Australian network-as-a-service (NaaS) provider Console Connect is helping businesses securely route traffic directly between devices and clouds globally without traversing the public internet.

With IoT devices and traffic becoming increasingly vulnerable to network attacks, the Edge SIM addresses the enterprise need for secure access between devices and clouds on a global scale, ensuring mobile traffic is not exposed to the public internet.

It was unveiled at the recent Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

Businesses can use Edge SIM and the Console Connect NaaS platform to create their own private virtual mesh network between devices, clouds, applications, office locations, data centres and other network endpoints.

Using the Console Connect management portal, or via its API, businesses can click and connect edge locations in real time, removing the complexity of network configuration and management, thus making it simple to scale IoT projects globally.

With coverage across more than 180 countries worldwide, Edge SIM supports multinational organisations that need to transfer large volumes of data securely between their connected devices and the cloud while providing visibility, security and control over their global IoT assets.

It also caters to IoT applications that transfer business-sensitive data between multiple regions involving asset management, logistics, payments networks and more.

“Critical IoT projects are expanding globally,” said Marc Halbfinger of Console Connect. “The network automation available through Edge SIM gives businesses cloud-based agility and control over their connected devices worldwide with speed and security. This is a game changer for how businesses orchestrate private connectivity for their IoT projects.”

Devices can be connected directly to any of the world’s largest cloud platforms, including AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Oracle Cloud, IBM Cloud and Alibaba Cloud.

The pricing model combines usage-based mobile connectivity with bandwidth-based cloud connectivity. Payment can be managed via the Console Connect platform, with contracts for as little as thirty days.

With the addition of a Console Connect access port, businesses can also dynamically link their enterprise locations and network environments, including data centres, wide area networks (WANs) and last-kilometre access.

Other on-demand connectivity services are available via a single access port, including premium business internet service, remote peering and user-to-user connectivity.