FAQ on cellular IoT SIM cards and connectivity
Can I see if my SIM is online and in data sessions?
How to stop/reset data session for the device remotely?
Can I see the location of the device?
Can I see what IP address does the device has for the current data session?
Can Simplex Wireless see device activity and data traffic from the device in the network?
Which countries are included in the SPX Trial?
Which countries are included in the SPX Prepaid?
Simplex Wireless IoT Encyclopedia
Can I see if my SIM is online and in data sessions?
Yes, In the Simplex Portal you go to Device Details & Actions -> Select and ICCID and then go to the "Real-Time Lookup" tab to view the SIM card information.
Return to topCan I see the location of the device?
Yes. Same as prior you can see information on each individual SIM card. Look into the section "Country" to see where your SIM card is located.
Return to topCan I see what IP address does the device has for the current data session?
Yes. Look into the section "Current IP-Address" to see.
Return to topCan Simplex Wireless see device activity and data traffic from the device in the network?
Simplex Wireless can see only the signaling coming from the network if it reaches Simplex Wireless network nodes. Simplex wireless CANNOT see any of the payload data.
Return to topWhich Countries (156) are included in the SPX Trial?
Afghanistan, China, Greece, Liberia, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Albania, Colombia, Greenland, Liechtenstein, Norway, St. Barthelemy, Algeria, Costa Rica, Grenada, Lithuania, Oman, t. Kitts & Nevis, Anguilla, Cote de Ivoire, Guatemala, Luxembourg, Panama, St. Lucia ,Antigua, Croatia, Guinea, Macao Special Admini, Paraguay, St. Martin, Argentina, Cuba, Guyana, Macedonia, Peru, St. Vincent & The Grenadines, Armenia, Cyprus, Honduras, Madagascar, Philippines, Sweden, Australia, Czech Republic, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Poland, Switzerland, Austria, Denmark, Hungary, Mali, Portugal, Taiwan, China, Azerbaijan, Dominica, Iceland, Malta, Puerto Rico, Tajikistan ,Bahamas, Dominican Republic, India, Mauritania, Qatar, Tanzania, Bangladesh, Ecuador, Indonesia, Mauritius, Republic of Korea, Thailand, Barbados, Egypt, Iran, Mexico, Republic of Moldova, The Saints and Desirade, Belarus, El Salvador, Iraq, Moldova, Romania, Togo, Belgium, Estonia, Ireland, Mongolia, Russian Federation, Tonga, Bermuda, Faeroe Islands, Israel, Montenegro, San Marino, Tunisia, Bosnia and Herzegovi, Fiji, Italy, Montserrat, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Brazil, Finland, Jamaica, Morocco, Senegal, Turks & Caicos Isl., British Virgin Island, France, Japan, Mozambique, Serbia, Uganda, Bulgaria, French Polynesia, Jordan, Myanmar, Seychelles, UK / Channel Islands, Cambodia, Gabon, Kazakstan, Namibia, Sierra, Leone, United Arab Emirates, Cameroon, Gambia, Kenya, Netherland Antilles, Singapore, United Kingdom, Canada, Georgia, Kosovo, Netherlands, Slovakia, United States of America, Cape Verde, Germany, Kuwait, New Zealand, Slovenia, Uruguay, Cayman Islands, Ghana, Lao People Democrati, Nicaragua, South Africa, Viet Nam, Chile, Gibraltar, Latvia, Niger, Spain, Zambia.
Which Countries are included in the SPX Prepaid?
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia ,Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States.
We have put together a short encyclopedia / dictionary for Internet of things - IoT terms.
