Tele2 IoT has partnered with industry leaders Acceleronix and IDEMIA Secure Transactions to launch the world’s first quantum‑safe In‑Factory Profile Provisioning (IFPP) Early Access Program at MWC26 Barcelona.

With this solution, Tele2 IoT becomes a major contributor to the GSMA SGP.41/42 eSIM framework and provides a streamlined and secure way for device manufacturers and OEMs to manage complex supply chains.

What are the challenges?

Whether it is a car maker or a smart meter producer, device manufacturers have traditionally managed connectivity by fragmenting Stock Keeping Units into regional SIM variants, operator‑specific builds, and certification forks. Multi‑site production facilities, private networks, and certification requirements create additional complexity. In many cases, SIM inventory had to be purchased and financed long before devices reached production. Multiple regional variants further increase logistics, storage, and handling costs across the entire supply chain.

Moreover, manufacturing environments often operate offline or in air‑gapped conditions, making traditional remote provisioning approaches impractical during production. These challenges make initial connectivity provisioning both difficult and costly. As a result, many devices begin their lifecycle disconnected or only partially reachable. As deployments scale, problems with initial connectivity become expensive. Support loads increase, battery budgets shrink, logistics workflows grow fragile, and costs compound quietly across the device lifecycle.

What is the solution?

Instead of activating connectivity after installation, large OEMs can now provision devices during manufacturing. They leave production fully ready to communicate. However, they still retain the ability to change operators remotely later, utilizing the SGP.32 standard. This transforms connectivity into a production step. As a result, it enables OEMs to manage their operations with a single Stock Keeping Unit, even when scaling globally.

For industries, the impact is immediate:

• Vehicles come online the moment they start.
• Smart meters report data at installation.
• Medical devices become reachable instantly.
• Industrial equipment can be monitored from day one.

By removing uncertainty at first power‑on, the partners enable IoT to scale reliably – making large‑scale connected infrastructure practical for the first time.

Built for a quantum-secure future

Quantum computers are already a reality, and industry experts widely expect them to be capable of breaking widely used encryption standards (specifically RSA and ECC) within a few years. Therefore, it is critical to secure long‑term deployments – such as cars, smart meters, or sensors – against future potential exploitation.

At the eSIM provisioning layer, IFPP‑ready eSIMs with quantum‑safe binding and secure profile‑delivery infrastructure integrate seamlessly into existing production lines. This enables just‑in‑time connectivity at the point of manufacture. By embedding cryptographic libraries directly into the eSIM profile, devices can be upgraded to support post‑quantum versions of protocols such as TLS (Transport Layer Security), which secures data exchanges. These updates are performed remotely, demonstrating strong crypto‑agility – the ability to adapt cryptographic mechanisms over time without hardware replacement. This ensures deployed devices remain highly protected even as threats evolve.

This setup ensures that even powerful future attacks are mitigated. For example, attempts to use quantum computing to impersonate a mobile operator, alter eSIM profiles, or intercept transmitted data. If further adaptations become necessary, the cryptography can be updated remotely through the same secure eSIM channel.

If you have any questions or would like to learn more about how we can support your IoT deployment, please get in touch.