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DEVICE CONNECTIVITY SOLVED Ever thought you would need a data SIM management solution for successful IoT device deployment? Here is why data SIM management is critical for success.
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our company manages SIMs in M2M, IoT and mobility devices, but this comes with some pain and unplanned costs. To deploy SIMs at a faster pace with better management and monitoring is becoming more and more important for today’s technology-rich companies. Whether you are in security, logistics, banking, vending or agriculture the need for better management of GSM SIM cards is clear. More traditional industries are starting to deploy data-connected devices to assist in monitoring and running their operations. The two important aspects when it comes to SIM management is to control your risk as well as cost, while making sure devices are always online and in good health. As a technology executive, the sourcing, provisioning, installing and testing of data SIM cards for your mobility devices can be a challenge. It often seems like the simplest piece of the overall solution puzzle, but don’t be fooled. Just like with any other aspect of technology, as soon as something is done at scale, it presents new challenges. Many large device deployments are very painful and time-consuming due to inadequate SIM management tools. Some of the most common issues encountered time and again are mobile data bill surprises, technical
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issues relating to SIM provisioning, SIM theft and abuse and not being able to see exactly how SIMs are behaving day-to-day. When it comes to deploying large numbers of device SIMs, often into remote locations, the risks start to multiply fast. This is where you need a proven online business tool to reduce your risks and ensure quick and easy deployment. The SIMcontrol service helps companies to easily monitor and manage large numbers of deployed SIMs in a quick, easy and cost-effective way. Various SIM management issues can be understood, anticipated or prevented by using the platform. Having real-time control and management capability over deployed SIMs becomes a critical success driver for both technical reliability and cost management. SIMcontrol works with major mobile networks in Namibia. The SIMcontrol service is offered on standard (existing) network SIMs, putting you in control of your SIM base. As IoT technology improves, so will the need to ensure device connectivity is properly managed. To find out more about SIMcontrol, visit www.simcontrol. com.na, e-mail sales@simcontrol.com.na or call +264 81 124 0156 / 081 127 8659.
