Docomo kills-off NB-IoT network – Mobile World Live
Japanese operator NTT Docomo announced it will shut down its NB-IoT network today (31 March), less than a year after launching the service, as it looks to prioritise resources and turn its focus to LTE-M.
In a statement, the market leader said given the current business environment it decided to stop the LPWA (Low Power Wide Area) service, which went live in April 2019, “to concentrate management resources”.
The operator said it will continue to offer low-power IoT services via LTE-M, another standardised LPWA network technology, and work to improve the service.