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“T3324” is the timer for the PSM Activity Timer (how long the Idle Mode lasts before PSM mode is started). It depends of the device request, i.e. if the device requests 10s than MME accepts since the activation of dynamic PSM.

“T3412” is the timer for the Long Periodic TAU (how long the UE can stay ATTACHed before the packet core releases the session. This value is currently set to 310 hours default. The UE may request a value, but currently this is overwritten by the network default. This behavior will change in the future.

Both as dynamic PSM AT and dynamic LP-TAU will allow to retain the values proposed by UE.

Dear IoT Community,

From 09.06.2020 our IoT Forum will be reachable under the new address: forum.iotcreators.com
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Dear IoT Community,

From 09.06.2020 our IoT Forum will be reachable under the new address: forum.iotcreators.com
With this jump we will get yet another step closer to the international community. Your account on IoT Forum will stay the same. You don’t have to change your password or any settings. Simply follow the new URL. If you are using https://iotbytelekom.com, this link will remain valid for the next months and will be redirected to our forum.

To make our online platform more attractive and informative, we are planning to host our Install Fest, publish more and more content relevant to you, like interviews with experts, industry insights and surveys. Thanks to the new URL and contents we hope to welcome more new members of the community and hence win more expertise, knowledge-sharing and discussions.

Stay up to date for news and our events at forum.iotcreators.com subscribe and share the new web address with your colleagues, partners or on your social media channels.

If you have any questions, comments or topics you would like to get more information about, let us know. We are looking forward to your feedback! Simply start a discussion in the forum or contact us.

Best regards,
Your IoT Creators Community Team

Mobile IoT roaming goes live across Europe

Dear IoT Community,

Deutsche Telekom (DT) has issued a press release regarding the significant expansion of our NB-IoT Roaming capability. Complete press release you can find here:
Mobile IoT roaming goes live across Europe

Thanks to new Roaming agreements signed with Swisscom, Telia and Vodafone, DT has now got the largest NB-IoT Roaming footprint across Europe, also covering the following markets:

• Swisscom: Switzerland, Liechtenstein

• Vodafone: Spain, Italy, Germany, Netherlands, UK

• Telia: Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark

Our Connectivity Portfolio (“Smart Connect” and “Comfort Connect”) will be updated in the coming weeks to reflect the new roaming capabilities.

The announcement is already being relayed on the web, see for instance on MobileWorldLive.

Kind regards,
Your IoT Community Team

Check out our Documentation Library!

Dear IoT Community,

We are always doing our best to improve the forum and the services we are offering to you. To do so, your feedback is so much relevant to us.
This time we would like to improve our Documentation Library which you can find here. What content and which topics would you like to see here? Which structure would you prefer? How can we improve the Document Library that it helps you as you need?

Share your ideas with us and post it here below. We are looking forward to reading your comments.

Thank you in advance!

Your IoT Community Team

Take a look to our IoT Technology Cards to learn more about the Internet of Things.

Dear IoT Community,

Recently we published Technology Cards, which is an overview of all relevant technology topics about IoT. We’ve assembled a library of knowledge and resources to support your technology and implementation decision-making. We keep pace with the industry’s leading edge to present you what we learn.

Looking for information on specific technology topics, or just curious to learn more IoT trends? We welcome you to explore our IoT wiki and research what drives the IoT industry.

• Explore our collection of IoT topics to gain insights into technology trends and features
• Understand key technology concepts and how to implement them successfully
• Make a more informed decision while setting-up for your IoT solution

Visit IoT Technology Cards here: Link Technology Cards

Please share your feedback with us, if you like it or not. Are there topics you are missing? Would you like to know more about a specific topic? Let us know!

Your IoT Community Team

Take part in our survey about localization services!

@stefan-de-lange
Dear Stefan, Thank you for you feedback. This is true, that all depends on the use case. Maybe you would like to share your ideas with us, about which use cases you’ve been thinking of? Nevertheless we just would like to undestand how important is the localization for our customers to improve our services.

Best Regards,
Olga

Take part in our survey about localization services!

Dear IoT Community,

With Internet of Things billions of physical devices around the world are connected, collecting and sharing data. Customers want the data and information about these devices for different reasons, like cost reduction for example. One very relevant information is often the location of a device or an asset.

Deutsche Telekom is currently evaluating whether it makes sense to develop or introduce a localization service that is not as accurate as GPS but can be integrated very inexpensively (e.g. Enhanced Cell ID).

We are happy if you can support us by answering few questions to this topic. The survey takes only 5 minutes of your time. Simply follow the link: Survey

Thank you very much in advance for your support! If you have questions don’t hesitate to ask in our IoT Forum.

Best Regards,
Your IoT Community Team

Welcome to IoT Forum!

There are a few ground rules for participation in our forum. Please respect these rules, and each other.

1. The forum language is English. This is an international community, with members from all over the globe. To share the knowledge between all of us, we use English as primary language.
2. For specific topics according your country like Netherlands, please use the relating section. There are appropriate specialists to support you in your question.
3. All-important guides you can find in our IoT Documentation - that might help you at the beginning.
4. Be creative and have fun!
   If you have a question but don’t want to place it publicly, you are more than welcome to write directly to us. Please use this e-mail address:
   iot-community@telekom.de

Overall, NarrowBand IoT provides a higher security than proprietary technologies, as its protection measures cover all aspects from the UICC in the device to the application servers. Being a global industry standard, NB-IoT (just like LTE) benefits from a large international ecosystem of vendors and other experts to constantly review and enhance security functions and algorithms as new threats arise. As part of its corporate identity, Deutsche Telekom seeks to protect its customers and its assets to the greatest extent possible.

Scalability is one of the notable features of cellular networks, in which mobile network operators (MNOs) can manage their own capacities
alongside existing LTE networks. In contrast, proprietary technologies like e.g. LoRa and Sigfox need dedicated gateways and networks,
operated by different companies across countries and urban regions.

Arguably, MNOs are better suited to operate reliable and secure networks and platforms for IoT applications fulfilling the need for data
security and high capacities. As an industry standard currently being rolled out all over the world including the US and the Chinese market,
where all three mobile operators are rapidly expanding their networks, NB-IoT benefits from decreasing module costs thanks to increasing
production scale.

Both LPWA technologies use regionally different unlicensed frequency bands, e.g. ISM Band (868-870 MHz) in Europe and (902-928 MHz) in the Americas.