Analysys Mason: The role of China in boosting NB-IoT
iotbusinessnews | February 07, 2018
Few operators have launched commercial NB-IoT networks since the technology was standardised in 2016, despite the strong push from Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone. However, China’s operators are the exception. Backed by strong government support, all three operators claim to have rolled out the technology to tens of thousands of base stations. Developments in China will benefit the entire NB-IoT ecosystem, not least Chinese hardware and software firms looking to export to other countries.