IoT Insider

Suffering from patchy coverage, network outages, and logistical nightmares, our partner Solar Log was wasting time and money trying to sort it all out. We supported them with global mobile connectivity, arming them with unsteered 4G multi-network SIMs so they could deploy smart meters worldwide without a worry. Plus, with access to our SIM management portal and training, connecting their customers was simplicity itself. Now they have £1.5m in revenue and have connected 85 countries worldwide. Our Sales Director Bernie McPhillips and our Managing Director Dan Cunliffe take you through how they made it all happen and why they used the tech they did to help their partner rake in the revenue.

When five different football clubs (four in the Premier League and one in the Scottish Premiership) needed connectivity for different purposes, we stepped in with intelligent mobile connectivity. Newly fitted with this weapon, they could now power their retail, training, and overseas tours without any roaming, network congestion, or remote connectivity worries. And we equipped them with different solutions depending on their situations. Like unsteered 4G Multi-network SIMs, 4G routers, and more. Plus, we made sure their connectivity was secure and their data plans were flexible. Finally the clubs’ could focus on what they do best. Our partners enjoyed great success with the projects, and fans were connected more than ever before. Our Sales Director Bernie McPhillips and our Business Development Director David Mitchell take you through how they made it all happen and why they used the tech they did to help their partner rake in the revenue.

Cows and intelligent mobile data might not seem like they mix but everything is possible in the world of IoT. With valuable assets on the line and a unique connectivity need, we had to ensure we could deliver one simple solution for our partner. Using LPWAN technology to create an IoT network of sensors, we supported our partner in giving their customer all the livestock data they needed. Our Sales Director Bernie McPhillips and our Operations Director Chris Romeika talk through what LPWAN is and how it helped our team deliver the partner exactly what they needed in a way that no other tech could.

How do you connect 4,000 IoT bikes for a council, while making sure the connectivity consistently and reliably delivers crucial data about the city’s infrastructure? With thousands of free bikes and cycle training, Birmingham City Council set out to promote healthier, greener lifestyles for their citizens. But the sensors on the bikes needed strong, reliable connectivity, so critical information like air quality and traffic flow could be delivered, regardless of where their citizens cycled. It was clear only intelligent IoT connectivity could help, so we teamed up with our partner to deliver a solution that would make a serious impact on the city's carbon footprint and traffic congestion problem. Our Sales Director Bernie McPhillips and our Operations Director Chris Romeika tell the story of how we made it happen in our latest podcast: from the nano SIMs, to the IoT sensors, to the revenue our partner earned.

How do you migrate 4,500 critical street furniture endpoints for a government body, while making sure their connectivity doesn’t drop at any point? They needed strong, reliable connectivity, and downtime wasn’t an option. It was quickly clear they couldn’t turn to fixed lines for their problem, so we teamed up with our partner to help them go fully wireless. Our MD Dan Cunliffe and Sales Director Bernie McPhillips tell the story of how we made it happen in our latest podcast: from the PSTN migration to the solutions used to the revenue our partner earned.

When it comes to connectivity on construction sites, fixed lines are often out of the question. Deployment takes months, and some rural locations are simply infeasible for installation. Meanwhile, workers need connectivity not only for IT, but predictive maintenance to tell them when equipment is close to breaking and becoming a danger to use. So how do you connect temporary construction sites as quickly as possible? Join our Sales Director Bernie McPhillips and Business Development Director Rich Crossingham as they explain how we helped a partner build connectivity for both rural and temporary construction sites—all using intelligent mobile connectivity. And they’ll reveal how we saved the client hundreds of hours and thousands in costs in the process.

What does building an intelligent mobile connectivity project actually look like? Especially one that’s as complex as connecting over 100 planes for an airline giant. Our MD Dan Cunliffe and Sales Director Bernie McPhillips reveal all in our latest podcast; from planning stages, to roaming agreements, to wrapping it all up and winning £1.5m to boot. Tune in to find out!

Last year built on the IoT surge started by the pandemic. So what does that mean for IoT in 2022? How is the market looking, and is it a good year to start new IoT and intelligent mobile connectivity projects? Tune in and join our MD Dan Cunliffe and Sales Director Bernie McPhillips to find out!

