In May we announced that Telecom26 is providing global connectivity, including maritime connectivity, to Stream Ocean, an environmental technology company which is helping to save the planet’s coral reefs and the fishes, plants and other marine life that rely on them.

eSIMs offer outstanding convenience and apparent simplicity – no pun intended – and are set to take a significant share of the overall SIM market. They eliminate fiddly hardware, allow great flexibility when choosing networks, and much more. Although it will take some time, with leading phone and device manufacturers increasingly launching eSIM-only devices, the path towards eSIM domination is clear.

In May the GSMA released the latest version of its IoT eSIM specification and this interesting piece by the research company Analysys Mason is worth a read: The GSMA’s new IoT eSIM specification is a step forward in realising the full potential of eSIMs in IoT.

Our team of maritime connectivity experts recently read an interesting piece about the Containers Lost at Sea – 2023 Update World Shipping Council (WSC) report in Shipping and Freight Resource which is “where shipping and freight professionals come for quality content, industry news, analysis, interactive discussions, executive insights from experts in the industry and more”.

Unlike consumer and retain customers, enterprises typically seek something more than the cheapest network provider. Of course, price does matter – but so too does the breadth of coverage, and features that can protect their data, among other things. Enterprises may need more control over their services, accounts, and devices, in ways that go far beyond consumer expectations.

Telecom26 had been providing IoT and global connectivity to digital healthcare programmes across the world long before COVID hit.  The projects we support include those run by both NGOs and private businesses to help diagnose and treat infectious diseases such as TB, malaria and HIV.