# Industrial IoT and Connectivity | Simply Embedded's Chris Karaplis | Internet of Things Podcast

- Show: [IoT For All Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast)
- Published: 2025-11-11
- Length: 19m
- Episode: 387
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2025-11-11-industrial-iot-and-connectivity-simply-embeddeds-chris-karaplis-internet-of-thin
- Listen: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iot-for-all/episodes/Industrial-IoT-and-Connectivity--Simply-Embeddeds-Chris-Karaplis--Internet-of-Things-Podcast-e3aqme4

## Summary

Chris Karaplis, founder and CEO of Simply Embedded, discusses the shift in industrial IoT from consumer-focused applications to complex B2B environments like mining, energy, and manufacturing. He explains how his company helps clients transition from wired to wireless systems, highlighting the importance of bidirectional communication for fleet management and remote diagnostics. Karaplis addresses the barriers to adoption, including past failures and cost concerns, by demonstrating long-term ROI through reduced labor costs and improved operational efficiency. He also outlines Simply Embedded's upcoming products, Field Site and Fleet Scan, which enable wireless connectivity for legacy industrial equipment.

## Chapters

- [0:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2025-11-11-industrial-iot-and-connectivity-simply-embeddeds-chris-karaplis-internet-of-thin#t=4) Introduction: Chris Karaplis and Simply Embedded
- [0:44](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2025-11-11-industrial-iot-and-connectivity-simply-embeddeds-chris-karaplis-internet-of-thin#t=44) Company Origin: From Consulting to Product Development
- [1:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2025-11-11-industrial-iot-and-connectivity-simply-embeddeds-chris-karaplis-internet-of-thin#t=101) The Shift to Industrial IoT and Key Use Cases
- [4:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2025-11-11-industrial-iot-and-connectivity-simply-embeddeds-chris-karaplis-internet-of-thin#t=268) Challenges of Transitioning from Wired to Wireless
- [8:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2025-11-11-industrial-iot-and-connectivity-simply-embeddeds-chris-karaplis-internet-of-thin#t=490) Bidirectional Communication in Fleet Management
- [10:15](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2025-11-11-industrial-iot-and-connectivity-simply-embeddeds-chris-karaplis-internet-of-thin#t=615) Barriers to Adoption: Bad Experiences and Cost Concerns
- [13:12](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2025-11-11-industrial-iot-and-connectivity-simply-embeddeds-chris-karaplis-internet-of-thin#t=792) Handling Pushback on Recurring Costs and ROI
- [15:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2025-11-11-industrial-iot-and-connectivity-simply-embeddeds-chris-karaplis-internet-of-thin#t=906) Proving ROI: Starting Small and Scaling Slowly
- [16:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2025-11-11-industrial-iot-and-connectivity-simply-embeddeds-chris-karaplis-internet-of-thin#t=976) Future Products: Field Site and Fleet Scan
- [17:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2025-11-11-industrial-iot-and-connectivity-simply-embeddeds-chris-karaplis-internet-of-thin#t=1077) Future of Industrial IoT: Security and Satellite Connectivity

## Topics

- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)
- [Wireless & RF](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/wireless-and-rf)
- [Pricing, margins & unit economics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pricing-and-unit-economics)
- [Validation & product-market fit](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/validation-and-product-market-fit)
- [Security & privacy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/security-and-privacy)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Simply Embedded (company)
- Nest (product)
- NTN (other)
- SGP 32 (other)
- Field Site (product)
- Fleet Scan (product)

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- [The OG of IoT: A Chat w/ Rob Tiffany (Part 1)](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2022-01-04-the-og-of-iot-a-chat-w-rob-tiffany-part-1) (Over the Air)
- [At Silicon Labs, Wireless IoT is Only The First Step in Rethinking Product Design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2024-04-09-at-silicon-labs-wireless-iot-is-only-the-first-step-in-rethinking-product-design) (Moore's Lobby)
- [Managing 250 Million Messages Per Day](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2022-05-12-managing-250-million-messages-per-day) (Over the Air)
- [An Interview with John Davis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2018-03-26-an-interview-with-john-davis) (The Amp Hour)

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