Tokyo — SORACOM, INC. provider of the leading cloud-native communication platform for the Internet of Things, today announced a new fee structure for its SORACOM Air IOT connectivity service that offers users new tools designed to reduce cost and improve overall management of IOT deployments.
In keeping with Soracom’s commitment to offering IOT/M2M developers the greatest possible control over connectivity and cost, with services available available on an as-needed, pay-as-you-go basis, Soracom Air now supports a new “STANDBY” state, which can be established for any Soracom SIM.
Normally, a SIM will begin to incur a small “keep-alive” cost once it begins receiving data. These charges will not apply to SIMs placed in “STANDBY” state. Soracom’s independent subscriber management and authentication infrastructure (HLR) allows the state of any SIM on a user’s network to be controlled via web console or API. This allows for data transmission during production for factory testing and pre-shipment inspection while assuring no additional cost will be incurred during storage and shipment until devices are activated by their end users.
SORACOM will continue to develop new services and expand existing functions to provide IOT developers with the greatest possible range of options to support creation and deployment of new IoT solutions. Soracom is committed to creating a more connected world, and will contribute to the development of the IoT industry through the SORACOM platform.
Soracom is the market-leading platform for cloud-native IoT connectivity. We provide customers and partners across industries with the tools they need to connect, protect, control and coordinate their IoT deployments at speed and at scale. More than 8,000 customers worldwide now rely on Soracom solutions to bring cutting-edge IoT use cases from concept to market.
Company Outline
Company Name: SORACOM, INC.
CEO: Ken Tamagawa
Headquarters: Oshima Bldg. 3F, Tamagawa 4-5-6,
Setagaya-ku, Tokyo
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SORACOM GLOBAL
Spokesperson: Jake Martin
E-mail: [email protected]
Tokyo — SORACOM, INC. provider of the leading cloud-native communication platform for the Internet of Things, today announced the release of a range of new capabilities and APIs designed to make design, production and release of advanced IOT experiences easier and more affordable for developers worldwide. These new network capabilities include
The SORACOM Air IoT connectivity service will now support Embedded SIM technology, allowing users to install IC SIMs directly into IoT devices. The eSIM allows developers to implement new form factors, streamline production, and improve reliability while delivering provisioning flexibility well beyond that of a standard SIM. eSIMs will be available for purchase directly from Soracom and will be fully compliant with the GSMA Remote Provisioning Architecture for M2M and Embedded UICC v3.1.
The addition of a new STANDBY state for SIMs on the Soracom network improves cost management during production and release of connected devices. Normally, a SIM will begin to incur a small “keep-alive” cost once it begins receiving data. However, these charges will not apply to SIMs placed in “STANDBY” state. This allows for data transmission during production for factory testing and pre-shipment inspection while assuring no additional cost will be incurred during storage and shipment until devices are activated by their end users.
Additionally, SMS delivery via API allows for secure, programmable remote management of IOT devices, even in the absence of an IP data session. Using the Soracom SMS API, connected devices can send information directly to an external server or to other devices in the same network. The API also gives connected devices access to additional services such as SORACOM Beam, Funnel and Harvest,, allowing secure connection to public endpoints, collection and visualization of device data, and direct transmission of data to leading cloud services such as Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, and Microsoft Azure.
The SORACOM IoT communication platform SORACOM will continue to develop services and expand its functions so that customers can create and release new IoT solutions quickly and easily. Soracom is committed to creating a more connected world, and will contribute to the development of the IoT industry through the SORACOM platform.
Soracom is the market-leading platform for cloud-native IoT connectivity. We provide customers and partners across industries with the tools they need to connect, protect, control and coordinate their IoT deployments at speed and at scale. More than 8,000 customers worldwide now rely on Soracom solutions to bring cutting-edge IoT use cases from concept to market.
Company Name: SORACOM, INC.
CEO: Ken Tamagawa
Headquarters: Oshima Bldg. 3F, Tamagawa 4-5-6,
Setagaya-ku, Tokyo
Web:https://nsfznstn.elementor.cloud/
Inquiries regarding this news item
SORACOM GLOBAL
Spokesperson: Jake Martin
E-mail: [email protected]
January 25th, 2018 – Menlo Park, CA – Soracom, Inc., provider of the leading cloud-native platform for the Internet of Things (IoT), today announced availability of direct integration with Microsoft Azure IoT Hub via MQTT for users of the Soracom Beam IoT protocol conversion/data redirection service.
