IoT connectivity gets a boost with Soracom's introduction of the "Connectivity Hypervisor," offering enhanced flexibility and control on a global scale.
Soracom, a leading global provider of advanced IoT connectivity solutions, has announced the release of the SORACOM Connectivity Hypervisor. This innovative platform is designed to offer unprecedented flexibility and control over cellular connectivity for IoT devices worldwide.
The Connectivity Hypervisor supports multi-profile orchestration, including Soracom and third-party MNO profiles. This feature allows devices to store and switch multiple network profiles, ensuring continuous, optimized connectivity globally.
One of the key advantages of the Connectivity Hypervisor is its ability to dynamically remote manage and switch multiple connectivity profiles on a single eSIM. This means that IoT devices can switch connectivity based on geography, use case, and network conditions without the need for physical SIM swaps.
Soracom is conducting live testing in environments using eUICC, eIM, and SM-DP+ infrastructure to ensure the Connectivity Hypervisor's compatibility and efficiency. The platform is planned for release by the end of Soracom's 2025 fiscal year.
The Connectivity Hypervisor also complies with permanent roaming regulations via dynamic profile switching to local carriers. This ensures that devices automatically connect to the network using a pre-installed Soracom profile upon activation, then switch to local or application-specific profiles to optimize performance and comply with local regulations.
The IRIGATE project, a collaboration between Soracom and Toyota Motor Corporation under the Automotive Edge Computing Consortium (AECC), explores stable, flexible connectivity for connected vehicles. The Connectivity Hypervisor is a crucial component of this project, enabling devices to switch to the most appropriate local or use-case-specific profile based on deployment region or application requirements.
Soracom aims to act as a hypervisor for IoT connectivity, unifying profile management across operators. The Connectivity Hypervisor is being positioned as a foundational technology for scalable, regulatory-compliant, and operationally efficient IoT connectivity.
The SORACOM Connectivity Hypervisor will be compatible with Soracom's new eUICC-compliant IoT SIMs supporting GSMA SGP.32. This standard is rapidly becoming a requirement in automotive RFPs, making the Connectivity Hypervisor a valuable asset for industries with complex or widespread deployments, such as automotive and logistics.
The benefits of the Connectivity Hypervisor are numerous. It simplifies the management of devices across multiple regions and carriers, eliminates the need for physical SIM replacements or manual network changes, enhances connectivity reliability and performance, mitigates legal and operational risks linked to roaming and regulatory compliance, supports scaling by reducing logistics and operational overhead, and empowers industries with complex or widespread deployments to maintain continuous, compliant, and optimized connectivity globally.
In essence, Soracom’s Connectivity Hypervisor transforms global IoT connectivity from static, manual setups into intelligent, flexible connectivity orchestration, enabling smarter, scalable, and compliant IoT operations worldwide.
- The SORACOM Connectivity Hypervisor, a foundational technology for IoT connectivity, showcases its value in data-and-cloud-computing by simplifying the management of devices and enhancing connectivity reliability and performance across multiple regions and carriers.
- As a key component in the IRIGATE project, a collaboration between Soracom and Toyota Motor Corporation, the Connectivity Hypervisor's technology enables devices to switch to the most appropriate local or use-case-specific profile based on deployment region or application requirements, thereby ensuring scalable, regulatory-compliant, and operationally efficient IoT connectivity.
