apidays LIVE Helsinki & North: API Ecosystems - Connecting Physical and Digital March 16 & 17, 2022 APIs are the Last Missing Piece to Enable a New Age of IoT Miko Bautista, Product Manager, IoT at Twilio

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APIs are the Last
Missing Piece to
Enable a New Age
of IoT
Miko Bautista
Product Manager, IoT @ Twilio
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TLDR: 2022 is the perfect time for
forward looking companies to
incorporate globally-scaled IoT into
their corporate strategy.
Miko Bautista | Twilio IoT

3. TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. Now is the perfect time to build IoT
2. Now is the perfect time to scale IoT

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Now is the perfect time to build IoT

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Remnants from the conclusion of the “Smartphone War”
that sparked innovation in IoT use cases
1. Drastic acceleration in microelectronics R&D
2. Ubiquity of software applications
3. Proliferation of connectivity technologies

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1. Drastic acceleration in microelectronics R&D

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2. Ubiquity of software applications

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3. Proliferation of connectivity technologies

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3. Proliferation of connectivity technologies
Data throughput
Range
Sigfox
LoRa
Cellular
NB-IoT
NFC
Cellular
5G (mmwave)
Zigbee
Z-Wave
Thread
Bluetooth
Wifi
Cellular
2G/3G/4G
5G (not mmwave)
Cellular
Cat-M
ANT
miles
inches
bps mbps/gbps

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Now is the perfect time to scale IoT

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IoT management at scale requires APIs, which are
only now becoming the focus of software companies
1. Simplifying Connectivity Management
2. Triggering Communications Internally and Externally
3. Reducing Risks with Device Security

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1. Simplifying Connectivity Management
Console & API Your Fleet
Twilio Super SIM

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Twilio Programmable
Voice
Twilio Programmable
Email
Twilio Programmable
Messaging
2. Triggering Communications Internally and Externally

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… appears in unexpected devices
… appears in unexpected countries
… shows unexpected data spikes
SIM
Business Events
… starts or terminates their contract
… reports a defect device
Customer
3. Reducing Risks with Device Security
Desired Actions
…
Switch
active network
Deactivate
SIM
Pull
usage data
Automated follow-up actions
are programmed to trigger the
moment that security
concerns are identified.
Send
device command

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Conclusion: 2022 is the perfect time
for forward looking companies to
incorporate globally-scaled IoT into
their corporate strategy.
Miko Bautista | Twilio IoT

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API and Docs
twil.io/supersim-first-steps

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18. THANK YOU
mbautista@twilio.com