NB-IoT: IoT technology combining longevity and performance

NB-IoT

The perfect mix of energy efficiency and performance

Narrow Band IoT, what is it?

In a context of significant changes, many companies want to achieve their decarbonization goals and accelerate their digitization. Combining high energy efficiency and real coverage performance inside buildings, NB-IoT meets these challenges.

This low-power network, dedicated to sending short messages, enhances the longevity and autonomy of objects, reducing their cost. The advantages of NB-IoT open up a world of possibilities in terms of use cases, specifically addressing Smart City requirements (water and waste management, lighting), Smart Building, energy efficiency management, and industrial asset tracking.

With both technical commitments differing from and complementary to LTE-M, NB-IoT is already being adopted worldwide, particularly in Asia. This IoT technology will be supported by 5G SA (Stand Alone).

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The advantages of NB-IoT technology

Performance

With NB-IoT, interactions with your devices located in a difficult-to-reach environment, HQE buildings, indoor, or in a basement, are made easier

Bi-directionality

With bi-directionality, your device can both transmit and receive data messages, ensuring the proper receipt of messages and sending of commands

Longevity

Based on the 4G network and supported by 5G SA (Stand Alone), NB-IoT offers you the guarantee of sustainability for your solution and optimized quality of service

Energy autonomy

Your NB-IoT device can operate autonomously for over 10 years thanks to its advanced LPWAN features and streamlined design, allowing it to optimize its energy consumption

Reduced device cost

Thanks to the streamlined design of NB-IoT and the volume of modules already deployed, particularly in Asia, you can benefit from NB-IoT devices at very competitive costs

Explore NB-IoT Digital Offer

Quick and easy access to IoT SIM cards:

For requirements of SIM cards for initial deployments For R&D and Lab requirements to test and validate new features For POC and MVP requirements to validate the potential gain of your IoT solution.

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Deployment in France and internationally

Bouygues Telecom has deployed LTE-M and NB-IoT technologies and has had coverage of over 99% of the national population since late 2022.

In 2023, NB-IoT, a global 3GPP standard, is already adopted in 63 countries worldwide, particularly in the United States and Asia.

NB-IoT and LTE-M: complementary technologies

NB-IoT and LTE-M technologies are complementary. The choice mainly depends on the use case and business constraints.

For telemeasurement or Smart Metering requiring very low throughput and battery consumption, NB-IoT is the ideal solution. For a use case requiring higher throughput, such as a software update for the device, LTE-M is more suitable. Learn more about LTE-M.

For comparison, NB-IoT has a throughput of 0.25Mb/s, 2G has a throughput of 0.38Mb/s, while LTE-M has a theoretical throughput of up to 1Mb/s

Les atouts des fonctionnalités LPWA du NB-IoT

Take advantage of the very low battery consumption and reduced intervention costs with “Power Saving Mode” (PSM, “hibernation”) feature.

Extend the lifespan of your devices with “Extended Discontinuous Reception” (eDRX, “semi-awake”) feature.

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