Virginia-based Transaction Network Services (TNS) has updated its Smart SIM product with local breakout capabilities in Asia, which means traffic remains in the region, significantly reducing latency.

The Smart SIM is designed to deliver resilient and secure mobile connectivity for payment terminals, ATMs and IoT devices. Unlike traditional IoT SIM cards, it leverages a multi-network approach to ensure seamless, uninterrupted service by automatically and autonomously switching carriers when it detects the connectivity path is no longer working. Payment transactions and other traffic continue to work, avoiding downtime and interruption to merchants and other users.

With more than one million TNS Smart SIMs and a two million SIM portfolio, TNS says it continues to set the standard for secure and reliable wireless access for payments even when faced by common service issues such as poor signal, data congestion and local operator outages.

“This update represents a major leap forward in connectivity for mission-critical payment and IoT devices,” said John Tait, global managing director at TNS. “Our Smart SIM technology already provides unparalleled network redundancy, and this latest enhancement will further optimise performance, reliability and ease of management for our customers.”

The Smart SIM’s managed service offers visibility into SIM estates, real-time performance monitoring and proactive issue resolution through the firm’s round-the-clock global support centres. Acquirers, processors and ISOs benefit from reduced administration with a single contract and supplier, as well as streamlined setup and deployment with pre-activated, plug-and-play SIMs.

Security remains a priority for TNS. Smart SIM operates within TNS’s level-one PCI DSS certified network, ensuring encrypted and secure data transmission. Additionally, the intelligent routing software increases uptime and helps ensure seamless transactions for businesses worldwide.

“TNS’s Smart SIM is trusted by leading merchant acquirers, financial institutions, processors, PoS terminal deployers and self-service industries like vending, laundromats and kiosks, to deliver mission-critical connectivity,” said Tait. “With Smart SIM, we are reinforcing our commitment to providing the most secure, reliable and high-performance mobile connectivity on the market.”

For more information about the Smart SIM update, visit tnsi.com/solutions/payments/connect/multi-carrier-sim.

TNS (tnsi.com) provides full-stack, modern and secure payment and network options. As a provider of infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) with more than 30 years’ experience, TNS has been offering managed services to more than 1400 organisations in over 50 countries. Its portfolio spans from unattended and in-store payment terminals, online offerings to secure global network connectivity and seamless payment processing through its cloud native payment orchestration platform.