Vodafone says no to NB-IoT vendor lock-in

If any of the infrastructure giants thought NB-IoT might be fertile ground for a cheeky bit of vendor lock-in, Vodafone has pre-empted that with a fresh statement of independence.
Almost every vendor on the planet will preach the democratic and glorious benefits of a multi-vendor environment, but deep-down they will hate it. It eats away at profits, reduces the predictability of revenues and erodes guaranteed service profits. For operators it is fantastic, they are in control and have the upper-