Tata Communications to boost eSIM capabilities with Oasis
Tata Communications, a global digital ecosystem enabler, has acquired a majority equity stake of 58.1% in Oasis Smart SIM Europe (Oasis), a France-headquartered embedded-SIM (eSIM) technology provider. Oasis develops and provides advanced technologies and personalised services to enable the deployment of eSIM and SIM technologies. ESIM solutions offer SIM card capabilities already embedded into devices, so that a separate SIM card does not need to be inserted.
Forecasts predict that there will be 2 billion eSIM-enabled devices shipped by 2025. The eSIMs facilitate secure, reliable, and cost-efficient cellular connectivity for Internet of Things (IoT) and machine-to-machine (M2M) applications. They enable significant ease of use for remote provisioning and the ability to connect with multiple mobile network operators, making subscription management easier for the end-users, with an added layer of security. Embedding mobile connectivity into a wide range of devices creates a significant opportunity for OEMs serving multiple markets, to expand their services and leverage the full potential of IoT.
With this investment, Tata Communications will deliver an enhanced full-service enterprise mobility solution to customers through complete access and management of the eSIM and software layer. Specifically, eSIM technology will be fully integrated into Tata Communications MOVE, enabling an end-to-end embedded borderless, secure and scalable connectivity solution and strengthening Tata Communications MOVE as a single-source platform for global enterprise mobility needs.
Tata Communications and Oasis have a shared vision of making connectivity across end users, devices and machines all-pervasive. Tata Communications will drive and accelerate R&D with Oasis, leveraging and amplifying the growth in the mobility and IoT markets.
“Enterprises are increasingly relying on mobile devices to operate and access data in the cloud. This coupled with the rise in the number of M2M connections globally show that there is immense opportunity in the eSIM market,” said Tri Pham, Chief Strategy Officer, Tata Communications.
“Oasis has the right mix of technology expertise, agility as well as exceptional talent. Through this investment, we will focus on the software layer of the Tata Communications MOVE portfolio and drive further innovation in eSIM technology through product roadmap R&D. With Tata Communications MOVE, enterprise customers have access to a secure, complete end-to-end mobility platform. They gain independence, flexibility and greater control of their mobility requirements, as they look to leverage IoT and M2M solutions to transform their business.”
“At Oasis, we’re very excited about growing our business with Tata Communications globally. In Tata Communications, we see the vision, capability and ambition to drive transformation and innovation in the mobility and IoT markets”, said Olivier Leroux, CEO, Oasis. “We are looking forward to leveraging our joint capabilities to develop and co-create products and solutions to enable end-to-end embedded connectivity and to transform businesses through the latest mobile technologies.”
Recently, Tata Communications, together with Micron, announced a worldwide cellular-enabled connectivity solution to simplify and accelerate large-scale global deployment of IoT devices. The solution leverages Oasis’ Velios-As-A-Service, the world’s first cloud-based eSIM for IoT devices offering a scalable, on-demand and secure SIM deployment in the IoT ecosystem.
With this technology, the Tata Communications MOVE Global IoT Solution will offer a pervasive, end-to-end solution for zero-touch onboarding of connected IoT devices to cloud services globally. This integrated solution will deliver highly-scalable IoT security, seamless global connectivity, on-demand cellular enabled subscription and pay-as-you-go flexibility for customers.
The Tata Communications MOVE platform has been adopted for automotive, manufacturing, aviation, and supply chain use cases, among others. MOVE offers IoT and connectivity solutions across 200 countries and territories, backed by the company’s relationships with more than 600 mobile network operators worldwide.
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