| Acromym |
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| Simplex Wireless (SPX) | Simplifies the adaptation of cellular device connectivity for anyone anything anywhere |
| 1NCE IoT Connectivity Service | Industry peer that inspires us at Simplex Wireless to offer pre-paid services of the €10 for 10 year with 500MB type of package |
| 1oT IoT Connectivity Service | Industry peer that pushes us at Simplex Wireless to become better and easier to work with |
| 1FF | Plastics SIM card size (1) form factor, fullsize |
| 2G | Second-generation mobile telephone system |
| 2FF | Plastics SIM card size (2) form factor, mini |
| 3G | Third Generation (mobile communication system) |
| 3G HSPA | Third-Generation High-Speed Packet Access |
| 3GIP | Third Generation Internet Protocol |
| 3GPP | Third Generation Partnership Project |
| 3GSM | Third-generation Global System for Mobile (communications) |
| 3FF | Plastics SIM card size (3) form factor, micro |
| 4G | Fourth Generation |
| 4FF | Plastics SIM card size (4) form factor, nano |
| 5G | Fifth-generation technology standard for broadband cellular networks |
| 5G Americas | http://www.5gamericas.org |
| 5G Automotive Association | http://www.5gaa.org/ |
| 5G Deterministic Networking Alliance (5GDNA) | https://www.5gdna.org/ |
| 5G Infrastructure Association | https://5g-ppp.eu/association/ |
| 5G Media Action Group (5G-MAG) | http://www.5g-mag.com/ |
| 5G-ACIA | http://www.5g-acia.org |
| A1 Digital International IoT Connectivity Service | Forward leaning approach with good foothold in both Europe and LATAM. |
| Accenture IoT Connectivity Service | Industry partner that make us at Simplex Wireless think about the complete end-to-end delivery |
| AI | Artificial Intelligence |
| AP | Access Point |
| API | Application Programming Interface |
| APN | Access Point Name |
| Apple Watch | Apple smart watch and consumer IoT device |
| ARIB | Association of Radio Industries and Businesses (ARIB) |
| ASP | Application Service Provider |
| AT&T IoT Connectivity Service | The largest mobile operator in North America and trend creator |
| ATIS | Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) |
| Automotive Edge Computing Consortium (AECC) | https://aecc.org/ |
| AWS | Amazon Webservices |
| AWS IoT | Inventive partner with a great market place for IoT enablement |
| Azure | Microsoft Azure |
| b | Bits |
| B | Bytes |
| Bell Canada IoT Connectivity Service | Solid mobile operator originating out of Canada and enabling North American connectivity. |
| BGP | Border Gateway Protocol |
| Bootstrap | Preloaded SIM profile on an eUICC which enables the device to initially access a mobile network |
| BPS | Bits Per Second |
| Broadband India Forum | http://www.broadbandindiaforum.com/ |
| BSS | Business Support System |
| BT IoT Connectivity Service | Industry peer that pushes us at Simplex Wireless to become better and easier to work with |
| Bundle | Traffic bundle business model |
| CCSA | China Communications Standards Association (CCSA) |
| CCTV | Closed-circuit television |
| Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) | https://www.coai.com |
| China Mobile IoT Connectivity Service | Gateway operator into China and enabler for connectivity in the region. |
| China Society of Automotive Engineers (CSAE) | http://www.sae-china.org/ |
| China Telecom IoT Connectivity Service | Gateway operator into China and enabler for connectivity in the region. |
| China Unicom IoT Connectivity Service | Gateway operator into China and enabler for connectivity in the region. |
| CID | Cell IDentification number |
| CIL | Call Identification Line |
| CIP | Carrier Identification Parameter |
| Cisco IoT Connectivity Service | Industry enabler for mobile operators with its subscription management platform. |
| Claro IoT Connectivity Service | Gateway operator into Brazil and enabler for connectivity in the region. |
| CLI | Calling Line Identification |
| CLID | Calling Line IDentifier |
| CLIP | Caller Line Identification Presentation |
| CLP | Cell Loss Priority |
| CLS | Current Level of Service |
| CM | Connection Manager |
| CMAP | Connection Management Access Protocol |
| CMAS | Cellular Messaging Alert System |
| CMIP | Common Management Information Protocol |
| CMIS | Common Management Information Service |
| CMOS | Cellular Management Operation System |
| CMP | Connection Management Procedure |
| CMRS | Commercial Mobile Radio Services |
| CMS | Call Management System |
| CPE | Customer Premise Equipment |
| CPU | Central Processing Unit |
| CSL IoT Connectivity Service | APAC cellular enabler and solid service provider with wide footprint. |
