Leveraging eSIM to address massive IoT deployments
Across the consumer and industrial IoT markets, eSIM (embedded SIM) technology is proliferating. Crucially, the eSIM can offer stakeholders a compelling array of benefits, including seamless remote connectivity and highly efficient subscription management over the entire product lifecycle. For the fast-growing sector of cellular IoT deployments and especially massive IoT, such as smart meters, these are highly valuable attributes.
With the arrival of Thales Adaptive Connect, Global Connectivity Service Providers and Mobile Operators can offer global, resilient and cost effective connectivity to IoT Service providers, with no impact on device manufacturing and logistics operations.
The current market segments
Three distinct market segments have now emerged. Broadly speaking, they reflect the GSMA standards for Consumer and M2M (Machine-to-Machine) use cases covering automotive and other industrial IoT use cases. And alongside these, the GSMA, supported by industry leaders including Thales, is addressing massive IoT, the fast-growing segment of massive fleets of devices. The IoT service providers and IoT connectivity providers have a pressing need for a more adapted approach to manage connectivity for massive IoT deployments.
A unique opportunity for IoT Connectivity Providers to support an untapped market
This is where Thales Adaptive Connect (TAC) comes into play. This new innovative solution is designed specifically to deliver the flexibility required by the rapidly expanding population of massive IoT device deployments. In doing so, it extends new commercial opportunities to global IoT connectivity providers of all sizes.
Combining the best of both worlds
Bringing together key elements of both the GSMA’s Consumer and M2M concepts, TAC enables connectivity providers to differentiate with a global resilient and immediate IoT connectivity offer.
We adapt the consumer eSIM technology so IoT service providers get a simple way to get proper connectivity for their devices by utilising the existing eSIM infrastructure for consumer devices (SIM card for IoT) while keeping the M2M capability of remotely managing unattended devices.
For both Mobile Operators and their clients, seamless integration and operation is facilitated. With the arrival of TAC, many more enterprises in the industrial IoT sector will finally be able to embrace cellular IoT, further strengthening an ecosystem that will soon number billions of connected devices.
Benefits
- Cost-effectiveness: avoid roaming charges and get the best local IoT connectivity when the device is powered up
- Service continuity: resilient connectivity always available for IoT devices, throughout their lifecycles
- Streamlined logistics: a single eSIM SKU meets the requirements of all international markets
- Simplified manufacturing: no need to preload any IoT connectivity at the manufacturing stage.
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Thales Adaptive Connect
Industry Analyst Recognition
Providing flexible connectivity by design, eSIM Management is a key component of the digital customer journey and the cellular IoT.
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Thales Instant Connect, a patented client-server solution, brings simplicity and costs optimization with an ‘out of the box’ experience for eSIM enabled devices. As a result, OEMs and service providers in the IoT market segments will be able to manufacture and deploy eSIM devices more quickly and cost-effectively.
Interview
How to harness the power of consumer eSIM to unlock massive IoT
Embedded SIM (eSIM) provides an efficient means for IoT organisations to achieve resilient global connectivity while streamlining device manufacturing and simplifying deployments.
Much of the focus has been on utilising eSIMs for M2M use cases but by harnessing consumer eSIM functionality, flexibility and enhanced connectivity management capabilities are enabled, especially for massive IoT deployments.
This approach, which has been formalised in Thales Adaptive Connect solution, accelerates time-to-market, saves cost, and strengthens security.
George Malim, the managing editor of IoT Now chats to Stephane Quetglas, the director of marketing for embedded products at Thales to find out more – 30th May 2022