Report finds that unlike traditional SIMs,
Sierra Wireless’ Smart Connectivity service and Ready-to-Connect
devices deliver the ‘always-on’ connectivity enterprises need for
IoT
A new report conducted by Beecham Research and sponsored by
Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR) (TSX: SW), the global leader in IoT
solutions, finds that enterprises are experiencing challenges in
achieving the ‘always-on’ connectivity they need for business
critical IoT projects.
As the report notes, new IoT connectivity services and
eSIM-based IoT devices – such as Sierra Wireless’ Smart
Connectivity service and Ready-to-Connect devices -- help
enterprises overcome these challenges, delivering them the simple,
always-on, cost-effective connectivity they need for IoT project
success.
Scaling, Costs and Managing Multiple Vendors Are Top IoT
Project Challenges for Enterprises
The report -- Business-Critical IoT Connectivity Solutions: Key
Management Challenges -- includes a survey of enterprise IoT users
and product manufacturers that identifies some of these IoT
connectivity challenges. For example, of the survey
respondents:
- 80% say they consider scaling IoT projects globally to
be quite or very challenging,
- 78% say they consider reducing IoT project Total Ownership
Cost (TOC) and Bill of Materials (BPM) costs to be quite or
very challenging, and
- 69% say they consider managing multiple vendors during
IoT project development and deployment to be quite or very
challenging.
The report also finds that logistical issues associated with
traditional SIMs contribute to these IoT connectivity challenges.
These issues are leading enterprises to look for alternatives to
traditional SIM cards, such as embedded SIMs (eSIMs), with 78% of
those surveyed for the report saying they were either using
eSIMs or expected to use eSIMs in the future.
Regarding which eSIM attributes were either quite important or
very important to their business,
- 97% of the report’s survey respondents said eSIMs’
diagnostic tools for fast troubleshooting;
- 89% said the ability to activate eSIMs anytime, anywhere,
globally; and
- 87% said eSIM’s end-to-end security.
"The Internet of Things is all about connecting to remote
devices for useful data. The connection itself is crucial – no
connection, no data,” said Robin Duke-Woolley, founder and CEO of
Beecham Research. “As IoT data becomes increasingly critical to
business operations, enterprises are realizing they need always-on
connectivity if they want fast, reliable, and secure access to this
data. eSIMs and new global IoT connectivity services help companies
gain this always-on connectivity, and with it, the ability to lower
IoT project costs and increase project revenues.”
Logistical Issues Associated with Traditional SIM
Cards
While traditional SIM cards have contributed significantly to
the success of the mobile handset market, they lead to inventory
management and device deployment delays in the IoT market. In
addition, because enterprises need to manually replace a device’s
SIM card if they want to use a different Mobile Network Operator
(MNO), enterprises need to conduct expensive site visits if they
want to switch to an MNO that offers them better coverage, or a
lower price.
The report finds that eSIM solutions address these and other
logistical issues associated with traditional SIMs. Already used by
automobile manufacturers, eSIM solutions can be inserted into a
device’s circuit board during manufacturing and then remotely
provisioned later with an MNO’s profile. This enables enterprises
to treat eSIMs as a single SKU, streamlining production processes
and reducing inventory management costs. In addition, because
enterprises can remotely update their eSIMs to connect to a
different MNO with better coverage or a lower price, eSIMs help
them improve the reliability and quality of their IoT connections,
while lowering their connectivity costs.
Smart Connectivity and Ready-to-Connect Devices Simplify IoT
Connectivity
Sierra Wireless’ Smart Connectivity service is designed to help
enterprises overcome their IoT connectivity challenges, delivering
enterprises the simple, always-on, cost-effective connectivity they
need for IoT project success.
Smart Connectivity offers enterprises access to more than 600
partner networks in more than 190 countries, allowing their IoT
devices to dynamically identify and connect to the best network
options in their area in real time. Smart Connectivity also
features a global Network Operations Center (NOC) that monitors
Sierra Wireless’ geo-redundant core network 24/7/365, helping
prevent service disruptions. In addition, Smart Connectivity
provides enterprises with a global, unified device management
platform, allowing them to easily troubleshoot devices, improve
network operations and manage connectivity across all their
devices.
Ready-to-Connect devices feature eSIMs pre-integrated into
Sierra Wireless modules, gateways and routers that provide
enterprises with instant access to Sierra Wireless’ Smart
Connectivity service. These eSIMs enable enterprises to activate
their Ready-to-Connect devices over-the-air, eliminating individual
device provisioning. If there is a network outage, these eSIMs
automatically select the next strongest available network in the
area. The concealed pre-integrated eSIMs in Ready-to-Connect
modules also help prevent SIM tampering or theft. In addition,
Ready-to-Connect devices include the latest encryption technologies
in the device, network and cloud, creating layers of protection
against cyberattacks.
“At Sierra Wireless we talk to customers all the time who have
seen their IoT projects stalled by connectivity challenges,” said
Jim Ryan, SVP Partnerships, Marketing & IoT Solutions at Sierra
Wireless. “We developed our Smart Connectivity and Ready to Connect
offerings to simplify IoT connectivity for these customers, freeing
them to focus on using IoT data to improve business outcomes.”
To learn more, read the full report or register for the upcoming
webinar.
About Sierra Wireless
Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR) (TSX: SW) is the leading IoT
solutions provider that combines devices, network services and
software to unlock value in the connected economy. Companies
globally are adopting IoT to improve operational efficiency, create
better customer experiences, improve their business models and
create new revenue streams. Whether it is an integrated solution to
help a business securely connect edge devices to the cloud, or a
software/API service to help manage processes associated with
billions of connected assets, or a platform to extract real-time
data to make the best business decisions, Sierra Wireless will work
with you to develop the right industry-specific solution for your
next IoT endeavor. Sierra Wireless operates a 24/7/365 Global
Network Operation Center (GNOC) and R&D centers in North
America, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit
www.sierrawireless.com.
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