Internet of Things
T-Mobile is a proven provider of Internet of Things - IoT services in Poland.
T-Mobile operates Poland’s only commercial Narrowband-IoT network with nationwide coverage, operating in the 800 MHz LTE licensed radio band.
Narrowband IoT NB-IoT standard belongs to the LPWAN (Low Power Wide Area Network) family.
- Low Power enables operating on a single battery for many years, even with frequent measurements and taking into account aspects such as self-discharge and battery degradation.
- Wide Area – data in a mobile network are transmitted even in difficult conditions, e.g. in urban areas, where the radio signal is exposed to many obstacles that interfere with transmission, or at places that attenuate radio waves, such as cellars or underground infrastructure.
The Narrowband-IoT network offers excellent coverage in hard-to-reach areas with minimal power consumption. It is dedicated to Internet of Things sensor networks (including readings from utility meters, air monitoring stations, waste bin filling level indicators or parking occupancy sensors).
The technology is available throughout Poland and in countries of the Deutsche Telekom group.
Smart metering of utilities
Using the NB-IoT network, we offer a smart metering service for utilities, allowing for quick and effective data acquisition from metering points in utility (district heating, water supply, gas and power) nodes.
As part of the service we offer:
Remote reading
Complete sets
Automation of readings
Long range and safety
Sensors
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Examples of NB- IoT enabled devices
- Gas meters with remote reading.
- Sensors for temperature, humidity, pressure and flooding.
- Sensors for heat meters and heat node controllers.
- Water meters with built in modem.
- Overlays for existing water meters.
- Sensors for agriculture.
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Features of IoT devices
- Up to 10 years battery life.
- PSM (Power Saving Mode) functionality in the NB-IoT network.
- Dedicated IoT platform hosted in the T-Mobile data center.
- Private APN (Access Point Name) secure connection, which separates devices from the Internet.
- T-Mobile lab certification.
IoT Platform
Advantages:
- one platform for IoT devices across various manufacturers,
- compatibility and central integration of both existing and new sensors,
- secure data centre infrastructure provided by a telecom company.
Benefits:
- simplified management of your company’s or city’s IoT device ecosystem from a centralised platform,
- streamlined generation of new reports,
- enhanced reliability of warnings and alerts,
- secured data from IoT devices in a single database.
T-Mobile’s IoT platform gathers and displays data from a range of internet of things (IoT) devices, including water metres, gas metres, trackers, lamp sensors, humidity sensors, and parking sensors.
Each manufacturer has a dedicated platform to manage data from its own devices.
T-Mobile’s IoT platform collects data from devices made by multiple manufacturers, bringing it all together in one place.
This level of integration enables you to analyse all information effectively, visualise it, set alerts, and generate records needed for invoicing.
Implementation case study
How the Podhale Geothermal Company utilises Narrowband-IoT technology?
Lineup of technologies
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Lineup of technologies
LTE - CAT1
LTE-M
NB-IoT
LoRa
Sigfox
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Bandwidth
Licensed
Licensed
Licensed
Unlicensed
Unlicensed
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Bandwidth
Up to 20 MHz
1,4 MHz
180 kHz
125 - 500 kHz
200 kHz
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Two-way data transmission
Full duplex
Half dupleks
and full duplexHalf duplex
Half duplex
Half duplex
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Maximum data rate
10 Mbps (DL)
5 Mbps (UL)1 Mbps (DL)
1 Mbps (UL)250 kbps (DL)
230 kbps (UL)50 kbps (DL)
50 kbps (UL)0,6 kbps (DL)
0,1 kbps (UL) -
Max. path loss
(comparison to GSM)144 dB (0 dB)
156 dB (+ 12 dB)
164 dB (+ 20 dB)
157 dB (+ 13 dB)
153 dB (+ 9 dB)
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Expected maximum battery life
3 - 5 years
5 - 10 years
10+ years
10+ years
10+ years
Product benefits
Nationwide Narrowband
network coverage - IoT
Efficiency
Dedicated radio band
Licensed solution
Long-lasting
