In last November, KT, a South Korea-based telco, formed 'NB-IoT Alliance' with LG U+, aiming to launch NB-IoT service as early as Q1 2017. Later in the month, the company, apparently stimulated by SK Telecom who had just started LoRa-based, IoST-dedicated, commercial services, announced another plan to complete deployment of a nationwide NB-IoT network by June 2017 for faster entry to t...