Soracom
Mobile World Congress 2024

Agenda●●●●About Soracom
Wireless-Agnostic IoT
Case studies
Collaboration on newtechnologies○ Integrated SIM (iSIM)○ Non Terrestrial Networks(NTN)Soracom at a Glance

6M 7K
Connections(1)Accounts(2)180Countries and Regions(3)(Global Coverage)

Shareholders

Company

2014Founded

140
Total

+50

Ken Tamagawa, Founder & CEO
Daichi Funato, Founder, & COO
Kenta Yasukawa, Founder & CTO
Since 2017

US / Europe(5)# of Employees(4)Notes:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Number of contracted connections as of December 31, 2022
As of December 31, 2022. Number of accounts which generated recurring revenue in a month
Number of countries and regions where Soracom’s services are available as of December 31, 2022
Permanent employees only (excluding board members) as of December 31, 2022
At group companies of Soracom; Soracom Global, inc. (US) and SORACOM CORPORATION, LTD.
(UK)

Modular
IoT Platform
Stack●●API
automation

Soracom Makes it Easy to Build IoT Services
Clients
12

Purchase SIMs/devices anddeploy to any Thing

3

Manage via Web Console / API

Utilize value-added-services toresolve common IoT challenges• Data accumulation andvisualization• Remote maintenance• Cloud integration• Private network options“THINGS”

APIPublic
Cloud

Customers’
BackendConnectivity Partners

Agnostic Brings Significant Flexibility
Connectivity Agnostic

Cloud Agnostic

Ethernet
Wi-Fi

AWS, Azure, Google Cloud
Partner Cloud

Cellular

Sigfox / LPWA

GlobalPlatformer

DataCenter

SaaS, Internet

Case Studies

Case Studies

Use Cases in Japan

Addressing several industries specific needs

Addressing several industries specific needs

Local Use Cases in US / Europe

Sollatek
Refrigeration Control
A comprehensive suite oftemperature control,energy-saving, and voltage
stabilizing components forcommercial refrigerators
using SORACOM
connectivity to transmit datacollected from the field.

Service：SORACOM Air (3G/4G)
SORACOM VPG (Closed NW)

Hacomono
Next-generation
CRM and Reservation
SystemDeveloped an entry-exit
reader that unlocks only formembers, enabling
unmanned operations for
24/7 fitness gyms andautomating the acquisitionof entry information.

Service：SORACOM Air (4G/LTE)SORACOM Arc (Secure Link)
SORACOM Napter (Remote Access)●●APIautomation

Hacomono Wireless Agnostic Architecture

Operation Monitoring

Local MNO

Implement customizable security access management with the ability toselect existing network equipment and cellular connections based on theinstallation location's network environment using SORACOM Air/Arc.

NIPPON Gas Co.
(NICIGAS)
Collects and transmits
gas consumption data
to IoT data platform
Developed a Network
Connection Unit to connect gas
meters to the LTE-M and Sigfox
networks, enabling remote meterreading and anomaly detection.
Optimize the entire process fromgas filling to delivery by utilizing
data.

Service：SORACOM Air (Sigfox/LTE‐M)
SORACOM Funnel (Data Transmit)●●APIautomation

Nicigas Wireless Agnostic Architecture

SORACOM
FunnelReal Timesync
Remotevalve control

ＭＤＤＭ
DataPlatform

Delivery Plan

Production Plan

Invoice/Payment

NCU Device

RemoteControl
Gas filling control
LP Gas Hub Filling
StationEnsuring wide coverage of data communication using Sigfox and LTE-M.
Adding authentication information with SORACOM Funnel and enabling
real-time integration with cloud.

Security andmeterreadingCore System

New Technologiesand Collaboration

What is iSIM(integrated SIM)?
iSIM enables SIM functionality inside a cellular SoC while maintaining
the same security level reduced PCB footprint and simpler assembling.

SIMeSIMiSIM
Cellular SoC

Cellular SoC

Cellular SoC

Simplifying Complex Supply Chains
eSIM

iSIM
Contract

Operator

End productdeliveryeSIM
Production
SIM
vendorCustomereSIMpurchase/delivery
OEM/ODM

Modulepurchase/delivery

SoracomiSIM
productioniSIM
ContractSIM
vendorCustomerEnd productdelivery

OEM/ODMiSIM profile
provisioniSIM enabled Module
purchase/delivery

ChipsetvendorModulevendorContract

iSIM profile
provision

Modulevendor

Collaboration with key partners
Leveraging Kigen iSIM OS for its security andpower efficiency
First iSIM-compatible modules, with Soracom
global IoT plan pre-installed● Quectel BG773● Murata 1SC

Satellite NTN NB-IoT Support - Available Now
Soracom partners with Skylo to support NTN NB-IoT
Using a R17 compliant module (Murata, Quectel), a customer can connect toboth existing cellular NB-IoT and Satellite NB-IoT
Cellular NB-IoT

Satellite NB-IoTBy compounding the benefit of Binary Parser + Soracom Beam orFunnel

Soracom Binary Parser Optimised communications
Depending on the use case:●• The dataParseusage canbe reducedby fly,up toenabling98%
dataonthethe use of lightweight• The power draw for each transmission can be reduced by 28%

protocol on the device side
Depending on the use caseThe ●result is:• Savings in data usage○ The data usage can be reduced by up to 98%• Longer autonomy for battery powered devices• Lower costwhen microcontrollers
do not needto○of materials
The powerdraw for eachtransmission
can beencrypt/decrypt packets
reduced by 28%● Key benefits○ Longer battery life and reduced operating costs○ Lower cost of materials, with reduced need forcomputing capabilities
Tested by our customer: https://qiita.com/1stship/items/c8c6283940c1505ec918

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