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Know and control every connected device across the site.

Sensors, meters and controllers spread across a wide area end up on shared passwords, stray carrier plans and one-off gateways. Private LTE/5G gives each one a SIM you control.

TYPICAL SPACEUtility and industrial sites
WHAT HURTSNo clear device inventory
WHAT WE CHANGEA SIM identity for every device
Sound familiar?

What it looks like day to day.

A typical scenario based on the environments we work in, not a specific customer.

  • Devices use shared passwords or personal carrier plans
  • Nobody has a full list of what's connected
  • Remote enclosures need a truck roll to troubleshoot
  • Retired devices still have access
Shared passwords, stray plans compared with Every device on its own SIMNetwork segmentation. Existing: Meters, Sensors, Controllers, Cameras share SHARED PSK, MIXED CARRIER PLANS. Proposed: SIM 001 (METER · APN IOT); SIM 002 (SENSOR · APN IOT); SIM 003 (CONTROLLER · OT); SIM 004 (CAMERA · VIDEO).AEXISTING CONDITIONSNTSMETERSSENSORSCONTROLLERSCAMERASCORESHARED PSKMIXED CARRIER PLANSNO SEGMENTATIONEXISTING · 1 SEGMENTBPROPOSED DESIGNNTSMETERSSENSORSCONTROLLERSCAMERASCORESIM 001METER · APN IOTSIM 002SENSOR · APN IOTSIM 003CONTROLLER · OTSIM 004CAMERA · VIDEOPROPOSED · 4 SEGMENTSA — Shared passwords, stray plansB — Every device on its own SIM
Sheet A shows existing conditions; sheet B shows the proposed design. Illustrative, not to scale.
Why it happens

Every device needs an identity you own.

A SIM ties each device to your network with its own identity and rules. You decide what it can reach, see when it goes quiet, and turn it off when it's retired, across a wide area and without a patchwork of gateways.

What we do

How we fix it.

Private LTE/5G is a cellular network your organization controls. A few radios cover large areas, devices use SIMs you issue, and handoffs are built for movement.

  1. Inventory the devices

    What they are, where they are and what they talk to.

  2. Plan coverage for the footprint

    Private cells sized for distance, not rooms.

  3. Issue SIMs and rules

    Each device gets its own identity and only the access it needs.

  4. Track the lifecycle

    Add, monitor and retire devices from one place.

Designs start from your site plans and how things move. We survey on site when the environment calls for it.

What changes

What's different after.

A real inventory

Know what's connected and where.

Less risk

No shared passwords or stray plans.

Fewer truck rolls

See device status remotely.

Is it a fit?

Where this works, and where something else fits better.

We recommend what solves the problem, even when it's a different solution.

A good fit for

  • Utilities with substations, pumps and meters
  • Industrial campuses with sensors spread out
  • Sites replacing one-off cellular gateways

Something else may fit better

For your IT or engineering team

Technical detail

The design decisions, the end-to-end path and how the result is tested.

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Every SIM should correspond to a known device, owner, location, purpose, software state, policy, and retirement process.

Design decisions

Design decisionWhat we need to understandHow we engineer it
Identity lifecycleDefine SIM issuance, activation, transfer, suspension, and revocation.Tie network identity to the authoritative asset inventory.
ReachabilityDocument protocols, destinations, direction, frequency, and data volume.Route and filter each class to only required services.
Operating lifeModel power, battery, modem support, firmware, environment, and replacement horizon.Select device and network profiles that can be sustained for the asset lifetime.

The end-to-end path

  1. FIELD DEVICESensor · meter · controllerAsset record and SIM identity
  2. PRIVATE RANWide-area cell coverageManaged attachment
  3. LOCAL COREPolicy · APN · routingRestricted device path
  4. OT PLATFORMBroker · historian · controlApproved data and management

SIM identity strengthens attachment control; it does not replace device hardening, application authentication, patching, segmentation, or asset ownership.

How the result is tested

  • Provisioning test Issue, activate, suspend, replace, and revoke a production SIM.
  • Policy test Prove approved paths work and prohibited destinations do not.
  • Telemetry test Measure delivery interval, loss, duplication, and application ingestion.
  • Coverage test Validate every cabinet, structure, and remote installation location.
  • Failure test Separate device, radio, core, transport, broker, and application failures.
  • Lifecycle test Audit owner, location, policy, firmware, and retirement evidence.
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Share what's happening and where. We'll recommend the right fix and the next step, starting from your floor plans or site details.

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