Whether this is enough to keep the cash-hungry operators happy is unclear for the moment, but your correspondent is predicting a bit of conflict in the future. Nokia will announce a " borderless internet of things ( IoT ) network " next year , and is calling on the world 's largest multinational corporations to collaborate or take it up as a white - label solution . The worldwide IoT network grid , or WING , aims to provide a seamless connection service by intelligently switching between cellular and non - cellular networks , and would bring together a federation of operators with each having overall control . Critics say WING will fit into the managed services model , which operators rely on for revenue .
Nokia will announce a " borderless internet of things ( IoT ) network " next year , and is calling on the world 's largest multinational corporations to collaborate or take it up as a white - label solution . The worldwide IoT network grid , or WING , aims to provide a seamless connection service by intelligently switching between cellular and non - cellular networks , and would bring together a federation of operators with each having overall control . Critics say WING will fit into the managed services model , which operators rely on for revenue .