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China's first NB-IoT network made in Wuxi
(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2016-12-28
Wuxi's Hongshan IoT Town announced the installation and initialization of China's first NB-IoT network yesterday.
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Compared with traditional networks, NB-IoT has a wider coverage range, massive connections and lower power consumption. [Photo provided to China Daily] |
This marked another technical breakthrough that Hongshan has made since the city built the nation's first high-standard all-optical network in September, 2015.
The 35 billion-yuan ($5 billion) NB-IoT (Narrow Band Internet of Things) network employs the most advanced network communication equipment and network architecture, and covers the whole 5,800-hectare Hongshan town.
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Hongshan IoT town is comprised of three functional areas：intelligent manufacture, intelligent living and intelligent ecology. [Photo provided to China Daily] |
Compared with traditional networks, NB-IoT has a wider coverage range, massive connections and lower power consumption.
The network is expected to play a role in wider fields in the first quarter of 2017, including intelligent meter reading, parking, trace and smart home technology.
The former Wuxi New District, now known as Wuxi Xinwu district or Wuxi National Hi-tech district, was founded in 1992 and underwent administrative changes in 1995, 2002 and 2005.
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