Cellular IoT Adoption Best Practices

A Conversation with Robert Hamblet and Rob Tiffany

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IoT For All
February 06, 2024

Hello readers!

On this week’s IoT For All podcast, Ryan speaks with Robert Hamblet, CEO of TEAL, and Rob Tiffany, Chief Product Officer at Red Bison, about cellular IoT adoption best practices from a buyer's perspective and choosing the right IoT components, so you don’t build an NB-IoT solution only to realize you needed MQTT.

Why You Won’t Want to Miss This

  1. Discover how cellular IoT is advancing, with a focus on the transition from 4G to 5G technologies and their applications in IoT.

  2. Learn about the importance of choosing the right connectivity options for specific IoT use cases, considering factors like mobility and indoor versus outdoor.

  3. Gain insights into the evolution of cellular connectivity, including the emergence of reduced capability technologies like RedCap for more cost-effective IoT solutions.

  4. Understand the complexities and challenges in scaling cellular IoT solutions, emphasizing the significance of network access and choice.

  5. Explore the potential and implications of eSIM and iSIM technologies in cellular IoT, highlighting their role in flexibility and device management.

Our Favorite Moment

“After all these years, it's apparent to me that the cloud stuff, the platforms, that's the easy part. A whole lot of companies made you think that was the core of the IoT solution. The embedded stuff on the devices, the communication, that turns out to be a lot more difficult to nail. That's where you see people just painting themselves into a corner and hitting a brick wall.”

— Rob Tiffany

Cellular IoT Adoption Best Practices

Meet Robert Hamblet

Robert Hamblet is the Founder, CEO, & President of TEAL, a global networking company headquartered in Seattle, WA. Teal is the first US-based eSIM platform to be certified by the GSMA providing a cloud-native, Credentialing-as-a-Service platform that provides intelligent connectivity and networking solutions for IoT device and network operators. Prior to founding Teal, Robert developed some of the industry’s earliest eSIM platforms for several multinational connected car manufacturers.

Meet Rob Tiffany

A Top Voice in IoT, 5G, and Digital Twin AI, Rob Tiffany is the Founder and CEO at Digital Insights, an organization providing strategic advisory services on emerging technologies to leaders in industry and the military. Rob has held global leadership roles at Ericsson, Hitachi, and Microsoft. As Vice President and Head of IoT Strategy at Ericsson, he drove 5G connection management with the IoT Accelerator and participated in global M&A activities. As Chief Technology Officer at Hitachi, he received the Presidential “Product of the Year” award for designing the Lumada Industrial IoT platform which landed in Gartner’s “Leaders” Magic Quadrant.

Spending most of his career at Microsoft, Rob was Director and Global Technology Lead for the Azure IoT cloud platform. Prior to Microsoft, he co-founded NetPerceptor developing one of the industry’s earliest Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) platforms for smartphones. As an author and speaker, Rob is a frequently sought-after source globally. He's been featured in Wired, Forbes, Fierce Wireless, Inc. Magazine, Dataconomy, Thinkers360, Onalytica, Mobile World Live, Techonomy, and SXSW.

With more network operator agreements than any other connectivity provider, TEAL gives businesses everywhere the flexibility and control to remotely switch between networks, ensuring the highest level of reliability and performance for any internet of things (IoT) deployment. TEAL supports applications across many industries including mobility, robotics, drones, industrial IoT, railways, and healthcare.

Red Bison designs, builds, and manages high-speed networks with an integrated Edge Cloud and Building Intelligence Platform for commercial and large residential real estate. Their services empower building owners to streamline their operations, strengthen security measures, and ultimately increase overall property value.