BT and Neul, wide-area mobile network technology developer, are part of a consortium of companies that have signed a MoU to build a city-wide, open access demonstration network for M2M communications and the Internet of Things (IoT) in Milton Keynes, UK. The network will be based on the Weightless communications standard and will be used to demonstrate the ability of a city-wide M2M infrastructure to cope with a large number of static and mobile sensors. The agreement was signed with Connected Digital Economy Catapult, Future Cities Catapult, Milton Keynes Council and The Open University. BT and Neul will supply and manage the technology. Working with Milton Keynes Council, they will install a network of Weightless base stations to provide coverage across the city for low power, connected sensors.
