Qualcomm and China Unicom promote the low-power Internet of Things large-scale application

With the development of the market in recent years, the domestic Internet of Things application has gradually moved from concept to actual combat. We can see that some innovative applications for the government, sub-sectors and individual consumers are emerging. A large number of smart city applications such as smart street lights, smart manhole covers, and intelligent environmental monitoring can effectively help government customers improve urban management efficiency and cost savings; smart agriculture, industrial Internet of things, smart healthcare, smart grid and other applications can respond to different industries. Diversified demand pain points; applications such as sharing bicycles and wearable devices have brought convenience to individual consumers and have also changed people's lifestyles to some extent. It can be said that these innovative applications are difficult to break away from the development of the LTE Internet of Things industry.

On September 26th, Qualcomm teamed up with China Unicom to hold a module demand docking event with the theme of “Qualcomm & China Unicom LTE IoT Module Demand Matching Conference” . As the organizer of this event, Qualcomm and China Unicom have created an environment for the module manufacturers, terminals and application vendors to allow the industry chain to communicate directly.

Wang Lihua, manager of the sales support center of China Unicom's IoT business unit, gave a welcome speech. Wang Lihua pointed out that the final landing of the Internet of Things still needs the cooperation of downstream manufacturers. This is also the original intention of today's module demand docking conference. I hope that downstream terminal application vendors and Our module manufacturers, chips, and operators face-to-face exchanges and face-to-face to discuss all the barriers that exist in the landing.

Li Dekai, Qualcomm's senior business development manager, gave a keynote speech entitled "Leading the Evolution of 5G Massive IoT." At present, LTE technology is evolving, and the latest eMTC and NB-IoT further optimize the cost of the system, enhance the endurance and expand the coverage. In the next five years, the low-cost, low-power consumption required for large-scale Internet of Things (Massive IoT) will also rely on NB-IoT and eMTC technologies to promote its development from the perspective of cellular connectivity, for the development of IoT 5G technology. Lay the foundation.

In response to the current strong development of NB-IoT and eMTC, Li Dekai also introduced the development status of these two technologies in the speech. Worldwide, there are more than 20 operators supporting the development of NB-IoT and eMTC, and integration of NB-IoT and eMTC the two network models will also be the future trend.

For the breadth of IoT applications and the diversity of scenarios, Qualcomm is committed to the full Netcom solution in the field of cellular IoT, integrating LTE technologies such as eMTC and NB-IoT in one product, in addition to integrating E- GPRS. In this way, a single IoT module can be designed to meet different deployment needs of global operators and end users.

Li Dekai introduced that the MDM9206, which integrates three technologies of eMTC/NB-IoT/E-GPRS, is the only one that supports multimode and aims to provide reliable and optimized cellular for the increasingly fast terminals and systems of the Internet of Things. Network connectivity, using narrowband modems to more efficiently serve low-data-rate IoT applications. In addition, Li Dekai also gave a detailed introduction to the MDM9206 software development support.

The Internet of Things is different from the human-machine connection of consumer electronics, and more is connected by objects, platform management, data collection and analysis. As a technology leader in wireless connectivity, Qualcomm has always maintained an open mind and hopes to make the best efforts for downstream customers, simplify the IoT communication connection and various certification processes, so that the vertical industry experts in the downstream focus on each company's strengths. win-win. At present, it is planning to launch a QAPI program that cooperates with upstream and downstream partners to win and win : including pre-implanting various general-purpose communication and security protocols, pre-testing the docking of several major platforms, and promoting the overall development of the Internet of Things industry.

In addition, it should be emphasized that in addition to connectivity, the security level of the Internet of Things is higher than that of consumer electronics in most industries. Qualcomm's Trust Zone security domain supports universal security protocols, enabling data encryption and isolation. Safe operation.

Dr. Hu Yun, Director of the Internet of Things Technology R&D Center of China Unicom Research Institute, delivered a speech titled “Innovation and Change of Life – China Unicom's Vision and Practice of the Internet of Things”. For the future of the Internet of Things market, whether it is a billion connection or a hundred billion connection, the market's vastness is undecided. Driven by national strategy and business, the Asia-Pacific region will become the main battlefield for the development of the Internet of Things. China Unicom is committed to this wave of enthusiasm, actively transforming, and collaborating with partners to build an IoT ecosystem.

With the freezing of NB-IoT standards, domestic operators have promoted relevant technical experiments and pilots. China Unicom has taken NB-IoT as an exploration of 5G and vertical industry applications, which is also a practice for operators to transform their business in the future.

In the speech, Dr. Hu introduced China Unicom's vision, platform strategy, and LTE Internet of Things network construction status. In particular, the cloud core network was explained in detail. Based on this network, network automatic detection and automatic operation and maintenance can be realized. It takes some manual operation and maintenance, and it can also achieve automatic repair. The network is built for the evolution of the entire 5G network in the future and is the basis for the evolution of the 5G network in the future. Hu Yun said that the NB-IoT network is an important part of the core network. At present, the bidding for the entire core network of NB-IoT has been completed, and the online commissioning will be completed in mid-October.

In addition, Dr. Hu also mentioned that China Unicom will adopt 900MHz and 1800MHz dual-band deployment solutions in terms of deployment frequency of NB-IoT and eMTC . China Unicom has now achieved the scale of 2,600 NB-IoT base stations in Shanghai, and 1600 NB-IoT base stations have been deployed in Beijing. The hardware and software have all been completed, achieving full global coverage. On the eMTC side, China Unicom has launched this year's trial commercial network in August, and opened a 100-station eMTC experimental network in four cities including Beijing, and will launch a comprehensive network assessment next month. In 2018 eMTC can be commercialized nationwide.

It is worth mentioning that China Unicom's business department is actively promoting the module subsidy policy of NB-IoT and eMTC, and Unicom has also launched corresponding special funds, and this part of the funds is aimed at not only module manufacturers, but also terminal applications. Manufacturer.

After the speeches of the two experts, they entered the face-to-face negotiation session of the event. This conference will be the second session of the LTE module demand docking series. In addition to Qualcomm and China Unicom, 11 well-known module manufacturers in China (Chengxuntong, Qianyuan Communication, Longshang Technology, Zhongxing IOT, and Fangfang) Technology, ZTE, Shike Communications, Wide-wing Communications, Meige IOT, Qijun Shares and Shanghai-based Technology also participated as the main supplier . According to statistics, the site attracted more than 60 terminal application vendors across the country. Nearly 40 of the final terminals and application vendors and module manufacturers reached a clear intention to purchase modules, covering smart cities, intelligent transportation, and smart logistics. More than ten application areas, such as smart buildings, smart energy, smart industry, smart healthcare, agriculture and various industrial terminals, can form a potential number of terminal connections of about 400,000.

As we have seen, local and institutional organizations are actively promoting the application of LTE technology. However, if technological achievements are to achieve high-quality commercial transformation, they must be based on “symmetry of information”. After all, the demand for technological innovation comes from the market.

This event is to further promote the face-to-face communication between suppliers, terminals and application demanders such as chips, modules and operators to break the barrier between supply and demand and promote ecological cooperation. It also directly forms the potential customers of all parties. Direct conversion. In addition to the direct terminal and application users for the module manufacturers, for the general capability enablers of Qualcomm and China Unicom, this is an opportunity to directly face the end users and understand the needs of the industry. The end user communicates the capabilities and policies of the underlying chip and network in all aspects to enhance the confidence of the industry chain.