Eseye, a provider of IoT hardware and global connectivity to connect remote devices in the field, has joined the IoT M2M Council (IMC), the world’s largest trade organisation for IoT users.

The UK firm aims to promote its hardware-first approach to deploying IoT connectivity technology.

Eseye contends that building connectivity early in the device design phase accelerates IoT projects and reduces inherent risks. The company provides SIM technology, connectivity managed services, and specialist IoT routers and software to optimise connectivity for remote devices.

“We see IoT differently than a lot of other IoT connectivity providers,” said David Langton, Eseye’s chief marketing officer. “We start with the device, not the SIM; getting this right is paramount to project success. We’ve learned this the hard way from delivering more than 1000 customer projects to market. We see the IMC as an ideal platform to get this message out.”

While it doesn’t start with the SIM card, Eseye has been at the forefront of connectivity innovation, including the introduction of an eUICC compliant multi-IMSI eSIM, which allows seamless network switching over the air, as early as 2020. Earlier this year the company introduced its AnyNet SmartConnect intelligent device connectivity management software. More recently, Eseye has introduced an eUICC compliant iSIM, or integrated SIM, which provides subscriber management as a system-on-chip (SoC), eliminating the need for a physical SIM card and providing increased design flexibility. 

For its part, the IMC recognises and validates a greater integration of hardware and connectivity in device design. The trade group will organise its first connectivity pavilion at the Embedded World exhibition in Nuremberg, Germany, next year. This is the world’s largest show for embedded device design. It will also participate with an IoT track at the show’s conference.

“We look at the convergence of the embedded and IoT ecosystems as a very positive development, in fact, something that is essential if IoT is to scale, so we look forward to exploring this further within the IMC,” said Sam Colley, IMC chairman and CEO of connectivity provider Pod Group.

The IMC’s rank-and-file adopter membership is comprised of 25,000 enterprise users, product makers and designers, and apps developers that buy IoT products and services. Board companies include 1NCE, A1 Digital, Aeris, Airgain, BICS, Blues Wireless, Digi, ESat Global, Eseye, Fibocom, FloLive, Ground Control, Gurtam, GXC, Hologram, iBasis, Ignion, IoT Launch, Keyfactor, KORE, KYOCERA AVX, Losant, MultiTech, OQ Technology, Pelion, Pod Group, Quectel, Somos, Tata Communications, Telit, Utimaco and Vodafone.

For more information about the IMC and Eseye, check out their web sites www.eseye.com and www.iotm2mcouncil.org.