| CSP | Connectivity Service Provider |
| CSP Gateway | CSP Gateways are high performance, redundant gateways which run in the Regional Sites and terminate APNs using IPSec or fiber connections |
| CTIA | http://ctia.org/ |
| Cubic Telecom IoT Connectivity Service | Our inspiration in the Automotive vertical who has made significant contributions in moving that industry forward. |
| DCP | Ericsson's subscription management platform, now days called IoTA |
| DDoS | Distributed Denial of Service |
| Deutsche Telekom IoT Connectivity Service | A stable giant with broad global footprint and knowledgeable staff. |
| DNS | Domain Name System |
| DSL | Digital Subscriber Line |
| Egress Site | These are special Regional Sites where only CG-NAT is hosted for egress pinning |
| EID | Embedded Identity Document, eUICC identifier |
| EIoT | Enterprise IoT |
| Electronic toll collection systems | Typical use-case for automotive, transportation systems and logistic optimisations |
| Elisa IoT Connectivity Service | Forward leaning operator in the Nordics that contributes to the regions development. |
| EMEA Satellite Operators Association (ESOA) | https://www.esoa.net/ |
| Emergency notification systems. | Typical IoMT use-case |
| Enterprise Gateway | The Enterprise Gateway is a Programmable Virtual Private Cloud router spun as a private network for the customers |
| Enterprise IoT | Refers to devices used in business and corporate settings |
| eSIM | embedded SIM (Usually this term is used in the mobile industry to refer to the profile that is downloaded into the eUICC) |
| ETSI | European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) |
| eUICC | embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card |
| EUM | eUICC Manufacturer |
| Farming IoT | Collecting data on temperature, rainfall, humidity, wind speed, pest infestation, and soil content |
| floLIVE IoT Connectivity Service | Industry peer that pushes us at Simplex Wireless to become better and easier to work with |
| FQDN | Fully Qualified Domain Name |
| FTP | File Transport Protocol |
| G+D | Giesecke+Devrient, EUM company |
| GB | Gigabytes |
| GCP | Google Cloud Platform |
| Global Certification Forum (GCF) | https://www.globalcertificationforum.org/ |
| Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) | https://gsacom.com/ |
| Global SIM card | Usually refers to a single physical SIM card that can be used in any country in the world |
| Google Cloud IOT Core | Inventive partner with a great market place for IoT enablement |
| GPS | Global Positioning System |
| GSMA | https://www.gsma.com/ |
| GSMA | GSM Association |
| GUI | Graphical User Interface |
| HDSL | High-Speed Digital Subscriber Line |
| HLR | Home Location Register (also called HSS) |
| Hologram IoT Connectivity Service | Industry peer that pushes us at Simplex Wireless to become better and easier to work with |
| HTML | HyperText Markup Language |
| HTTP | Hypertext Transfer Protocol |
| ICCID | Integrated Circuit Card Identification Number |
| IDE | Integrated development environment |
| iFaaS | Integration Function as a Service |
| IIoT | Industrial internet of things |
| IMEI | International Mobile Equipment Identity |
| IMSI | International Mobile Subscriber Identity |
| Inter- and intra-vehicular communication | Typical use-case for automotive, transportation systems and logistic optimisations |
| IoE | Internet of Everything |
| IoMT | Internet of Medical Things |
| iOS | Apple operating system on iPhone's and iPad's |
| IoT | Internet of Things |
| IoT connectivity | Usually refers to SIM cards with tailor made technical and commercial conditions to support global/regional/national deployments of connected devices (in opposite to consumer mobile devices such as e.g. smart phones) |
| IoT dashboard | A webbased portal for singel pane of glass overview over your IoT subscriptions and their commercial and technical behaviors |
| IoT SIM cards | Usually refers to SIM cards with tailor made technical and commercial conditions to support global/regional/national deployments of connected devices (in opposite to consumer mobile devices such as e.g. smart phones) |
| IoTA | Ericsson's IoT Accelerator platform |
| IP | Internet Protocol |
| IPV6 Forum | https://www.ipv6forum.com/ |
| ISP | Internet Service Provider |
| IT | Information Technology |
| JPU IoT Connectivity Service | Industry enabler for mobile (virtual) operators with its subscription management platform. |
| JT Jersey telecom IoT Connectivity Service | Industry peer that pushes us at Simplex Wireless to become better and easier to work with |
| KORE Wireless IoT Connectivity Service | Industry peer that pushes us at Simplex Wireless to become better and easier to work with |
