MTS Belarus launches NB-IoT service to facilitate remote collection of gas/water meter readings for corporate customers
<p> MINSK, Jul 23 - PrimePress. Belarusian telecom operator and digital services provider MTS has launched a lineup of services entitled “Smart Accounting”, which provides an opportunity for corporate customers to connect automatic gas and water metering devices with data collection based on NB-IoT technology, the operator’s press service said in a report. </p> <p> </p> <p> The offer targets developers, providers of housing and utility services, industrial enterprises and other organizations. </p> <p> </p> <p> “Metering devices capable of recording and transmitting data via a radio channel will be connected to the MTS IoT platform. At the same time, meters connected through the NB-IoT network are capable of operating even in hard-to-reach places,” says the report. </p> <p> </p> <p> The new services vary depending on the type of equipment connected, cost and payment methods. Smart Metering allows connecting individual meters, while Smart Metering PRO is designed for group and industrial devices. </p> <p> </p> <p> The launch of new services is part of the MTS plan to develop the Internet of Things in Belarus. “The telecom operator and provider of digital services relies on NB-IoT technology, which allows serving a variety of devices that exchange information between each other via radio communication, while consuming a minimum amount of traffic. The use of meters connected to the IoT platform will reduce the overhead costs that resource organizations incur for regular meter inspection,” said chief of the MTS Marketing Department VItali Odorski. </p> <p> </p> <p> MTS was registered in Belarus on April 4, 2002. The operator is a joint venture between Russia’s largest mobile operator Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) and Belarus’ Beltelecom operator. The companies hold respective stakes of 49% and 51% in the joint venture. </p> <p> </p> <p> MTS Belarus started providing GSM 900/1800 standard services in June 2002, launched 3G revenue service in May 2010, 4G revenue service in March 2015. MTS Belarus has around 5.7 million subscribers. End </p>
2020-07-24
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MTS Belarus launches NB-IoT service to facilitate remote collection of gas/water meter readings for corporate customers
MINSK, Jul 23 - PrimePress. Belarusian telecom operator and digital services provider MTS has launched a lineup of services entitled “Smart Accounting”, which provides an opportunity for corporate customers to connect automatic gas and water metering devices with data collection based on NB-IoT technology, the operator’s press service said in a report.
The offer targets developers, providers of housing and utility services, industrial enterprises and other organizations.
“Metering devices capable of recording and transmitting data via a radio channel will be connected to the MTS IoT platform. At the same time, meters connected through the NB-IoT network are capable of operating even in hard-to-reach places,” says the report.
The new services vary depending on the type of equipment connected, cost and payment methods. Smart Metering allows connecting individual meters, while Smart Metering PRO is designed for group and industrial devices.
The launch of new services is part of the MTS plan to develop the Internet of Things in Belarus. “The telecom operator and provider of digital services relies on NB-IoT technology, which allows serving a variety of devices that exchange information between each other via radio communication, while consuming a minimum amount of traffic. The use of meters connected to the IoT platform will reduce the overhead costs that resource organizations incur for regular meter inspection,” said chief of the MTS Marketing Department VItali Odorski.
MTS was registered in Belarus on April 4, 2002. The operator is a joint venture between Russia’s largest mobile operator Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) and Belarus’ Beltelecom operator. The companies hold respective stakes of 49% and 51% in the joint venture.
MTS Belarus started providing GSM 900/1800 standard services in June 2002, launched 3G revenue service in May 2010, 4G revenue service in March 2015. MTS Belarus has around 5.7 million subscribers. End