Japanese electronics manufacturer Murata has combined with Germany-based security technology group Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) on a cellular IoT module that supports both the new SGP.32 remote SIM provisioning (RSP) specification and new integrated SIM (iSIM) technology. The pair called it a “world first”, and said it ushers in a new era of reduced size, complexity, and cost for cellular IoT projects. The module in question is the so-called Type 2GD unit from Murata, offering dual-mode Release 17-level LTE-M and NB-IoT connectivity; it uses an iSIM, and works with G+D’s SGP.32-compliant SIM OS.
Murata is pitching the unit to IoT hardware developers (OEMs) producing point-of-sale (POS), asset tracking, and consumer / enterprise healthcare products, as well as to a whole bunch of IoT applications in the energy management, transportation and logistics, manufacturing, and agriculture industries. Where the previous SGP.02 specification uses SMS-based communication, the new SGP.32 specification uses a “faster and more reliable” IP-based protocol, said G+D. It is designed for both embedded and integrated SIM (eSIM and iSIM) technologies. “The required SIM credentials and settings can be sent directly over-the-air (OTA) to the devices via a mobile network,” it said in a statement.
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Source: IOT NETWORK NEWS
