The Internet of Things (IoT) is finally here after first being talked about in the 1980s and frequently featured in science fiction movies. IoT is more than Machine-to-Machine (M2M), as it covers many more protocols and technologies but the connectivity requirements remain the same. It was long thought that the connectivity for IoT would be provided through WiFi networks in every home, office, shopping mall and inner-city. However, whether it be occasional outages or someone hitting the wrong switch on their way out of the door, the reliability of these networks is not sufficient.

Enterprises and equipment supplier alike cannot rely on some third-party’s network to give them access to the equipment they are monitoring, so SIM-enabling the equipment is the only way.