| KPN IoT Connectivity Service | Industry peer that pushes us at Simplex Wireless to become better and easier to work with |
| LAN | Local Area Network |
| LD | Long Distance |
| Logistics and fleet management | Typical use-case for automotive, transportation systems and logistic optimisations |
| LoLo | LoLo Company and SDWAN provider. https://www.lolo.company |
| LoRaWAN | Long Range Wide Area Network |
| LPA | Local Profile Assistant |
| LPWA | Low Power, Wide Area |
| LPWAN | Low Power Wide Area Network |
| LTE | Long Term Evolution |
| LTE Cat 1 | This is the bread and butter of telematic connectivity technologies. Higher data streaming throughput (up to 10 Mbps), lower latency for wake-up applications, broader global coverage. |
| LTE Cat 4 | For high data throughput. These modems can hit 150 Mbps, more than ten times the throughput of their CAT 1 counterparts. They are also complex, more expensive, require multiple antennas, and are power hungry |
| LTE Cat M1 | A Low Power technology within the LTE frequency spectrum. Very low power, long range, low cost. Lower data rate (~375 kbps) in typical half duplex configuration, higher latency. |
| LTE CAT NB1 | also referred to as NB-IoT. Very low power, long range, low cost. Lower data rate (~375 kbps) in typical half duplex configuration, higher latency. |
| MFF, MFF-2 | Solderable SIM card size form factor |
| M2M | Machine to machine |
| M2M SIM cards | Usually refers to SIM cards with tailor made technical and commercial conditions to support global/regional/national deployments of connected devices (in opposite to consumer mobile devices such as e.g. smart phones) |
| MAC | Media Access Control |
| Maritime IoT | IoT devices are in use monitoring the environments and systems of boats and yachts |
| MB | Megabytes |
| MEMS | Mobility Enterprise Managed Services |
| Microsoft Azure IoT | Inventive partner with a great market place for IoT enablement |
| MNO | Mobile Network Operator |
| Modem | Modulator/Demodulator |
| Monogoto IoT Connectivity Service | Industry enabler with its subscription management platform. |
| MPLS | Multi-Protocol Label Switching |
| MQTT | MQ Telemetry Transport is a lightweight, publish-subscribe, machine to machine network protocol |
| MSISDN | Mobile Station International Subscriber Directory Number |
| MTN IoT Connectivity Service | Gateway operator into Africa and enabler for connectivity in the region. |
| MVNO | Mobile Virtual Network Operator |
| NB-IoT | Narrow Band IoT (LPWAN technology) |
| Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) | https://www.ngmn.org/ |
| NID | Network Interface Device |
| NTT DOCOMO IoT Connectivity Service | Gateway operator into Japan and enabler for connectivity in the region. |
| Optus IoT Connectivity Service | Gateway operator into Australia and enabler for connectivity in the region. |
| Orange Business Services IoT Connectivity Service | Forward leaning operator that contributes to the industry development. |
| ORBCOMM IoT Connectivity Service | Satellite IoT enabler and a longterm player in the industry |
| P2P | Point to Point |
| PAYG | Pay as you go business model |
| PCCW IoT Connectivity Service | APAC cellular enabler and solid service provider with wide footprint. |
| Portable Document Format | |
| Pelion IoT Connectivity Service | Industry peer that pushes us at Simplex Wireless to become better and easier to work with |
| PGW | Packet Data Network (PDN) Gateway used interchangeably with User Plane Function or UPF in 5G |
| PIN | Personal Identification Number |
| POS | Point of Sales (e.g. mobile payment terminal) |
| PRI | Primary Rate Interface |
| Public Safety Communication Europe (PSCE) Forum | http://www.psc-europe.eu/ |
| PVPC | Programmable Virtual Private Cloud |
| QoS | Quality of Service |
| RAM | Random Access Memory |
| RAN | Radio Access Network |
| Regional Site | Regional Sites are one of the global sites where the PVPC traffic plane is hosted. |
| Remote health monitoring | Typical IoMT use-case |
| REST API | RESTful API, an architectural style for building web services that interact via an HTTP protocol |
| RFID | Radio-frequency identification |
| Rogers IoT Connectivity Service | Solid mobile operator originating out of Canada and enabling North American connectivity. |
| RSP | Remote SIM Provisioning |
| Safety and road assistance | Typical use-case for automotive, transportation systems and logistic optimisations |
| SAS | Security Accreditation Scheme |
| SATCOM | Satellite Communications |
| SD-WAN | Software-Defined Wide Area Networking |
