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Why Cellular IoT Is About to Overtake Wi-Fi for Low-Power Devices
Episode 4 of The 5G Podcast digs into a quiet shift that could redefine mobile infrastructure: cellular IoT is now cheaper and more energy-efficient than Wi-Fi for millions of low-bandwidth devices. Lucas and Luna break down the numbers behind this crossover — specifically the cost-per-bit improvements in LTE-M and NB-IoT modules — and look at why carriers like T-Mobile are betting big on massive IoT. They explore a concrete case: how a German utility company swapped Wi-Fi-connected water meters for cellular NB-IoT and cut battery replacement costs by 70 percent. The episode also touches on…
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