Developers across the IoT industry can supply plugins to upgrade German IoT company 1NCE’s software platform. The announcement was made at last week’s CES in Las Vegas.

1NCE‘s software platform supports IoT projects of any scale by enabling customers to collect device data securely and reliably across 165 countries and turn it into actionable intelligence. With 1NCE, users can accelerate time-to-market for IoT projects by months, determine device location without GPS, and optimise payload transmission to increase battery life by up to 70 per cent.

The company has entered the next stage of its software strategy with Plugins (1nce.com/en-us/1nce-connect/features/1nce-plugins), opening access for third-party software developers to create IoT tools together on the 1NCE platform. Users now have options to integrate features smoothly from their preferred software developers, including:

• Integration with Azure and other cloud providers: In addition to using 1NCE’s existing partnership with AWS, customers can now seamlessly integrate their IoT data with Microsoft Azure and other cloud service providers. The IoT Bridge from Tartabit (1nce.com/en-us/1nce-os/our-software-tools/azure-integration-tartabit) delivers a reliable and scalable process for transferring data from resource-constrained, battery-powered devices to the cloud.
• Firmware over-the-air (FOTA) management: 1NCE customers can use firmware upgrade management, keeping connected devices secure and healthy over their lifetime. FOTA is used for releasing functionality, fixing bugs and regular maintenance. In partnership with Mender (mender.io), the update infrastructure reduces the risk of bricking from issues with limited bandwidth, unstable connectivity or power loss. This includes optimisation using delta updates to reduce bandwidth use by 90 per cent.
• Data visualisation: In partnership with Datacake (datacake.co), 1NCE customers have access to dashboards that allow device data to be visualised for enhanced planning, prototyping and deployment. The low-code dashboards are optimised for mobile viewing and can be accessed through the 1NCE platform within minutes of setup, enabling an initial project launch much faster than the competition.

“1NCE believes open platforms are the way of the future for managing connected products over their lifetime,” said Ivo Rook, chief operating officer at 1NCE. “Plugins are just the start, as we intend on solidifying 1NCE as a global standard for IoT over the course of 2024.”

1NCE (1nce.com) was founded in 2018 to enable IoT to flow like electricity – always on, always ready for consumption, always serving the public with a resource for the future. The 1NCE Lifetime Flat licence means users can deploy, connect and manage IoT sensors across the world for as little as a dollar per year per device. More than 15,000 customers worldwide and over 60 Fortune 500 companies use 1NCE with more than 20 million connected products across 165 countries and regions.