Sierra Wireless launches Smart SIM and Connectivity service

Sierra Wireless has added the Smart SIM and Connectivity service to its IoT portfolio.

The Smart SIM technology and connectivity service aims to develop global IoT applications through an integrated device-to-cloud solution, including hardware, managed connectivity, and cloud services for multi-operator, multi-regional IoT deployments. Sierra Wireless' new products integrate connectivity management, operations management and application enablement services into one platform. The company claims this results in customers “spending less time integrating multiple platforms, allowing them to accelerate their deployment of connected products and services”.

Sierra Wireless states there are three unique benefits to its Smart SIM:

Sierra Wireless has more than 700,000 SIM subscribers globally using its connectivity offerings to power IoT deployments. Customers manage and automate all aspects of the Sierra Wireless Smart SIM using the IoT Acceleration Platform to integrate SIM logistics into a connected product or service. The IoT Acceleration Platform can also manage third-party network operator SIMs to provide a single unified connectivity management platform for all deployed SIMs.

“The QoS capability of Sierra Wireless’ innovative Smart SIM technology was a key factor in our vendor selection process because we needed to maximize coverage across multiple network operators,” said Chris Gnanakone, founder and co-CEO for Nube, an energy management company based in Latin America. “It was important for us to choose a partner that could eliminate much of the technical risk in our solution. We were able to get to market faster because Sierra Wireless’ hardware is pre-integrated with the cloud platform.”