Monday, October 21
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Breakout B:
The Impact of 5G and Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Technology in Data Centers Infrastructure and Customers

The evolution of IoT technologies has reshaped the landscape of data centers, significantly expanding their operational capacities and data handling capabilities. Among these innovations, Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) stands out as a pivotal advancement, offering substantial advantages in terms of efficiency, deployment simplicity, and cost savings for both operations and installations. The presentation will explore how NB-IoT, standardized by 3GPP, is designed to provide efficient connectivity for a multitude of IoT devices over long distances. This technology drastically reduces power consumption and extends device battery life to over a decade in some cases. It will detail how such efficiency lowers operational costs associated with maintenance and energy consumption, enhancing the overall sustainability profile of data centers. This is particularly crucial in Edge data center applications, where efficiency and sustainability are paramount, and aligns with Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.