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When is Cellular IoT Right for Your Use Case? | Kigen's Vincent Korstanje

IoT For All Podcast · 15 Nov 2021 · 25m

What this episode covers

Vincent Korstanje, CEO of Kigen, explains how the company spun out of Arm to provide secure identity for IoT devices through integrated SIM (iSIM) technology. He details the evolution from physical SIMs to eSIMs and finally to iSIMs embedded in chips, highlighting benefits like smaller form factors and better battery life. Korstanje discusses specific use cases such as vaccine tracking with Sony and smart hair straighteners, while comparing cellular IoT to Wi-Fi and LoRa for global connectivity needs.

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Kigen, Arm, Sony, Murata, Simcom, GSMA
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iSIM, eSIM

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