
125 kHz (typ) 600 Hz
80 MHz
200 kHz 1.4 MHz 180 kHz ISM Unlicensed 2 ISM Unlicensed 2
Radio Spectrum ISM Unlicensed2
3GPP Licensed 1 3GPP Licensed 1 3GPP Licensed 1 868 MHz (EU) / 915 868 MHz (EU) / 915
Global 2.4 GHZ Band
MHz (USA) MHz (USA)
Guaranteed
Quality of Service Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
(QoS)
milliseconds => milliseconds => seconds => seconds => sec's => min's
Responsiveness seconds
seconds seconds minutes minutes (140 Tx / day limit)
Roaming Global Global Global Global Local 3 Single network
Up to 85.6 kb/s (DL) 27.2 / 62.5 kb/s 5.5kb/s (125-bw) 100b/s (UL)
Peak Data Rate 375kb/s (DL/UL) 31 /15.6 kb/s (DL/UL)
Up to 42.8 kb/s (UL) (DL/UL) 50kb/s (500-bw) 500b/s (DL) 4
Yes (broadcast
FOTA No Yes Yes No No
channel) 5
Range / Above ground / Basement / Underground / Underground / Underground / Underground /
MCL 6 139.4 / 144 dB 6 155.7 dB 164 dB 7 167 dB 161 dB 161 dB
Vehicular (300kmh) Vehicular (300kmh) Vehicular (100kmh) Vehicular (100kmh+)
Mobility No No
(full handover) (full handover) 8 (no handover) (full handover)
Yes Yes
Voice Support No No No No
(GSM) (incl. VoLTE) 9
Battery life 5-10yrs 5-10yrs 10yrs+ 10yrs+ 10yrs+ 10yrs+
Cost
$ $ $ $+ (currently) $ $
(Module or eBoM)
Notes: 4. UL: Max 140 mssg w/ payload up to 12 bytes; DL: Max 4 mssg w/ payload up to 8 bytes
1. 3GPP Licensed spectrum in 450MHz and 700MHz – 3.5GHz 5. Separate broadcast channel allows multicast of FOTA, etc. to all devices at once
2. ISM (Industrial, Scientific, Medical) unlicensed spectrum 6. GSM has MCL (maximum coupling loss) of 139.4 dB, GPRS of 144 dB
3. LoRa Public and Private networks are operated by entities in specific 7. NB-IoT uses Single-Tone signalling in the UL to ensure reliable operation to the cell-edge
areas, there is no guarantee of cross-network operation
8. MNO support initially only in Idle Mode, will support Connected Mode in future FW rel.
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NB-IoT communication architecture
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Benefits of Release 13 network architecture for IoT / M2M
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Cat NB1 Release 13 data protocol options
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Is a SIM/UICC needed? What about tariffs?
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NB-IoT pilots
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Water metering
1st pre-standard NB-IoT message
Water Metering, Spain, 2015/2016
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A selection of modules and chips from u-blox
5G /
Cat 19
Cat 16
Cat 12
High bandwidth Cat 9
High cost Cat 6
High power 4G LTE
Low latency Cat 3/4
3G Cat 1 UBX-R3
u-blox modem
Broadband technology
Narrowband
Cat M1 UBX-R5
2G
Cat NB1
Cat M2 / NB2
Low bandwidth 5G
Low cost
Low power
Higher latency
Time
Evolution to high speed cellular
Evolution to cellular LPWA
LISA-U2xx (HSPA+/GSM/EDGE)
LISA-C200 (CDMA 1xRTT)
22.4 x 33.2 mm
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Strategic initiative – Leadership in LPWA technologies
The world’s smallest NB-IoT /
The world’s 1st NB-IoT module Cat M1 module
SARA-N2 series SARA-R4 series
Ultra low power consumption, delivering 10+ Band-configurable to reach the whole world
years of battery life on a single cell primary battery with a single hardware SKU
Excellent extended range in buildings and Supports multi-mode Cat M1, NB1 and GSM
underground (MCL of 164 dB)
Pasi Alajoki
040-5152 911
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Thank you!