With NB-IoT networks eventually started to rollout, some developers are wondering how much data they can exchange between sensor device and platform, what it takes to transfer this data etc.

Junaid Afzal 

Technical Presales Manager - Ecosystem at SIGFOX

"NB-IoT Deployment – What it Takes" briefly outline the architectural aspects of NB-IoT, this article will focus on the choices MNO has available for NB-IoT in terms of frequency band, deployment mode and their impact on coverage.

Junaid Afzal 

Technical Presales Manager - Ecosystem at SIGFOX

While there is a lot of marketing material discussing the use cases and high level technology comparison, there is not much available on how the overall LTE network architecture would be after NB-IoT upgrade. You’d come across the statement “NB-IoT is just a software upgrade of LTE”, which is merely “over simplifying” the reality as shown in architecture diagram.

Junaid Afzal 

Technical Presales Manager - Ecosystem at SIGFOX