WHY SORACOM
Data security, global connectivity, and real-time SIM card management
Soracom’s ability to deliver secure cellular connectivity and granular connection management on a global scale multiple critical-path issues and let Sparkzone focus on timely delivery at scale.
Reliable global service removed the need to negotiate separate data contracts in each country, and the advanced, real-time SIM management tools available through the Soracom Console and API made it simple Swiss Invent to manage devices and data consumption in real time and across national borders.
Additionally, Soracom’s pay-as-you-go approach to mobile data helped to hold down costs for a product intended to ship worldwide:
“Soracom charges for service only when SIMs are activated, which made including a SIM in each urinal very affordable,” said Daniel Bajka, CEO and Founder of Sparkzone.
Imagine a location with 10 urinals. Each of them has a SIM included and can act as the gateway to the cloud. As Bajka explains, “This is great for creating local network resilience. If one active gateway gets into trouble and does not communicate anymore, the SIM lets the next urinal automatically take over the gateway function.”