Aeris has launched an expansion of IoT Accelerator, the company’s IoT connectivity management platform-as-a-service (PaaS).

The move enables Aeris and its mobile carrier partners to deliver a single-SKU eSIM to OEMs and enterprises, providing a single-pane of glass in a global unified manner. This sets Aeris apart from offerings that require multiple layers of aggregators or the need for investment in aggregator platforms that can lead to margin stacking in a price sensitive market.

Aeris acquired the IoT Accelerator in early 2023 (www.iotm2mcouncil.org/iot-library/news/iot-newsdesk/aeris-closes-ericsson-iot-acquisition) from Ericsson. The PaaS received over $2bn in investment. The scale of this investment means automotive, utility, fleet and connected device industry partners can use the expanded IoT Accelerator to fulfil the promise of IoT and the opportunities offered with eSIMs. Aeris’ partners can build and deploy connected products without complex service management restraints and reap the benefits of single-SKU delivery and reduced margin stacking across any country.

Berg Insight in a 2025 report (www.berginsight.com/iot-connectivity-management-platforms-and-esim-solutions) predicts the third-party IoT connectivity management platform (CMP) market will see a CAGR of 12% from $1bn in 2024 to $1.8bn in 2029. Aeris works with nearly 30 of the top mobile network operators and provides IoT connectivity in more than 190 countries.

“We’re the market leader for IoT through this expansion of IoT Accelerator and our status as the largest orchestrator of eSIMs in the world,” said Aeris CEO Aziz Benmalek. “We’re giving enterprises the flexibility of enabling IoT connectivity with a single-SKU and single-pane of glass without any technical constraints and without the extra cost associated with overlay SIM orchestrations platforms. We are uniquely positioned with our platform and carrier relationships to provide that unified customer experience in a way that offers expanded market opportunities and regional expansion for carriers and everyone involved.”

Companies looking to expand or enter cellular IoT markets face many challenges. They frequently encounter a multitude of platforms that span regions and carriers, often leading to complexity with fluctuating costs and fragmented operations. Operators may also face difficulties provisioning devices according to regional requirements, properly activating eSIMs and maintaining visibility into device traffic and potential security risks. The expanded IoT Accelerator has eSIM capabilities that empower OEMs to distribute more profitable single-SKU devices globally through late provisioning of the eSIM-enabled devices.

A common core network crossing multiple carriers gives enterprises more control, manageability and unification of their IoT networks and IoT device fleets. A stronger IoT ecosystemenables cooperation among various players with different ambitions and needs through an end-to-end service with optimised unit economics.

“With this expansion, we address key customer pain points,” said Aeris chief product officer Jonathan Connet. “We’re leading the market because we make it easier and more profitable for manufacturers, carriers, providers and enterprises to build globally spanning IoT programmes on a single platform-as-a- service. We address the issues our customers care about, including difficulties managing IoT on a global scale and fragmentation. With IoT Accelerator we provide a single pane of glass, one interface that spans carriers, partners and regions for easy IoT device management.”

Aeris IoT BU general manager Mark Cratsenburg added: “Global IoT programmes need a single set of APIs, a single operational portal and the ability to localise service to specific carriers. With Aeris, a global OEM can get all those benefits across a large global group of operators without the need to pay for an overlay platform. We also provide the underlying billing infrastructure that allows complete flexibility for the enterprise to directly contract with all of the underlying operators, choose regional lead operators or a single prime operator depending on how they want to manage their business.”

For more than three decades, Aeris (aeris.com) has been a cellular IoT company, enabling IoT programmes and opportunities across automotive, utilities and energy, fleet management and logistics, medical devices and manufacturing. Its IoT technology expertise serves a global ecosystem of 7000 enterprises, nearly 30 mobile operators and 89 million IoT devices across the world.