Odidos NB-IoT positioning frames Narrowband Internet of Things as an LPWAN technology for IoT devices designed for long-running, low-cost deployments where movement isnt expected. The page says NB-IoT works on existing mobile networks such as LTE, but uses a much smaller frequency band, which it links to low costs and extended battery life.
According to Odido, NB-IoT is aimed at devices that send small messages intermittently and can run for years on one battery. It also claims very good coverage, including indoor use and underground operation, and it attributes very little power and massive connectivity to NB-IoT, with the claim that thousands of devices can connect in a small area and remain reliable when many are active at the same time.
Odido draws a hard line on mobility: it says NB-IoT is not suitable for moving devices because it does not support handovers and roaming is limited, and it recommends LTE-M instead for vehicles. Its comparison table places NB-IoT at very low bandwidth and a 2060 Kbit/s data rate (vs LTE-M up to about 1 Mbit/s), with no mobile applications listed for NB-IoT while LTE-M supports them; it also lists very long battery life and very low hardware cost for NB-IoT. The page then maps these characteristics to use cases such as smart gas, water and energy meters, environmental monitoring/weather stations, smart parking sensors under the ground, and smart waste bins that report when full or almost full.