This document discusses the benefits of using IoT platforms when prototyping and developing IoT applications. It outlines key features platforms provide like standards, development kits, tutorials, and assistance getting products to market. The document also examines what components are needed in an IoT platform, including data acquisition, storage, analytics, security, connectivity management and more. It notes industry projections that the number of connected devices will grow significantly in coming years.

1. Why Platforms
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2. Prototyping IoT Apps?
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ü Standards
ü Dev Kits
ü Tutorials
ü Platforms!

3. …Get to Market
Productizing!
3
ü Buy what is not core
ü Works the 1st time
…Service Operations
…User Experience

4. Growing!
4
…Scale
…Maintain focus
…Align costs

5. Example: AirVantage with AWS
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Big Data Storage
& Analytics
Operator Platform
Connectors
Rules Engine &
Event Processing
Device
Communication
MQTT
HTTPS
LWM2M
OMA-DM

6. IoT Platforms: What you need
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Application
Enablement
Data acquisition
Protocol support
Data & Event storage
Summarization & Analytics
Security
Connectivity
Management
Regional/Global coverage
Networking options
Security options
Lifecycle & usage control
Operations
Management
Mass configuration
Event Monitoring
OTA updates:
Applications, firmware

7. IoT Platforms: Today
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8. 8
Communica)ons
Protocol
&
security
Edge
Device
Management
Data
collec)on
and
scale
Administra)on
console
&
inventory
Housing
and
server
administra)on
Maintenance
Mobile
subscrip)ons
Management
Edge
Applica)on
Management
12BConnected
devices
(ABI)
Applica)on
Enablement
Opera)ons
Management
Connec)vity
Management
Pla>orm
orchestra)on
Vendor
Management
Platform Evolution
Communica)ons
Protocol
&
security
Edge
Device
Management
Data
collec)on
and
scale
Administra)on
console
&
inventory
Housing
and
server
administra)on
Maintenance
Mobile
subscrip)ons
Management
Edge
Applica)on
Management
Applica)on
Enablement
Opera)ons
Management
Connec)vity
Management
Pla>orm
orchestra)on
Vendor
Management
1.4B
Connected
devices
(ABI)

9. Communica)ons
Protocol
&
security
Edge
Device
Management
Data
collec)on
and
scale
Administra)on
console
&
inventory
Housing
and
server
administra)on
Maintenance
Mobile
subscrip)ons
Management
Edge
Applica)on
Management
12BConnected
devices
(ABI)
Applica)on
Enablement
Opera)ons
Management
Connec)vity
Management
Pla>orm
orchestra)on
Vendor
Management
1.4B
Connected
devices
(ABI)
Platform Evolution
Communica)ons
Protocol
&
security
Edge
Device
Management
Data
collec)on
and
scale
Administra)on
console
&
inventory
Housing
and
server
administra)on
Maintenance
Mobile
subscrip)ons
Management
Edge
Applica)on
Management
12BConnected
devices
(ABI)
12BConnected
devices
(ABI)
26BConnected devices
(Ericsson)

10. What should you own?
Customer
Acquisition
Customer
Experience
New Service Design

11. Sierra Wireless Device-to-Cloud Platforms
Quickly create IoT
applications
Keep your deployment
online
Connectivity platform for IoT
deployments

12. Sierra Wireless Managed Connectivity
Global SIM Cards
Plug-in
Bearer services
SMD
Multi IMSI
DATA
SMS
CSD
Voice
Rules & Alarm
Management
Secure Managed Network
Fixed IP
Private APN
SMS API
VPN
eUICC
Platform
Core Network
HLR
GGSN
SMSC
EU28
Low/High Bandwidth
Roaming
SIM Management

13. Example
ü One platform provider
ü Simplicity & Faster time-to-market

14. Demos

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