Technology Magazine December 2020 | Page 45

5G is coming . What ’ s the future of NB-IoT ?
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5G is coming . What ’ s the future of NB-IoT ?
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That endeavour has been made more difficult by the removal of market leader Huawei from many nation ’ s 5G networks , with Sweden being one of the latest examples , due to concerns about Huawei ’ s perceived closeness to China ’ s ruling party compromising national security . Before that , the UK , which originally decided to allow Huawei into non “ core ” elements of its 5G network , mandated that all Huawei technology be removed by 2027 at the latest .
That ’ s led Western companies to rapidly build up their own 5G infrastructure capabilities to fill the gap . Nokia and Ericsson , for instance , were selected by French telecom company Orange to manufacture its 5G network equipment in France . And in July , Ericsson delivered its first ever US-manufactured 5G base station to telecom giant Verizon .
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It ’ s hard to discuss 5G without also mentioning IoT technology , with the two feeding into one another . As the
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