As reports Computerworld, the processor giant, in cooperation with Ericsson and Nokia will develop a communication standard NB-LTE, which uses a limited range of frequencies in LTE networks to transmit information with low power consumption. Ideally, working in such networks will have sensors operate without battery replacement to ten years.
The company is going to launch a network Ingenu NB-LTE for the "Internet of Things" in the next two years in the United States, which will have access to all comers. Ingenu already have experience of working with corporate clients and public utilities - customers use wireless networks for telemetry. Intel is ready to start promoting the standard NB-LTE next year, while Ericsson and Nokia will offer owners of cellular base stations corresponding modernization. Experts estimate that by 2020 at least half a million devices will constantly communicate over wireless networks with low power consumption.
NB-LTE standard involves obtaining data rates up to 600 kbit / s transmission speeds of up to 100 kbit / s. Some devices are still used to transfer information network 2G, but they are gradually being phased out, and NB-LTE can be a long-running alternative. One base station in the network NB-LTE is able to serve an area of over 500 square kilometers, so costly operation does not involve them.