T-Mobile, Deutsche Telekom Launch New Global IoT Connectivity Solution

T-Mobile US and parent Deutsche Telekom AG have partnered on a “comprehensive enterprise solution” for companies navigating the hairy business of worldwide IoT connectivity.

T-IoT, as the new service is called, will use the global footprints of the two wireless carriers to unlock the promise of IoT, which is currently hampered by the complex hodge-podge of operator agreements that must be managed country by country, region by region, the companies said. T-IoT allows enterprises to maximize the value of their IoT assets across 188 destinations and 383 networks through one “simple and flexible” global offering. 

“With T-IoT and our award-winning networks, we’re poised to help businesses realize the true potential of IoT by completely disrupting the status quo of how IoT is purchased and managed,” T-Mobile Business Group President Mike Katz said.

The “true potential” of IoT is only set to increase with the spread of 5G, which has the ability to support low-latency, massive data use and connect up to 100 times more devices than 4G, if the problem of connectivity complexity is solved, the companies said. 

T-IoT aims to do just that, offering a host of benefits that the current system does not, including:

The new service will be of particular value to businesses with global IoT needs, like automobile manufacturers, which are developing increasingly connected vehicles.  

“Real-time, high-bandwidth data transmission is key to digital innovation,” Mercedes-Benz Group AG Chairman Ola Källenius said in a statement. “5G technology in IoT scenarios will allow our vehicles to communicate with the speed and reliability needed to offer our customers greater efficiency through improved routing and improved safety.”