Micro Systems specialises in cutting-edge embedded electronics solutions. It designs and manufactures process control and user interface boards for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) across a variety of sectors, as well as developing management software
One of its core capabilities is building complete, customised IoT ecosystems that help customers to evolve from product-based businesses to service-based businesses. These integrate the required connectivity hardware and software, plus a portal and app, into a unified solution. To better identify its IoT dedicated offering, Micro Systems created Hyperspace, its new IoT brand.
Micro Systems needed a dedicated partner with easy integration into its custom-developed IoT portals, global connectivity options, and critically a single IoT platform to manage devices and contracts in one place to free end customers from the hassle of dealing with multiple vendors.
“Since we operate on a global scale, we need, and our customers need, one single worldwide operator to deal with,” says Francesco Melegoni, the key account manager at Micro Systems. “Dealing with multiple operators for any country would be an impossible task and Eseye is solving the problem by providing this unified global solution that can work anywhere in the world.”
Endless connectivity options
Infinity offers a single view and way to gain control, while reducing overall risk. Micro Systems can manage its network, update application programme interface (API) integrations and change SIM preferences within a few clicks.
Eseye has roaming agreements with leading mobile operators across 190 countries, providing access to more than 700 networks. This enables any IoT device equipped with Eseye’s AnyNet+ SIM to connect dynamically and seamlessly to the best available network, wherever it’s being used.
Devices can also be localised over-the-air postemployment, on power-up, through Infinity which provides near 100% uptime globally. This breaks down the permanent roaming barrier for customers and improves latency speeds for a superior quality of service.
“Eseye is the partner that completes Micro Systems’ IoT offering,” explains Tiziana Tosi, the marketing manager at Micro Systems. “The ability to operate on a global scale, at a fixed price, is very convenient for our customers.”
Since 2014, Micro Systems and Eseye have partnered on countless projects. These include the development of Fassi Gru’s Internet of Cranes – an innovative IoT system designed to provide Fassi and its users with real-time information on a customer’s fleet of cranes.
IoT mission, controlled
Micro Systems’ customers expect IoT solutions that are tailored to their specific needs: standard software or hardware products always bring compromises and limitations. Partnering with Eseye has helped the team to meet this challenge in one key area: IoT connectivity management.
Infinity is built for seamless integrations and extended connectivity. Eseye provides APIs that enable its IoT Platform to interoperate with third-party enterprise applications – such as AWS IoT Core and Micro Systems’ IoT custom web portals.
Micro Systems has a direct API feed from Eseye’s platform to its custom web portals which allows it to extract value from its IoT data and futureproof projects.
What you can see, you can control. This integration unlocks complete oversight and control of Micro System’s and its customer’s estates. With the ability to manage global devices with one system, wherever they are.
Enabled by Eseye’s APIs and data lake, data from the Infinity IoT Platform is ingested into Micro System’s Hyperspace portals to feed into customers’ reports and applications.
Although you can’t predict the future of IoT, you can build for it. Using Infinity, Micro Systems can optimise connectivity quality of service and price, device-by-device, customise its carriers and add new direct interconnects and localisation options. And prepare for what’s next, with the option to add new connectivity options such as private LTE/5G networks, satellite, and other wireless technologies.
Benefits include:
• Reliable global connectivity. Infinity enables Micro Systems and its customers to operate worldwide, managing data traffic and localising network connectivity in any market with a single device.
• Simplified management. Customers needn’t worry about setting up their IoT-enabled devices correctly. Micro Systems’ electronic boards are shipped with the Eseye SIM card pre-installed – the customer simply activates and deactivates connectivity as required via the IoT platform. This makes connectivity management easy and user-friendly – even when a customer has thousands of devices worldwide.
• Revenue and value growth from IoT-enabled services. Infinity enables Micro Systems to extend its IoT offering – a valuable differentiator – to more OEM customers. In turn, the low cost of connectivity helps its customers to introduce IoT-enabled services to more users, for example through integrating IoT technology into entry-level products.
“We couldn’t imagine a different or better solution to manage thousands of SIM cards deployed all over the world,” adds Melegoni. “Now we sell the connectivity as a service for our customers, and, thanks to Eseye’s Infinity IoT platform, we can provide a full solution with complete management over the connectivity.”
Infinity’s key features
• All in one place – a single IoT platform to manage existing legacy SIMs, Eseye AnyNet SIMs, and emerging iSIM solutions.
• Bring Your Own Contract (BYOC) – bring existing preferential MNO contracts and billing, supplemented with Eseye’s AnyNet infill.
• Global coverage – fill any coverage gaps with Eseye’s AnyNet federation providing access to over 700 networks around the world.
• Connectivity and network optimisation – dynamic network switching as a managed service to provide redundancy and increase device uptime.
• Support new technologies – protect IoT investments by adding private 5G/LTE networks and other wireless technologies as the market evolves.
• Enterprise policy control and management to the edge – API integrations with security and other enterprise applications, such as Micro Systems’ Hyperspace IoT portal.
• Centralised reporting, analytics and AI – reduce service and cost overheads across global IoT estates.
• Secure and compliant – reliable, low-latency device-to-cloud connectivity, security and routing. Additional support for GDPR, data sovereignty and other regulatory requirements.
• Single global invoice – generate one bill for an IoT estate, simplifying financial management and administration.
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