BT has given their final deadline of December 2025 for the PSTN / ISDN switch-off. But it’s years away, so is it really something you should worry about right now? Turns out, yes—and in a big way. Tune in and find out what exactly the PSTN is, what exactly is happening to it, why you should care, and how you can prepare right now with intelligent mobile data. Guest starring Julien Parven from Daisy Communications!

Is IoT better for big enterprises, or budding startups? Which sectors need IoT the most? What are its best use cases? Our MD Dan Cunliffe teamed up with Tom White, MD of Paratus People and founder of The IoT Podcast to find the answers. Tune in and find out if your business needs IoT! (Update: Tom recently founded The IoT Jobsite for anyone looking for a role in IoT, from marketing managers and network engineers to full stack developers. If you’re looking to break into the IoT world, check it out!)

Look at any industry today and you’ll quickly find it’s all about user experience. Are customers getting the solutions they need, connected in ways that work for them? Is it digitally convenient for them? Devices themselves aren’t so important anymore; what matters is what results they enable. This is causing major changes across the telecoms industry, and mobile data’s ubiquity and flexibility puts it at the heart of that change. Our Sales Director Bernie McPhillips and Business Development Director Rich Crossingham took over the podcast this month to examine this change and debunk some of the misconceptions around mobile data. Give it a listen.

Our new Partner Account Manager and and early adopter of all things digital Tash Terlecki joined our host Dan Cunliffe to cover IoT and mobile connectivity’s role in fighting climate change. As the climate crisis continues, the pressure’s on for companies to meet sustainability targets and go green without sacrificing commercial success. Is IoT the answer to achieving a profit and making a positive impact at the same time? Tune in and find out!

Our friend Mark Riddell, connectivity expert and Head of Indirect Channel at Abzorb, joined us to talk about mobile data and IoT’s role in eliminating the digital divide. The digital divide remains an issue around the world and here in the UK. Up to 6% of UK homes have no internet access, and many more still rely on choppy ADSL or even their mobile phones for connectivity. And the pandemic intensified the issue with the shift to working and studying online. Tune in to find out how mobile data and IoT can help in ways fixed-line connectivity can’t, and what you can do to get involved if you’re a channel partner.

With the pandemic boosting IoT’s adoption worldwide, there are plenty of new IoT devices on the market that need security measures put in place. Tune in with Dan Cunliffe and Rich Crossingham to find out why you shouldn’t skip your IoT device security, and how you can easily cover the basics.

Tune in to our latest podcast and join Dan Cunliffe and Bernie McPhillips as they cover the Gamestop stock fiasco, Tesla’s advocacy of Bitcoin, the fate of physical cash, and how IoT, mobile connectivity, and fintech plays into it all!

What is IoT? How does it work? Why do we need it? We’re answering these questions and more in our first podcast of the year. Tune in as Bernie McPhillips and Rich Crossingham take it back to basics for IoT beginners and offer a refresher for seasoned IoT professionals.

We’ve covered a lot of the technology that 5G connectivity enables, along with the clear business benefits that it brings. This month we’re talking about 5G as a force for good, and taking a look at how its positive impacts will change the world. Kick back with this month’s IoT podcast and learn how 5G will reduce energy usage, cut emissions, protect endangered animals and save lives, featuring Dan Cunliffe and Dr Arslan Usman.

A consortium led by Nottinghamshire County Council are bringing 5G to Robin Hood’s home turf of Sherwood, making the world’s first 5G-connected forest. Tune in to our latest IoT podcast as our MD Dan Cunliffe and new Business Development Director Rich Crossingham dive into the details of the project and the benefits it’ll have—from forest conservation tech to VR tourism!

Ready to make our new 5G solutions your own? Pop on your headphones and kick back with Bernie McPhillips and Dr Arslan Usman’s guide to getting started with 5G!

Tune in to our latest podcast with our MD Dan Cunliffe and our Ops Director Chris Romeika as they take an under-the-hood look at Pangea Protect, our new mobile content filtering solution and how it works—including its customisability, its security features, and some of its top use cases for partners.