T-Mobile US announced what it calls the first U.S. plan for narrowband IoT (NB-IoT), charging just $6 per year on a promotional basis, to transfer 12 MB per connected device.
That gives you some idea of the reasons why internet of things sensor connections might not drive that much incremental service revenue. Compare that with a consumer smartphone account generating perhaps $40 to $50 a month, or $480 to $600 a year.
T-Mobile US claims its own price is about 10 percent of the cost of Verizon’s Cat-M plans,
T-Mobile US expects to have the service running nationwide by mid-year 2018.
T-Mobile also announced that the company has certified new NB-IoT modules from u-blox and Sierra Wireless for use on its network.
NB-IoT is an LTE-Advanced technology that the company argues will provide features similar to planned 5G IoT.
For a limited time, T-Mobile’s NB-IoT plan is available for $6 per year
It’s ideal for applications that require low bandwidth, long battery life and large numbers of sensors, like asset tracking, smart city applications, smart agriculture and more.
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