With Qualcomm's entry into the Nb IOT chip field - Industrial News - Sichuan Changhong Network Technology Co., Ltd.[IoT]

Shanghai Mobile Core Communication Technology Co., Ltd. recently revealed that as early as February this year, it had signed an agreement with Qualcomm, and the two sides had long-term and effective cooperation on Nb IOT and other cellular communication technologies. Through this cooperation, Qualcomm can further reduce the cost of chips and further enhance its competitiveness; for chip shifting companies, it can further improve the popularity of the company and products, and further improve the market share of chips at home and abroad.

Once the event was released, it immediately affected the domestic and foreign markets. Many Internet of things people said that the new generation of Nb IOT chip war is about to break out, so this week Changhong Internet of things will analyze the event in detail for you.

NB IOT is a narrow-band part of 5g technology. Because it can be directly deployed in GSM network, umts network or LTE network, it has the characteristics of low power consumption, stable connection, low cost and excellent architecture optimization, and is favored by various manufacturers at home and abroad.

With the completion of the research on the core protocol of Nb IOT standard, the landing and commercial use of Nb IOT has become the focus of attention and discussion in the Internet of things industry. Chip manufacturers, operators and terminal manufacturers are all actively promoting the implementation of Nb IOT. By 2019, millions of Nb base stations have been deployed in municipalities directly under the central government and provincial capital cities all over the country, and the annual growth rate is still high. It is expected that by the end of 2020, hundreds of millions of connections will be achieved.

1. Qualcomm in NB IOT

There is no doubt that Qualcomm and Shanghai Mobile Communication Technology Co., Ltd. cooperate to develop NB IOT technology and some cellular communication technologies, which are like a heavy bomb detonating in the field of the Internet of things. The most important application field of Qualcomm's most famous Xiaolong chip is still in some intelligent devices, such as the smart phones and smart plates seen in everyday life, etc., which are the same with Huawei's Kirin series chips and Together, Apple's A-Series chips dominate the field of smart phones and tablets.

As a traditional NB IOT field, Huawei and telecom have always been leading. Moreover, since 2014, Huawei has begun to study NB IOT technology. With years of development, Huawei has gained absolute dominant position and market share in the Nb IOT field. It has an absolute say in the market and prefers Lora, sigfox and EM to foreign communication fields With the deployment of communication technologies such as TC, it will be very difficult for Qualcomm to enter the cellular communication field such as NB IOT.

2. High pass single mode Nb2 (NB IOT) chipset

The modem of single-mode Nb2 (NB IOT) chipset introduced by Qualcomm at present has the characteristics of ultra-low power consumption, small size and low cost, which is different from the traditional NB chip used in the field of intelligent parking and intelligent meter reading. This time, Qualcomm's Nb2 chipset is mainly used in the low-power Internet of things applications deep in buildings.

With 5g bringing NB technology into a standard technology, the status of Nb technology has been significantly improved. Moreover, as the first year of 5g in 2020, Nb technology will further promote the rapid development of the industry.