Zain Bahrain successfully trials NB-IoT with Ericsson

  • Date: 19-Jan-2021
  • Source: Bizbahrain
  • Sector:Technology
  • Country:Bahrain
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Zain Bahrain successfully trials NB-IoT with Ericsson

Ali Al-Yaham, Director Technology, Zain Bahrain

Zain Bahrain, a leading telecoms operator in the Kingdom in collaboration with Ericsson, a world-leading provider of communications technology, today announced the successful completion of trials of Narrow Band Internet of Things (NB-IoT) technology to support Bahrain in achieving National Telecommunication Plan (NTP) - 5 Machine to Machine (M2M) aspirations. The trial that started in Bahrain in early August with Ericsson highlight Zain's capability on NB-IoT and the company's continuous investment to enhance its network by introducing and showcasing the massive potential the latest technologies will have in the Kingdom.



NB-IoT is based on the 3GPP cellular standard and is designed to be a low-power, low-cost, high-penetration solution to enable low-bandwidth communications as part of the Internet of Things, using a very narrow band of low-frequency spectrum.  NB-IoT has an excellent range and object penetration capabilities making it perfect for remote monitoring of static or limited movement installations where data transmissions are small. Once deployed in Bahrain, the technology is expected to help accelerate the proliferation of IoT devices and develop the IoT ecosystem, the advantages of which include coverage, long battery life, and cost-effective solutions to enterprises.



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