Digitalizing with Automated Actions

In my work as a senior sales manager, I meet a lot of people and companies that are just starting their IoT journey who are looking for help in getting their IoT solution off the ground. Some are designing their solution themselves, some are buying off-the-shelf solutions, and some do not even know where to begin. What amazes me is that so few of all launched services and solution are sending or collecting data only for Business Intelligence (BI) but have no active automated action to get the most out of their SIM card-enabled IoT solution.

When you design and build a SIM card IoT solution you might have different objectives, goals, or motives, but the bottom line should always be to gain something back from your investment, such as saving money or time, or using company resources in the best way possible. It could also be to offer a better user experience for your customers or become a more sustainable company. There are several ways to automate actions and it’s all about the type of solution.

These SIM card-enabled use cases are great examples of automated built in actions:

• Alarm systems that recognize a burglar break-in: Automated action: trigger the alarm and call switchboard which then sends out a watchman or guard to stop the break-in and inform on smartphone application
• Automotive car solutions for safe driving: Automated action: alerting with both sound and light and in most cases while also steering the car away from the problem
• Indoor Air Quality Index (AQI) alerts on bad air quality/hazardous pollutant levels:Automated action: activate an air purifier to cleanse the air properly, automatic window opening or blinds up/down for sun protection

The above use cases show that an automated action can expand your SIM card-enabled IoT solution in different ways to give you better and newer results and not just collect, visualize, and store the data.

A SIM card-connected IoT solution normally consists of three related parts. All three parts are well developed and ready for expanded and automated actions in each respective area.

To succeed in creating automated actions it is more about innovative ideas and understanding what can be done. You have control of the data stream and can control all hardware from different platforms, so it is more comprehensive than just collecting and storing data.

I am always talking about Google Maps as a template example. When there is a traffic jam (problem), Google Maps gives you new directions automatically, which you accept or decline (start of solution workflow.) How can you use the Google template to create something similar for your IoT Solution or IoT Service?

You can compare the Google Maps function with a roaming setup in the connectivity management area. A correctly implemented SIM card IoT solution always picks the best signal, which ensures your solution is always working. This is done automatically by the connectivity management platform (CMP), which uses roaming to make sure you always have best possible connection.

A successful IoT deployment will result in a large number of connected devices. In order to keep control of your connectivity and IoT assets, a state-of-the-art connectivity management platform (CMP) is needed. Tele2 IoT’s 2CONTROL CMP, powered by Cisco, allows you to manage IoT projects of any size, whether that’s 100 or 100,000 devices.

The Tele2 IoT organization is always up for a discussion and would love to help in your IoT Journey!

Anders Nilsson
Senior Sales Manager
Tele2 IoT