BTI introduces MORAN: The future of flexible network solutions

The Mobile World Congress 2024 kicked off in Barcelona and BTI Wireless, among the 2400 exhibitors, seized the opportunity to unveil its latest product and technological advancements over the four-day event. With a commitment to meeting evolving market demands and driving industry innovation, BTI presented a unique product set to influence both carrier and enterprise networks.

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eSIM enters prime time as consumer and enterprise benefits outweigh outmoded operator concerns

With Apple’s recent iPhone 14 announcement signalling massive growth in consumer embedded SIM (eSIM) adoption, Thomas Larsson, the director of strategic product management at Giesecke+Devrient (G+D), tells IoT Now that both the consumer and enterprise market are in the prime eSIM era. Larsson invented the eSIM and founded the company’s eSIM concept and business in

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Can connectivity platforms manage the scale and the specifics?

Enabling control of millions of connected devices is a tough task for connectivity management platforms (CMPs) which has only been added to by the arrival of flexible SIM options, such as embedded and integrated SIMs. On top of this, the growing maturity of IoT means we’re now entering the era of mass-scale IoT. That means

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How an MNO becomes a leader in hyperscale IoT connectivity

We can all agree that the Internet of Things (IoT) is a tremendous opportunity for mobile network operators (MNOs). For many, IoT is also a necessity to achieve return-on-investment (ROI) on the future and current spending on 5G. 

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Permanent roaming emerging as the biggest barrier to global IoT success

Global IoT projects will fail to reach their potential unless the problems of global permanent roaming are resolved, according to a new research report published by telecommunications analyst firm, Kaleido Intelligence, commissioned by global IoT connectivity provider Eseye.

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Global IoT MVNOs can serve multiple business segments

With the recent launch of Ubigi, a brand dedicated to users of the Internet of Things (IoT), Transatel aims to prove that a single concept and a single technical framework can be relevant to cover several market segments at once.

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GSMA accreditation seen as foundation for Truphone’s further growth in IoT market

Global mobile operator, Truphone, has received GSMA accreditation for its eSIM subscription management solution. This endorsement means Truphone joins a select group of companies to receive accreditation for its subscription management solution from the GSMA

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SIMalliance members report shipments of 4.9bn SIMs in 2017, while estimated SIM market increases to 5.6bn units

Data reported by SIMalliance shows that the collective SIM shipments of its members in 2017, which represented approximately 88% of the global SIM market, equalled 4.9 billion units. SIMalliance confirms that over the same period, the estimated total available global market for SIM cards has grown by 2.75%, with units rising from 5.45 billion to

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ip.access announces strategic vision for a ‘5G roadmap’

ip.access, the independent small cell solution provider, has announced its new strategic vision for the development of viable 5G network infrastructure. With its existing products at 3.5GHz, offering both rural fixed access and enterprise small cell connectivity, ip.access is ideally placed to capitalise

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SatADSL leverages the cloud to enable new innovative business models for MNOs in Africa

SatADSL, a provider of professional VSAT services via satellite, announced an innovative new service for Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) which will enable them to deliver satellite-based connectivity without investment in physical infrastructure.

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What is eUICC and what does it mean for you?

Having recently rolled out embedded universal integrated circuit card (eUICC) tariffs in Europe and the Caribbean, with plans to launch more soon, Stream Technologies is at the forefront when it comes to delivering on the value that this technology promises to deliver. Stream’s eUICC-enabled SIMs operate throughout multiple countries and multiple regions, support multiple subscriptions

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Easier and cheaper enterprise IoT, it’s all in the SIM

Connecting individual consumers over mobile networks is one thing, but connecting a business’s multitude of IoT devices over many different global networks is another challenge altogether. Up to now though, in most cases, the same inflexible SIM technology has been deployed in both scenarios, which isn’t ideal for mission critical business data. An alternative solution

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How IoT and collaboration are transforming the mobile communications industry

Despite its name, Mobile World Congress is about so much more than mobile handsets. Now in its 31st year, MWC retains its title as the biggest event in the telecoms calendar, yet it has undergone an astounding transformation from mobile tradeshow to technology behemoth.

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Business challenges in EU Commission’s Roam-like-home and fair usage policies

Starhome Mach, a global provider of mobile inter-carrier roaming and M2M/IoT services, recently analysed the implications of the new European Union (EU) regulations eliminating operators’ ability to charge for roaming within EU borders.

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SIMalliance publishes guidelines for interoperability and ease deployment of SIM-based mobile authentication

SIMalliance has published a set of guidelines which will make it easier for mobile network operators (MNOs), service and solution providers to deploy Mobile Connect services which use an authentication application provisioned on the user’s SIM card.

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Intranets of Things to be enabled by containerised public and private network infrastructure

Quortus and Expeto are co-operating to speed the deployment of innovative communications services by wireless internet service providers (WISPs), mobile and virtual network operators (MNOs and MVNOs), and Internet of Things (IoT) product or service providers.

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