Enabling the programmable world through IoT - Alcatel

Enabling the programmable
world through IoT
interoperability
Executive Summary
In the coming years the Internet of Things (IoT) will bring new business opportunities for
operators and novel ways to simplify people's lives and make industries more efficient. IoT will
have diverse uses, from smart cities that are more sustainable, to smart healthcare applications
that will save lives, to public safety that will keep people safe and secure.
To capture these multiple commercial opportunities, operators need to start today to prepare
their networks and businesses for the IoT era. Yet the complexity of managing millions of IoT
device connections and developing multiple IoT applications can be challenging for operators.
The challenges are multiplied by today’s IoT environment in which application silos are built for
different markets. The growth in such proprietary solutions will lead to market fragmentation
that cannot ultimately realize the full potential of IoT. Standards for the raft of technologies
needed for end-to-end IoT are missing. Areas such as applications enablement, analytics,
security, location mapping, indoor positioning and smart sensors are mostly proprietary or
based on fragmented standards that do not support interoperability.
Making IoT a reality for operators
Nokia is addressing all the challenges by offering a full set of solutions that operators can use to
win opportunities in many industries including public safety, digital health, connected mobility,
smart home, smart cities and more. Nokia’s solution simplifies the management of IoT
connections and development of IoT applications.
Nokia combines radio and core networks, including Mobile Edge Computing, with Connectivity
Management, Device Management and Application Enablement components, while addressing
end-to-end security. We are also building a collaboration community around IoT.
Radio and Core networks
 Radio for IoT optimizes LTE and TD-LTE cell capacity and smartphone user experience to
unleash the IoT potential of today's 4G networks.
 Core for IoT drives down total cost of ownership (TCO) for IoT solutions and allows for a
business mix of high ARPC (Average Revenue per Connection) and low ARPC IoT traffic.
 Nokia supports three complementary technologies to enhance GSM and LTE radio networks
for IoT connectivity:
o NarrowBand IoT (NB-IoT) increases the coverage of LTE networks seven-fold and simplifies
modems by 85 percent to support low data volume IoT applications.
o Providing the same coverage and modem simplification as NB-IoT, Extended Coverage
GSM (EC-GSM) addresses IoT markets without wide LTE deployment.
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o Enhanced Machine Type Communications (eMTC) complements NB-IoT by addressing
demanding IoT applications with low to mid-volume data use of up to about 1 Mbps. The
technology also simplifies modems by about 80%.
Connectivity management and app enablement
 Nokia Connectivity Management helps operators manage the rapidly growing number of
connections from sensors and devices, especially when they use SIM connections. The
platform offers flexible deployment options and selectable modules like billing, mediation and
CRM. It also includes reporting, monitoring, multiple triggers, adjustable rates and diagnostic
tools, all with customizable user interfaces.
 Nokia Application Enablement lets operators create customized IoT applications and services
quickly and cost-effectively. The platform makes it easier to handle the complexity of these
applications including managing devices, networks and systems.
Expert services
 Nokia provides the expertise to design, integrate and customize connectivity, management,
platform and application layers to cater to the specific needs of different verticals. A highly
agile and extremely efficient services delivery environment powered by Nokia AVA, our
cognitive services platform, helps our experts deliver flawless network performance for the
multitude of new IOT services.
IoT Community
 The Nokia-founded IoT Community, launched in Q1/2016, already has more than 35
members (http://www.iotcommunity.com/).
 The Community engages organizations from multiple industries in collaborating on new
business models for IoT use cases. It also aims at validating these models and expanding
Nokia’s IoT partner ecosystem for radio and device certification with leading device and
application vendors. This collaboration will accelerate the delivery of IoT solutions and
business value for IoT.
 In Auckland New Zealand, the prototype ecosystem and market-trialed connected fleet
vehicles aim to improve customer experience and mobile workforce efficiencies. Fiber
connected bus shelters were prototyped to explore new services for passengers and to
enable self-sustaining business models for the city.
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Driving the IoT opportunity
Nokia is undertaking a range of other IoT agreements and initiatives:
 Nokia, Ericsson and Intel Corporation are jointly supporting Narrow-Band Long-Term
Evolution (NB-LTE) as an effective wireless connectivity solution for IoT.
 KT, one of South Korea’s leading operators, and Nokia Networks have agreed to set up the
country’s first IoT lab to provide related technical expertise and knowledge to small and
medium-sized partner companies. The pioneering initiative underlines the companies’
commitment to foster a “Programmable World” through the convergence of IT and
telecommunications.
 The Nokia Open Innovation Challenge 2015 focuses on IoT and offers the brightest
innovators an opportunity to collaborate with the company on game-changing ideas to shape
the future of the IoT industry.
 The new Nokia AirFrame Data Center Solution provides an open platform for merging telco,
IT and IoT applications. The solution is an industry-first that combines IT best practice with
the stringent needs of the telco domain, utilizing centralized and distributed resources
capabilities to deliver telco networking and service delivery, including 5G.
 Nokia Networks is spearheading Mobile Edge Computing (MEC), which is currently being
standardized within ETSI ISG MEC. MEC places useful information right at the edge of
networks, at the point where objects connect to it.
As a global player, Nokia aims to shape the IoT ecosystem and help establish the necessary
standards for IoT that will lead to the programmable world.
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