National Center of Internet of Things (NCIT)

The partner of SAP in implementing solutions on SAP Cloud Platform. The company is included into international association on promotion of the LoRaWan LoRa Alliance protocol and the Russian association of Internet of Things. NTsIV is included into Ambite holding.

2017: LoRaWan network together with "The first tower company"

In December, 2017 National Center of Internet of Things (NCIT) LLC and subsidiary company PJSC MegaFon of JSC The First Tower Company (FTC) signed the agreement on cooperation within development of infrastructure of Internet of Things and projects of "the smart city".

The LoRaWan network created especially for IoT will be unrolled across all Russia. The priority cities are Moscow and St. Petersburg, here construction of network already began, the basic covering will be implemented by the end of the first quarter 2018. At the second stage active work in regions is planned.

Partnership with PBK, one of the largest owners of tower infrastructure in Russia, will allow to implement the project most quickly. The first clients of NTsIV "will test" new network, now the company implements a number of pilot projects with private customers: IoT-solutions for housing and public utilities, street lighting and other directions of the concept "smart city".

Vaag Igor, director of operations and to sales of NTsIV: "For us it was important to find the partner for development of network, cooperation with which will allow to progress in development of Internet of Things seriously. Our clients — private and state companies — will receive confidence in communication quality, stability of network, will be able quickly to develop a covering in new territories. Possibilities of tower infrastructure are important for LoRaWAN technology as placement of network equipment on high reference and mast constructions will allow to increase a coverage of network as much as possible. We intend to work on promotion of solutions of Internet of Things to state companies, customers and owners of infrastructure within development of projects of "the smart city". IOT is very perspective field of activity, backlogs which result will be visible within the next years become now".

Manage new network and NTsIV will be engaged in its development, performing all corresponding financial investments. PBK will provide the infrastructure for construction of network and also will provide its proper functioning. The network will be used for implementation of service to clients of NTsIV. First of all, it is the companies to which the service of Internet of Things in the field of housing and public utilities and "the smart city" — management and construction companies is provided.