.CC. It Mobility reports show that the Internet of Things (IoT) will have about 25 billion connections by 2025. This will result in increased demands for connectivity on cellular technology and networks. ESIM technology is a potential catalyst for managing cellular connectivity digitally. Even though this technology has challenges, it brings together IoT technology and connectivity suppliers like never before.
IoT has practically limitless potential and applications across industries, especially regarding connectivity. Connectivity service providers (CSPs) and OEMs need to figure out how to work together to add value. Flexibility, and simplicity to the business. This will quicken the pace at which CSPs can mass transition from SIM cards to eSIM technology.
Seamless Connectivity Bootstrapping
Bootstrapping connectivity is one of the fundamental values that eSIM technology adds to IoT. Bootstrapping is a process use to connect devices to a trusted network, device management. Connectivity management, or any other necessary management servers. IoT devices are normally deploye on a very large scale; hence the bootstrapping process must be standardize and fully automate.
With more and more devices choosing eSIM technology enterprises will find themselves offering . Seamless onboarding experience that will connect their devices in a secure. Fully automated manner to the network. It also allows for new IoT devices to be manufacture with an eSIM carrying a device bootstrap identity. If this journey continues as projecte, IoT devices manufacture with eSIM technology will be connecte, secure, managed, and cloud-ready very soon.
Why connectivity suppliers should adopt eSIM technology
Major business and technology critics have no doubt that eSIM technology is ready to transform connectivity forever. eSIM technology is particularly valuable when it comes to connectivity.
More services to sell:
- For mobile network operators (MNOs), more connections mean a larger number of new categories of connected devices. This includes previously unconnected devices such as printers, smart watches, kitchen appliances, and water meters. As eSIM technology spreads, these MNOs will also become eSIM suppliers. More connected devices will translate to increased mobile subscriptions and services.
- eSIM technology helps MNOs advance their sales and increase their range of offerings to include services that are compatible with eSIM-enabled devices.
More reliable connections:
- Security is a major concern on a network with hundreds of thousands of nodes and connected devices. Therefore, there need to be restrictions on the types of networks your devices can connect to. The level of security on mobile networks is extremely high compared to the free nature of open Wi-Fi networks such as those found in public places, airports, etc.
- With eSIM technology, devices always have local networks to use. Since users can manage and choose from several operator profiles simultaneously, they no longer need to look for local networks if poor connectivity exists. They can switch to a better operator profile without compromising your network’s security.
More manageable devices and users:
- When it comes to devices, legacy organizations use a one-to-many model. This means IT managers manually deal with numerous device pools to be considered as nodes later, managing different profiles, and access rights, removing outdated nodes, adding updated nodes, and much more. As organizations grow and scale, this process becomes more manual work.
- eSIM technology makes this task significantly easier. There is no longer a need to distribute physical SIM cards in case the organization switches operators, for example. eSIM technology allows for personalized profiles and adjustable communication and data plans. During this process, costs are also optimized, thanks to the remote management tools that are possible through digitalization.
Benefits of Flexibility
A global transition to eSIM technology is key to the advancement of cellular IoT. eSIM offers flexibility to consumers, communications service providers, and enterprises. As a key component of connectivity services, it makes the selection, contracting, and onboarding of CSPs easier. Consumers no longer need to look for individual network-supported physical SIM cards. It also significantly reduces the production and wastage within enterprises that are generate when millions of SIM cards are replace over time. eSIM-enable devices also improve remote network access and connectivity.
One overlooked thing is that eSIM users, individuals, and enterprises. can still enjoy legacy SIM services like roaming, local breakout services, etc., wherever needed. A key innovation within eSIM technology is that eSIM can trigger a localization service and gives users the flexibility to choose a new CSP to remotely provision and activate a new subscription to their devices whenever needed, over the air, without having to change SIM cards individually.
Global Access to eSIM Technology
eSI has its own challenges, but its adoption will grow and continue to coexist with traditional SIM technology as markets require it. The development of eSIM technology is key to the wider acceptance of cellular IoT. To enable the broader adoption of eSIM capabilities and the development of new offerings. CSPs and IoT enterprises need to work together.