In-Factory Profile Provisioning:Faster production for IoT device makers

Kigen’s In-Factory Profile Provisioning (IFPP) streamlines the provisioning of profiles for large batches of IoT devices tuned to the end destination, allowing OEMs to improve throughput for connected goods manufacture.

An extension of the GSMA Remote SIM Provisioning (RSP), IFPP reduces the number of SKUs needed and speeds up the secure loading of MNO subscription profiles into eSIM-enabled devices based on geographic destination and power requirements.

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What is In-Factory Profile Provisioning?

IFPP enables OEMs to securely pre-configure devices before shipping with one or more profiles which provide out-of-the-box connectivity based on geographic location.

Features and Benefits

IFPP is an alternative to purely relying on in-field provisioning, especially for applications using Low-Power Wide-Area (LPWAN) technologies, including NB-IoT, which rely on devices with finite battery life. The production lines of connected cellular devices can be dynamically updated with multiple profiles, streamlining fulfilment and enabling scalability. This opens a broader set of advantages such as:

Manufacturing flexibility

Production lines can instantly adapt to a different SIM profile by pushing new requirements onto the profile loader.

Inbound logistics

SIM card profiles are uploaded when needed, and IFPP avoids reliance on plastic SIM cards, which must be paid for before production. MNO profiles are flashed to IoT devices only when needed and can be quickly deployed.

Reduced costs

IFPP increases manufacturing efficiency by removing the manual insertion of plastic SIM cards into each device which is time consuming and costly.

Critical battery power savings

IFPP avoids over-the-air (OTA) profile updates via RSP, which can drain devices by up to 15% and significantly impact low-power wide-area network (LPWAN) technologies, including NB-IoT devices that need to function for 10-15 years or more.

Out-of-the-box connectivity

IoT devices come pre-configured with the correct connectivity profile using IFPP, reducing the need for local MNOs and MVNOs to support bootstrap profiles.

Reduced costs of certification

IFPP can reduce certification and administrative costs when compared to onsite GSMA SAS certification and SM-DP+ implementation.

A future-proof, and secure eSIM provisioning solution

IFPP is designed to futureproof connectivity for manufacturers of large volumes of connected devices and significantly benefits battery-powered cellular IoT devices such as smart meters and asset trackers, leading to improved in-field device performance.

Why work with Kigen on factory SIM provisioning?

To implement IFPP, OEMs must deploy a Remote SIM Provisioning platform such as Kigen’s, which needs to meet global GSMA secure accreditation scheme criteria. Kigen offers a flexible IFPP solution that can suit all manufacturing scenarios through varied degrees of offline and online provisioning, including Just-in-Time approaches to binding the device eID and profile at the last stage of production.

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eSIM enabled smart meters

Devices provisioned in-factory for greater flexibility in reaching new markets and distribution flexibility

eSIM consumer convenience

Device manufacturers incorporate multiple profiles to offer digital-first customers more choice and eSIM convenience.

Activation without SIM card

Increasingly, consumer devices and M2M experiences demand instant connectivity without the dependency on a SIM card or human intervention

Go all the way to iSIM

For many customers, eSIM is a stepping stone to the integrated SIM or iSIM, and IFPP eases that transition.

In-Factory Profile Provisioning

Kigen’s In-Factory Profile Provisioning (IFPP) radically simplifies the secure loading of MNO or MVNO profiles during the device fulfillment based on the deployment destination.

IFPP enables module vendors and OEMs to pre-configure IoT and M2M devices for instant out-of-the-box connectivity to the most suitable mobile operator network.

The power saving benefits of IFPP are significant for power constrained water and gas meters, especially those using Low Power Wide Area (LPWAN) technologies including NB-IoT and LTE-M.

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What we covered in the IFPP webinar:

Motivations for using IFPP to streamline supply chains for electronics manufacturers

Benefits of IFPP: reducing logistics, manufacturing complexity and power-saving

IFPP usage scenarios

eSIM and SGP.32: Remote SIM provisioning

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In-Factory Profile Provisioning for faster production of IoT devices

IFPP speeds up the production volume of connected cellular devices for OEMs by securely loading MNO profiles during the factory fulfilment based on the device destination.

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Kigen leads in eSIM industry rankings

Counterpoint Research, Frost and Sullivan, GSMA Intelligence, Juniper, Omdia and Transforma all highlight Kigen’s leadership in eSIM enablement and provisioning for OEMs.

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In-Factory Profile Provisioning streamlines connectivity for volume manufacturing

Kigen’s Paul Bradley, and Transforma Insights’ Matt Hatton, discuss the In-Factory Profile Provisioning (IFPP) for embedding mobile network cellular SIM profiles into connected IoT devices.

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