DALLAS, Oct. 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T* today
switched on North America's first
LTE-M enabled commercial site, starting a process that will
transform the Internet of Things (IoT) for years to come.
AT&T has enabled LTE-M technology on its first site in the
San Francisco market to support
the pilot of AT&T's LTE-M Low-Power Wide-Area network at the
AT&T Labs in San Ramon.
AT&T plans to make the technology widely available across our
commercial network throughout 2017.
LTE-M will offer a unique combination of enhanced coverage and
longer battery life with carrier-grade security for a new
generation of industries and applications.
It will connect a wide variety of IoT solutions challenged by
existing network technology. These include smart utility meters,
asset monitoring, vending machines, alarm systems, fleet, heavy
equipment, mHealth and wearables.
Key features and benefits expected from LTE-M are:
- Lower costs for modules that connect IoT devices to the LTE
network.
- Longer battery life; up to 10 years for certain enabled IoT
devices.
- Better coverage for IoT devices underground and deep inside
buildings.
"We've joined with Altair,
Ericsson and technology leaders from across the ecosystem to launch
the first LTE-M enabled commercial site in North America," said Chris Penrose, president, Internet of Things
Solutions, AT&T. "Innovations like LTE-M will bring IoT to more
end points than ever before. It's part of our strategy to offer the
widest range of IoT network options to our customers."
Enterprise customers and technology leaders are collaborating on
the LTE-M pilot.
Participants in the pilot will include:
- Badger Meter – analyze how the LTE-M network, which is
dedicated to supporting the IoT, may be used to enhance
communications for smart water devices.
- CalAmp – explore how the LTE-M network can help companies more
efficiently manage their connected vehicles and assets.
- Capstone Metering – demonstrate how LTE-M can improve Smart
Cities sensor technologies. It will look to increase battery life
and improve connectivity and sensor monitoring for underground
smart water meters.
- PepsiCo -- examine and test ways that sensors can improve the
in-store experience with smart vending solutions for the thousands
of PepsiCo products consumers love and enjoy.
- Samsung – evaluate an LTE-M-based solution to enhance
performance for consumer solutions. This may include wearables or
other consumer devices.
The pilot will also include solutions from a robust contingent
of technology providers: Altair, Ericsson, Qualcomm
Technologies, Inc., Sierra Wireless, Telit, u-blox, Wistron NeWeb
Corp. (WNC), and Xirgo Technologies. The technology is
expected to be available to customers outside of the pilot starting
in 2017.
Learn more in our white paper, "What you need to know about IoT
wide area networks."
This is the third in a series of white papers designed to help
businesses and developers navigate the key questions and challenges
in implementing IoT solutions. For more information about
AT&T IoT services and support, go to www.att.com/iot.
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