Sensorise: Developing M2M connectivity with eSIM

In the last few years, the telecommunications industry has undergone many transformations. A significant number of the industry incumbents have already embraced IoT to stay ahead of competitors in this transforming world of smart devices. Sharad Arora, having spent years leading teams and setting up IT and network operations for telcos understands that M2M will drive the telecommunications industry into the next decade. His company, Sensorise, is an enabler that allows telcos to align accordingly and gain traction in this rapidly evolving market. “We are a team of seven tech-savvy professionals who are heavily invested in the growth of M2M connectivity. Our firm assists OEMs to connect with mobile operators in a viable, agile, and nimble manner,” comments Sharad, the Managing Director of Sensorise. The Noida-based (India) firm focuses on eSIMs owing to their multi-profile capability and increasing influence on the IoT industry.

Sharad underlines that OEMs offering IoT products often face impediments if any of their services rely on a mobile or dispersed connected asset. Sensorise assists these OEMs in managing connectivity without accessing the devices physically. The firm renders hassle-free connectivity with a selection of mobile operators and ensures that the connectivity element can operate in all types of environmental conditions. The firm buys embedded universal integrated circuit cards (eSIMs) from vendors that allow users to move from slot-in SIM cards to solderable ones in a cost-effective which allows factory fitment. Sensorise has also established partnerships with network operators and telecommunications service providers such as Idea Cellular and MTNL/BSNL to offer subscription bundles that are best fit for a range of M2M use cases, ranging from VTS, Metering, PoS, Surveillance and more.

In time, and when the policy allows, users will also get the possibility of over-the-air (OTA) updates that empower them to choose the most convenient mobile operator, thereby reducing the logistics cost of changing SIM cards.

Sensorise offers its solution trademarked QoSim® that enable users to work in different territories by connecting them with multiple telecom operators. The product automatically chooses the most optimal subscription that is enabled automatically when the connected device powers-on. Sensorise SenseLCM®, the cloud-based service for lifecycle management, ensures that users can effortlessly manage their connectivity.

Referring to one of its successful projects, Rajeev Arora, Director and CTO of Sensorise, elucidates how the company assisted a department of the Indian government (Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs—MOHUA). To monitor the cleanliness of public rest rooms, MOHUA needed a customer assessment portal that could seek feedback from users. Sensorise assisted MOHUA with an IoT device that allows people to send feedback, which enables municipalities to monitor and manage cleanliness at the restrooms. In one of the other projects, the firm is working with ‘Childline India Foundation’ for developing solutions that will help monitor and reduce child trafficking in the country. Sensorise has designed an end-to-end IoT solution for deployment at bus and railway stations that could assist missing children in reaching out to CIF helplines in a convenient and automated manner.
Sensorise spends a significant part of its time assisting in development of Standards and Technical Reports that will enable more secure and inter-operable IoT solutions. In the days ahead, Sensorise intends to invest more to develop solutions that secure the vulnerable areas of IoT ecosystem. Enunciating the security aspects of IoT, Sharad adds that the sub-par security level in the IoT sphere can act as a major hindrance to its growth. As an example, Sensorise offers an APN called ‘sensem2m’ that unifies and simplifies secure transport of data between M2M endpoints and the IoT Applications. “With sensors proliferating in recent times, it has become a major challenge to tackle the plethora of threats that emerge every other day. We are committed to continually supplement the security for M2M services and work toward our goal of serving the M2M industry,” concludes Rajeev.