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Extending coverage of IoT devices in distant locations

IoT coverage in remote locations

Extending coverage of IoT devices in distant locations

In partnership with Telstra, Australia

Case

Challenge

Need of a network that has the ability to reach difficult urban locations, and connect Narrowband-IoT devices.

Extending coverage of IoT devices in remote locations

Solution

Ericsson and Telstra have deployed and tested Narrowband-IoT data connections up to 120km from a base-station in Telstra’s commercial network.

Impact

The longest-range NB-IoT connection of its kind, where Telstra’s NB-IoT network covers 4 million square kilometers of the country’s land area. A key milestone towards increasing Telstra’s LTE footprint in rural and urban Australia. 

The network’s ability was demonstrated with a distant sensor from a solar powered weather station reporting temperature, relative humidity, rain fall and leaf wetness.

Sustainable development goals

Supporting the Sustainable Development Goals

The highlighted Sustainable Development Goals are included in the project.

"Telstra already had Australia’s largest IoT coverage with Cat M1 across our 4G metro, regional and rural coverage footprint. With this NB-IoT extended range feature, we have now extended our coverage to more than three and a half million square kilometers, delivering our customers the best IoT coverage and capability in the country. Once again Telstra, working closely in partnership with Ericsson, has delivered innovation that ensures the benefits of IoT technology can be enjoyed by the largest number of Australians, not just those in the cities and towns."
- Channa Seneviratne, Telstra’s Executive Director, Network and Infrastructure Engineering.
More facts and reading

Ericsson and Telstra have successfully deployed and tested Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) data connections up to 100km from a base-station in Telstra’s commercial network — the longest-range NB-IoT connection of its kind, and a key milestone towards increasing Telstra’s LTE footprint in rural and regional Australia.

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