Currently, Soracom users can already access Azure Event Hub using the Soracom Funnel cloud service adapter. Rather than storing credentials or SDKs on devices, information required to ingest data to Azure Event Hub is managed on the Soracom platform and dynamically appended to device data for easy and secure integration.
Now, users of Soracom Beam can enjoy the same capability, connecting remote devices to Azure IoT Hub even without an installed Azure IoT SDK. Soracom Beam lets even highly memory- and power-constrained IoT devices connect to the cloud by converting lightweight generic protocols like HTTP and MQTT intothe HTTPS or MQTTS that cloud services require and securely redirecting data to an arbitrary end point.
With Azure IoT Hub integration, the SAS token required to connect to IoT Hub is delivered by Soracom Beam using MQTT. This allows devices and servers to bidirectionally communicate and share commands or settings between devices and the cloud.
Simple configuration using the Soracom Console or APIs will let customers connect smoothly to Azure IoT Hub and other Microsoft Azure services, such as Microsoft Cognitive Services, to allow secure connectivity, central management, and data analytics without installing the Azure IoT SDK on devices.
Microsoft Japan welcomes SORACOM Beam integration with Azure IoT Hub. This functionality allows SORACOM connectivity and Microsoft Azure IoT Hub to integrate without complicated implementation to rapidly and securely bring IoT systems to production. All SORACOM users are now able to smoothly integrate Microsoft Azure into their IoT systems to offer more innovative IoT solution development, sales and integration services.
Microsoft Japan will continue to collaborate with Soracom and contribute to the IoT market in Japan.
Mr. Satoshi Asano
Executive Officer, Cloud and Enterprise Business
Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd
Tokyo Electron Device welcomes SORACOM Beam Microsoft IoT Hub intgration. We provide IoT solutions with Microsoft Azure and this integration will simplify IoT connectivity and let us help many new customers to start new IoT businesses.
Mr. Yasuo Hatsumi
Executive Officer IoT Company President
Tokyo Electron Device LTD.
1. Launch Date
January 25th, 2018
2. SORACOM Beam, Data Redirection/Protocol Conversion Service
SORACOM Beam offloads encryption functions that are normally performed on IoT devices. Using SORACOM Beam, you can communicate between your IoT devices and the cloud without individually configuring each device.
3.SORACOM Funnel cloud adapter
SORACOM Funnel is an adapter that provides direct connectivity to various cloud partners for IoT devices. You can minimize the line of code and easily ingest data to cloud resources by securely storing authentication information on SORACOM platform.
4. Configuration on Web Console
You can configure SORACOM Beam MQTT using the Group setting in the Soracom user console.
5．Web resources
SORACOM Platform https://nsfznstn.elementor.cloud/products/beam/
Azure IoT Hub https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/iot-hub/
Microsoft Azure is trademarked or registered trademark with Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.
Other company names, product names in this documents are trademarks or registered trademarks.
Soracom is the market-leading platform for cloud-native IoT connectivity. We provide customers and partners across industries with the tools they need to connect, protect, control and coordinate their IoT deployments at speed and at scale. More than 8,000 customers worldwide now rely on Soracom solutions to bring cutting-edge IoT use cases from concept to market.
Company Outline
Company Name: SORACOM, INC.
CEO: Ken Tamagawa
Headquarters: Oshima Bldg. 3F, Tamagawa 4-5-6,
Setagaya-ku, Tokyo
Web:https://nsfznstn.elementor.cloud/
Inquiries regarding this news item
SORACOM GLOBAL
Spokesperson: Jake Martin
[email protected]
April 26, 2018 – Menlo Park – Soracom, Inc.,provider of the leading cloud-native platform for the Internet of Things (IoT), today announced the Public Beta release of SORACOM Inventory. This service allows developers and administrators to monitor device operation, manage settings, execute commands and update firmware remotely through the Soracom web console or API.
First offered in Limited Preview in July 2017, SORACOM Inventory uses the Open Mobile Alliance Lightweight M2M protocol (OMA LWM2M) to support remote management of networked devices. Typically, LWM2M typically requires individual device registration and key exchange, but SORACOM Inventory works in conjunction with SORACOM Air wireless connectivity to allow auto-registration of devices with no need to store credentials.
