Rogers and rSIM provide always-on IoT across Canada
- January 15, 2025
- Steve Rogerson

Telco Rogers is using rSIM to power always-on IoT connectivity across Canada.
Patented GSMA standards-based technology rSIM was developed by CSL Group (www.csl-group.com) for the IoT industry to ensure resilient, always-on connectivity. By autonomously monitoring and switching networks directly from the SIM, rSIM eliminates downtime and provides seamless connectivity for mission-, life- and business-critical applications.
Rogers is Canada’s largest wireless provider, and is working with rSIM, a dual-core resilient SIM designed for IoT applications. Built on GSMA standards, rSIM delivers reliable, always-on connectivity tailored for critical IoT use cases. The collaboration aims to address the growing demand for uninterrupted, high-availability connectivity across industries in Canada, ensuring businesses stay connected.
Rogers operates Canada’s largest 5G network. Building on this, Rogers is using rSIM to deliver innovative, high-resiliency connectivity tailored for IoT applications. By leveraging rSIM’s neutral, operator-agnostic technology, Rogers ensures IoT devices benefit from scalable, reliable connectivity designed to eliminate downtime and provide uninterrupted service.
Built on GSMA standards, rSIM tests the data connection directly from the SIM and autonomously switches seamlessly to a backup profile when connectivity is lost. Designed to be device-agnostic, rSIM integrates this resilience directly into the SIM itself, ensuring uninterrupted connectivity. This makes it suitable for IoT applications, particularly in industries where always-on connectivity is essential.
With Canada expected to reach 20 million IoT connections by 2030, according to GSMA Intelligence, the need for resilient and reliable connectivity is becoming increasingly critical. Transforma Insights predicts by 2030, 68% of IoT connections will require always-on, real-time connectivity, a figure projected to rise to 83% by 2033. Rogers is addressing this head-on. RSIM’s patented, dual-core SIM technology ensures uninterrupted service, empowering Canadian businesses with a high-availability connectivity.
“Rogers is staying ahead of this demand by investing in innovative technologies like rSIM,” said Lloyd Fernandes, account manager at Rogers Communications (www.rogers.com). “This collaboration not only strengthens connectivity for Canadian businesses but also enables global enterprises to operate more effectively in Canada’s competitive and rapidly evolving market.”
Cristina Barlow, head of partnerships at rSIM (www.rsim.com), added: “As the need for reliable connectivity extends to more IoT verticals, we are here to support Rogers in serving this fast-growing requirement. Our focus is on providing always-on, real-time reliability that meet the demands of modern IoT deployments.”