NEWS: Zipit Platform Streamlines Multi-Carrier Management Read More

Zipit Blog

IoT Billing: How to Choose an IoT Business Model

iot billing business model

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 …

Learn More

Why IoT Solutions and Subscriptions Are a Perfect Combination

iot-subscriptions-plans

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 …

Learn More

Uniquely IoT: Why IoT SIMs should be treated differently from traditional SIMs

iot-sims-and-traditional-sims

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 …

Learn More

How OEMs Can Successfully Monetize their IoT Platforms

monetize-iot-platforms

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 …

Learn More

Operationalizing IoT SIM Management: Tips for Device Makers

IoT SIM Management

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 …

Learn More

Zipit's Platform Helps GRIDSMART Manage Connectivity Efficiently

iStock-624460286

GRIDSMART mitigates cellular overages, simplifies carrier integrations and SIM activations all by using Zipit's connectivity management platform.

Learn More

Zipit and PursuitAlert Partner on IoT Fleet Monitoring Solution

IoT Fleet Monitoring Solutions

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.

Learn More

Zipit IoT Value-Added Services support Samsung's SmartThings Tracker

SmartThings tracker

Samsung’s SmartThings Tracker is using Zipit’s IoT Connect, Billing Manager, and Administrator to support a major new device rollout.

Learn More

NB-IoT: A Narrow-Band Primer for the Internet of Things

iStock-626398330

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.

Learn More

Aligning IoT Monetization Models with Customer Value

IoT Monetization

The most compelling new "smart" products are those that align monetization and business models with the value being brought to customers.

Learn More

An OEM's Guide to IoT, Part 1: Providing Value

LinkedIn_IoT_OEMpart1_1

The Value Proposition of Connectivity

Learn More

LTE-M: IoT Use Cases & Differentiating Features

LTE-M

LTE-M (and NB-IoT) are new network technologies that fall under the classification of LPWAN, or low-power wide area networks. You may be wondering, "why are so many companies starting to make a big deal about these technologies?"

Learn More