Huawei Introduces First LTE-Enabled Smartband

Huawei has just introduced their very first smartband that will be able to deliver LTE connectivity where wearable technology is concerned. Of course, there is more than meets the eye, since this particular band will be able to support Huawei’s 4.5G network that is all set to roll out commercially from next year onward. This particular band is capable of tracking a user’s fitness level as well as perform measurements of the wearer’s heart rate.

Should it happen to be similar to that of Huawei’s existing smartband, it ought to then arrive with a 1.4” OLED display, NFC and Bluetooth connectivity, and is also resistant to both dust and water. Don’t go about bringing this while you dive though, as it probably would not be able to withstand the pressure. This device will also come with an integrated LTE-M chip that is produced by Neul, a company that was picked up by Huawei in the previous year.

Huawei claims that their 4.5G LTE network is able to deliver data speeds that are as high as 1GB/sec and will be able to assist drones and enable Virtual Reality, now how about that for being truly versatile? This .5G pipeline more or less represents the very first time that a mobile network is focused on both people and things, as it supports up to 100K per cell connections via LTE-M, which is 100 times that of 4G.

Edwin Kee
Categories: Gadgets
Tags: Huawei, Wearable Tech