| Sigfox IoT Connectivity Service | LPWAN technology focused and competitor to cellular based LPWAN technologies like LoRa and Cat M1. |
| SIM | Subscriber Identity Module |
| SIM card number | Usually refers to the IMSI, ICCID or MSISDN |
| Simetric | Subscription management provider |
| Singtel IoT Connectivity Service | Forward leaning operator in APAC that contributes to the regions development. |
| SIoT | Social Internet of things focuses the importance of social interaction and relationship between IoT devices. SIoT is a pattern of how cross-domain IoT devices enabling application to application communication and collaboration without human intervention in order to serve their owners with autonomous services, and this only can be realized when gained low-level architecture support from both IoT software and hardware engineering. |
| SIP | Session Initiation Protocol |
| SLA | Service Level Agreement |
| SM-DP+ | Enhanced Subscription Manager – Data Preparation |
| Small Cell Forum | https://www.smallcellforum.org/ |
| Smart parking | Typical use-case for automotive, transportation systems and logistic optimisations |
| Smart traffic control | Typical use-case for automotive, transportation systems and logistic optimisations |
| SMS-C | Short Message Service Center |
| Soracom IoT Connectivity Service | Industry peer that pushes us at Simplex Wireless to become better and easier to work with |
| Sustainable IoT | Environmental monitoring applications of the IoT typically use sensors to assist in environmental protection by monitoring air or water quality, atmospheric or soil conditions, and can even include areas like monitoring the movements of wildlife and their habitats. |
| Swisscom IoT Connectivity Service | Industry peer that pushes us at Simplex Wireless to become better and easier to work with |
| T-Mobile IoT Connectivity Service | A stable giant with broad global footprint and knowledgeable and experienced staff. |
| Tata Communications IoT Connectivity Service | Forward leaning operator in India that contributes to the regions development. |
| TB | Terabytes |
| TCCA | https://tcca.info/ |
| TD Industry Alliance | http://www.tdia.cn/ |
| Tech Mahindra IoT Connectivity Service | Forward leaning operator in India that contributes to the regions development. |
| Tele2 IoT IoT Connectivity Service | Forward leaning operator in the Nordics that contributes to the regions development. |
| Telefónica IoT Connectivity Service | Inventive industry peer that enables/pushes us at Simplex Wireless to become better and easier to work with |
| Telenor Connexion IoT Connectivity Service | Industry veterans that enables us at Simplex Wireless to become better and easier to work with |
| Telia Company IoT Connectivity Service | Forward leaning operator in the Nordics that contributes to the regions development. |
| Telstra IoT Connectivity Service | Gateway operator into Australia and enabler for connectivity in the region. |
| TELUS IoT Connectivity Service | Solid mobile operator originating out of Canada and enabling North American connectivity. |
| TLS | Transport Layer Security |
| TMX | ThingsMatrix |
| Truphone IoT Connectivity Service | Industry peer that pushes us at Simplex Wireless to become better and easier to work with |
| TSDSI | Telecommunications Standards Development Society (TSDSI) |
| TTA | Telecommunications Technology Association (TTA) |
| TTC | Telecommunication Technology Committee (TTC) |
| Twilio IoT Connectivity Service | Industry peer that pushes us at Simplex Wireless to become better and easier to work with |
| UICC | Universal Integrated Circuit Card |
| UMTS | Universal Mobile Telecommunications System |
| UNI | User Network Interface |
| URL | Uniform Resource Locator |
| Vehicle control | Typical use-case for automotive, transportation systems and logistic optimisations |
| Vehicle diagnostics | Typical use-case for automotive, transportation systems and logistic optimisations |
| Verizon IoT Connectivity Service | Forward leaning operator in the USA that contributes to the regions development. |
| Vodafone IoT Connectivity Service | Industry enabler and giant that pushed Simplex Wireless to become better and easier to work with. |
| VPC | Virtual Private Cloud |
| VPN | Virtual Private Network |
| WAN | Wide Area Network |
| Wearable heart monitors | Typical IoMT use-case |
| Webbing IoT Connectivity Service | Inventive industry peer and enabler that pushes us at Simplex Wireless to become better and easier to work with |
| Wireless Broadband Alliance | http://www.wballiance.com/ |
| Wireless Logic IoT Connectivity Service | Industry enabler and giant that pushed Simplex Wireless to become better and easier to work with. |