# How eSIM is Driving IoT Adoption | Kigen's Paul Bradley | Internet of Things Podcast

- Show: [IoT For All Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast)
- Published: 2024-03-26
- Length: 30m
- Episode: 337
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2024-03-26-how-esim-is-driving-iot-adoption-kigens-paul-bradley-internet-of-things-podcast
- Listen: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iot-for-all/episodes/How-eSIM-is-Driving-IoT-Adoption--Kigens-Paul-Bradley--Internet-of-Things-Podcast-e2hic0n

## Summary

Paul Bradley, VP of Solution Sales at Kigen, explains how eSIM and iSIM technologies are simplifying cellular IoT adoption and enhancing security. He details the evolution from M2M to consumer eSIM and the new IoT-specific standard that enables remote profile management for constrained devices like NB-IoT and LTE-M. Bradley discusses overcoming global deployment challenges such as permanent roaming restrictions and optimizing device provisioning for manufacturers with lifetime-battery devices.

## Chapters

- [0:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2024-03-26-how-esim-is-driving-iot-adoption-kigens-paul-bradley-internet-of-things-podcast#t=4) Introduction: Paul Bradley and Kigen
- [2:46](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2024-03-26-how-esim-is-driving-iot-adoption-kigens-paul-bradley-internet-of-things-podcast#t=166) eSIM Evolution and Consumer Adoption
- [7:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2024-03-26-how-esim-is-driving-iot-adoption-kigens-paul-bradley-internet-of-things-podcast#t=434) Global Roaming Restrictions and Solutions
- [10:22](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2024-03-26-how-esim-is-driving-iot-adoption-kigens-paul-bradley-internet-of-things-podcast#t=622) New IoT eSIM Standard and Remote Management
- [15:15](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2024-03-26-how-esim-is-driving-iot-adoption-kigens-paul-bradley-internet-of-things-podcast#t=915) IoT SAFE and Data Security at the Edge
- [20:24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2024-03-26-how-esim-is-driving-iot-adoption-kigens-paul-bradley-internet-of-things-podcast#t=1224) Device Provisioning and Factory Challenges
- [25:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2024-03-26-how-esim-is-driving-iot-adoption-kigens-paul-bradley-internet-of-things-podcast#t=1506) Integrated SIM (iSIM) Technology

## Topics

- [Wireless & RF](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/wireless-and-rf)
- [Security & privacy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/security-and-privacy)
- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)
- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Kigen (company)
- eSIM (product)
- iSIM (product)
- IoT SAFE (product)
- NB-IoT (other)
- LTE-M (other)
- GSMA (company)
- SGP.41 (other)
- CoAP (other)

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- [Emerging Technologies in IoT with Patrick Wilbur, Co-Founder at Hologram](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2023-05-11-emerging-technologies-in-iot-with-patrick-wilbur-co-founder-at-hologram) (Over the Air)
- [#005: The Current Realities of Cellular IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/coredump-sessions/2025-03-19-005-the-current-realities-of-cellular-iot) (Coredump Sessions)
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