Top 10 Take-aways from MWC for IoT Systems
by
HMS Staff Writer
| Sep 19, 2017

Top 10 Take-aways from MWC for IoT Systems
- Gateway providers roll out LTE-M and NB IoT solutions
- AT&T and Verizon have at least 8 US cities with 5G Trials
- Nokia CEO estimates 5G will improve worker productivity by 30% over the next 10 years
- Cellular provider data costs have dropped dramatically from ~$1 per GB to 0.01 per GB over the last three years
- Verizon VP estimates 5G will create 3 million jobs
- Cellular connectivity costs have dropped so significantly that individually connected street lights are viable
- AT&T Vehicle tracking solutions for trucking justify multiple cellular connections per truck
- Nokia CEO expects broad commercial rollout of 5G 2019
- UPS focused user accessible on personalized package tracking application in conjunction with UBER
- LORA now available on 175 products from 75 companies