What is an IoT Platform?
by Frank Greer on Feb 1, 2021 6:45:00 AM
IoT technology opens up tremendous possibilities for businesses. However, without a centralized IoT platform, you must identify and string together a collection of different components — which is time-consuming, difficult to manage, and not cost efficient. By using an IoT platform, yo …
How to Monetize Your IoT Product Using the Subscription Model
by Frank Greer on Jan 29, 2021 11:28:51 AM
Advancements in IoT have brought tremendous value not only to consumers but also to businesses. There are now numerous ways to monetize an IoT product, and the best way is generally through a subscription model. Here’s what you need to know about using a subscription model for your Io …
IoT Billing: How to Choose an IoT Business Model
by Ralph Heredia on Jan 12, 2021 6:45:00 AM
IoT is changing the way people engage with the world by changing how devices relate to each other. And its market growth is exploding, with end-user spending expected to be around 258 million at the end of 2020 and projected to grow to nearly 1.6 trillion by 2025. As a result, this te …
Why IoT Solutions and Subscriptions Are a Perfect Combination
by Dan Heredia on Jan 7, 2021 11:36:09 AM
IoT Solutions = Ongoing Value and Ongoing Costs The promise of IoT Solutions are the convenience they provide, the new, granular insights they deliver and the efficiencies they enable. Everyone can agree that these benefits are not delivered once, but rather all the time on an ongoing …
Uniquely IoT: Why IoT SIMs should be treated differently from traditional SIMs
by Ralph Heredia on Dec 3, 2020 9:00:00 AM
Some OEMs make the mistake of treating IoT SIMs and traditional mobile SIMs the same way, attempting to operationalize them in similar ways, without considering the financial models of IoT SIMs or the downstream effects of these business decisions. In this article, we will explore why …
How OEMs Can Successfully Monetize their IoT Platforms
by Ralph Heredia on Oct 26, 2020 12:04:01 PM
As manufacturers build IoT platforms that offer compelling experiences to their customers through a combination of hardware, software and digital services, many are struggling to effectively monetize these offerings in a way that will lead to lasting improvements in their business. In …
Operationalizing IoT SIM Management: Tips for Device Makers
by Ralph Heredia on Aug 4, 2020 9:01:11 AM
An Overview of IoT SIM States and What They Mean for OEMs The state of your IoT SIM card determines the services a device can access. At a high level, there are two different modes an IoT SIM card can be in; active and inactive. These two modes are further split into different "states …
Zipit's Platform Helps GRIDSMART Manage Connectivity Efficiently
by Dan Heredia on Aug 26, 2019 9:06:19 AM
GRIDSMART mitigates cellular overages, simplifies carrier integrations and SIM activations all by using Zipit's connectivity management platform.
Zipit and PursuitAlert Partner on IoT Fleet Monitoring Solution
by Dan Heredia on Jan 17, 2019 9:00:00 AM
PursuitAlert's solution for public safety leverages Zipit's IoT device management and connectivity technologies to connect to cellular networks and reliably communicate with cloud services.
Zipit IoT Value-Added Services support Samsung's SmartThings Tracker
by Dan Heredia on Jan 8, 2019 8:00:00 AM
Samsung’s SmartThings Tracker is using Zipit’s IoT Connect, Billing Manager, and Administrator to support a major new device rollout.
NB-IoT: A Narrow-Band Primer for the Internet of Things
by Dan Heredia on Sep 27, 2018 10:35:46 AM
NB-IoT is one of the most recently created cellular networks, built in an effort to support the explosive growth of IoT devices thanks to lower cost computing.
Aligning IoT Monetization Models with Customer Value
by Ralph Heredia on Sep 24, 2018 9:09:29 AM
The most compelling new "smart" products are those that align monetization and business models with the value being brought to customers.