IoT Connectivity Management Platforms and eSIM Solutions - 1st Edition

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

List of Figures

Executive Summary

1. Cellular Communications for IoT

• 1.1. The IoT technology stack
• 1.2. Cellular IoT from 2G to 5G
  • 1.2.1. Network footprint
  • 1.2.2. 2G/3G mobile networks
  • 1.2.3. 4G mobile networks
  • 1.2.4. 4G/5G mobile IoT networks (LTE-M and NB-IoT)
  • 1.2.5. 5G mobile networks
• 1.3. eSIM management solutions
  • 1.3.1. SIM form factors and eUICCs
  • 1.3.2. Remote SIM provisioning
  • 1.3.3. eSIM solution for M2M (SGP.02)
  • 1.3.4. eSIM solution for consumer devices (SGP.22)
  • 1.3.5. eSIM solution for IoT (SGP.32)
  • 1.3.6. In-factory profile provisioning (SGP.42)
  • 1.3.7. Multi IMSI technology
• 1.4. IoT connectivity management platforms

2. Market Forecasts and Trends

• 2.1. The IoT connectivity management platform market
  • 2.1.1. IoT connectivity management platform market forecast
  • 2.1.2. IoT connectivity management platform vendors
• 2.2. The eSIM management platform market
  • 2.2.1. eSIM market forecast
  • 2.2.2. eSIM management platform vendors
• 2.3. Market trends
  • 2.3.1. IoT MVNOs are driving consolidation in the IoT connectivity market
  • 2.3.2. Will SGP.32 contribute to further adoption of IoT CMPs by smaller MNOs?
  • 2.3.3. Market fragmentation drives the need for orchestration capabilities
  • 2.3.4. iSIMs will bring about significant cost reductions
  • 2.3.5. IoT MVNOs connect 200+ million cellular devices
  • 2.3.6. Distributed core networks facilitate global IoT connectivity services

3. Company Profiles and Strategies

• 3.1. eSIM solution providers
  • 3.1.1. Giesecke+Devrient
  • 3.1.2. IDEMIA
  • 3.1.3. Kigen
  • 3.1.4. Nordic eSIM
  • 3.1.5. Redtea Mobile
  • 3.1.6. Thales
  • 3.1.7. Valid
  • 3.1.8. Workz (Trasna)
• 3.2. IoT connectivity management platform vendors
  • 3.2.1. Aeris
  • 3.2.2. Cisco
  • 3.2.3. Comarch
  • 3.2.4. Enea
  • 3.2.5. Flickswitch
  • 3.2.6. floLIVE
  • 3.2.7. IoTM Solutions
  • 3.2.8. MAVOCO
  • 3.2.9. Nokia
  • 3.2.10. Simetric
  • 3.2.11. Whale Cloud
• 3.3. MNO connectivity management platforms
  • 3.3.1. China Mobile
  • 3.3.2. China Unicom
  • 3.3.3. China Telecom
  • 3.3.4. Deutsche Telekom
  • 3.3.5. Orange
  • 3.3.6. Telefonica
  • 3.3.7. Verizon
  • 3.3.8. Vodafone
• 3.4. IoT MVNOs
  • 3.4.1. 1GLOBAL
  • 3.4.2. 1NCE
  • 3.4.3. 1oT
  • 3.4.4. Airnity
  • 3.4.5. BICS
  • 3.4.6. Cubic Telecom
  • 3.4.7. CSL Group
  • 3.4.8. emnify
  • 3.4.9. Eseye
  • 3.4.10. Hologram
  • 3.4.11. iBASIS
  • 3.4.12. KORE Wireless
  • 3.4.13. NTT
  • 3.4.14. Onomondo
  • 3.4.15. Pelion
  • 3.4.16. Soracom
  • 3.4.17. Tata Communications
  • 3.4.18. Velos IoT
  • 3.4.19. Wireless Logic
• List of Acronyms and Abbreviations

List of Figures

• Figure 1.1: The core elements of an IoT solution
• Figure 1.2: Comparison of LTE Cat-1, LTE Cat-1 bis, LTE-M and NB-IoT specifications
• Figure 1.3: Comparison of RedCap and eRedCap specifications
• Figure 1.4: The number of LTE-M and NB-IoT networks (World 2018-2023)
• Figure 1.5: Overview of SIM form factors
• Figure 1.6: Comparison between traditional SIM and eUICC lifecycle models
• Figure 1.7: Simplified overview of the eSIM M2M architecture SGP.02
• Figure 1.8: Simplified overview of the eSIM consumer architecture SGP.22
• Figure 1.9: Simplified overview of the eSIM IoT architecture SGP.32
• Figure 2.1: IoT connectivity management platform market landscape
• Figure 2.2: Distribution of IoT SIMs by IoT CMP category (2024)
• Figure 2.3: IoT connectivity management platform market forecast (World 2023-2029)
• Figure 2.4: Top IoT connectivity management platform vendors (Q4-2024)
• Figure 2.5: IoT connectivity management platform by mobile operator (Q4-2024)
• Figure 2.6: eSIM market landscape
• Figure 2.7: eSIM IoT connections (World 2023-2029)
• Figure 2.8: Merger & acquisition activity in the IoT connectivity market (2020-2024)
• Figure 2.9: Top 10 IoT MVNOs by IoT connections (Q4-2023)
• Figure 3.1: IDEMIA Smart Connect IoT overview
• Figure 3.2: Kigen's IoT eSIM solutions roadmap
• Figure 3.3: Thales' secure IoT connectivity portfolio
• Figure 3.4: Aeris IoT Accelerator mobile operator partners by region (Q4-2024)
• Figure 3.5: Cisco's IoT product portfolio
• Figure 3.6: Cisco IoT Control Center overview
• Figure 3.7: Cisco IoT Control Center partners by region (Q4-2024)
• Figure 3.8: Comarch IoT Connect overview
• Figure 3.9: Enea's IoT connectivity control service
• Figure 3.10: The floCONTROL dashboard
• Figure 3.11: IoTM's eIM integration capability
• Figure 3.12: Nokia WING operator partners by region (Q4-2024)
• Figure 3.13: Zsmart Connectivity Management Platform overview
• Figure 3.14: China Mobile IoT business KPIs (2019-2023)
• Figure 3.15: China Unicom IoT business KPIs (2019-2023)
• Figure 3.16: China Telecom IoT business KPIs (2019-2023)
• Figure 3.17: T-IoT Hub platform integrations
• Figure 3.18: Orange cellular IoT subscribers by country (2018-2023)
• Figure 3.19: Telefonica IoT subscribers by country (2018-2023)
• Figure 3.20: Eseye's SMARTconnect solution
• Figure 3.21: Eseye's Infinity IoT Connectivity Management Platform