Devices managed with SORACOM Inventory have access to the full range of capabilities available through the Soracom platform, including: efficient data transfer and protocol translation using SORACOM Beam;, direct connection to cloud services using SORACOM Funnel; and data collection and visualization using SORACOM Harvest.
As with all Soracom services, pricing is provided on a pay-as-you-go model, with a one-time cost of $1.00/device and a monthly fee of $0.50/device for up to 100,000 events, and no charge for devices not in use. This model allows for rapid testing and iteration during development, with volume discounts available as a user’s network of devices grows.
Soracom Inventory is available in Public Beta beginning today. For full information and sample LWM2M agents for Linux (C client), Linux (Java client) and Android, please visit www.soracom.io/products/inventory.
Soracom is the market-leading platform for cloud-native IoT connectivity. We provide customers and partners across industries with the tools they need to connect, protect, control and coordinate their IoT deployments at speed and at scale. Launched as a venture-backed company in 2015, Soracom was acquired by mobile operator KDDI in August, 2017, greatly expanding the company’s resources for global expansion. More information is available at Soracom’s web site and the Soracom blog.
Jake Martin
Soracom Global
[email protected]
Company Name: SORACOM, INC.
CEO: Ken Tamagawa
Headquarters: Oshima Bldg. 3F, Tamagawa 4-5-6, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo
Web:https://nsfznstn.elementor.cloud/
May 14, 2018 – Menlo Park, CA – (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Soracom, Inc., provider of the leading cloud-native platform for the Internet of Things (IoT), today announced general availability of LTE service in the United States, Canada, Europe, Africa, and the Asia Pacific region. This service expands on Soracom’s existing 2G and 3G cellular service, already available in more than 100 countries around the world.
SORACOM’s platform for IoT applications provides over-the-air connectivity to cloud services with flexible, pay-as-you-grow pricing. Launched in Japan in late 2015, Soracom now serves more than 10,000 customers globally by giving both start-up and enterprise firms the flexibility to easily transition from early prototypes to field deployments including hundreds or thousands of devices.
For companies working in consumer, automotive, industrial or agricultural IoT, LTE offers broader and more reliable coverage at faster data rates compared to 2G and 3G service. LTE also ensures long-term network support over the next decade or longer.
“We want our customers to achieve the best possible balance of connectivity cost savings and performance as they scale their business,” said Kenta Yasukawa, co-founder and CTO of SORACOM. “With continued evolution of cellular networks worldwide, adding LTE to the SORACOM platform allows our customers to choose the connectivity footprint and performance they need and to have a migration roadmap for currently deployed solutions.”
“We created the WHILL electric vehicle to establish a new standard for personal mobility,” said Muneaki Fukuoka, Founder and CTO of WHILL. “We believe that no one should feel limited by physical ability. LTE and especially battery-efficient Cat M1 connectivity will help us to fulfill the promise of freedom and connectivity that we make with every WHILL model.”
“Our Wio Tracker LTE open source gateway was designed specifically for projects where speed and coverage are at a premium,” said Erin Linke, US General Manager of Seeed Studio. “Access to coverage compatible with today’s LTE and Cat 1 modems frees developers to take full advantage of the bandwidth and capability available for IoT today.”
Soracom LTE service is currently available to customers using LTE modems in the United States, Canada, Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Italy, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Russia, Singapore, New Zealand and South Africa. In addition to support for all available cellular services, SORACOM also supports connectivity using Low-Power Wide Area (LPWA) technologies.
Soracom is the market-leading platform for cloud-native IoT connectivity. We provide customers and partners across industries with the tools they need to connect, protect, control and coordinate their IoT deployments at speed and at scale. Launched as a venture-backed company in 2015, Soracom was acquired by mobile operator KDDI in August, 2017, greatly expanding the company’s resources for global expansion. More information is available at Soracom’s web site and the Soracom blog.
Jake Martin
Soracom Global
[email protected]
Company Outline
Company Name: SORACOM, INC.
CEO: Ken Tamagawa
Headquarters: Oshima Bldg. 3F, Tamagawa 4-5-6, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo
Web:https://nsfznstn.elementor.cloud/