WESTLAKE, Texas, Feb. 01, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Businesses and global brands can look forward to an expanded lineup of network offerings thanks to the collaboration between Verizon and Ericsson who today completed their first successful Narrowband IoT Guard band data session. The trials used the latest Massive Internet of Things Ericsson software on Verizon's 4G LTE network.
Bill Stone, Vice President - Network Planning at Verizon said, "We are committed to providing more customer options to the IoT ecosystem by leading with new technologies and capabilities such as NB-IoT Guard band that efficiently use dedicated spectrum and target different customer requirements for throughput and battery life."
"The IoT ecosystem has tremendous potential for further growth and development," said Kevin Zvokel, Head of Networks for Ericsson in North America. "With our IoT commercial software in combination with Verizon's network, we are pleased to pave the way for future growth in this important segment."
Nationwide deployment of Verizon's Narrowband IoT Guard band network will be fully complete across Verizon's nationwide network covering 2.56 million square miles in 2018.
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