INTELLIGENT BRANDS // Green Technology
Solar energy firm enables IoT in
bid to change lives across Africa
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ocial business firm SolarNow has
turned to the Internet of Things (IoT)
in a bid to provide more and better
services to its customers.
While the time, costs and risks involved in
setting up IoT deployments can appear
to be a daunting, SolarNow turned to IoT
M2M connectivity specialist Eseye. The
market leader offered a highly secure and
reliable global cellular network data through
the AnyNet Secure SIM, with seamless
integration onto the AWS Cloud.
Jeremy Potgieter, SADC regional head for
Eseye, said that SolarNow’s requirement
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was to enhance access to and use to
device data. “They wanted better oversight
of remote equipment and to be able to
communicate with clients, for example
when payments are due or if there is an
issue with their device,” he said.
The SIM’s enhanced features also enable
SolarNow to remotely and securely activate,
provision, authenticate and certify deployed
devices over-the-air in up to 190 countries.
Integration with AWS Cloud Services further
simplifies project set up and deployment
by reducing the need for investment in
specialist in-house infrastructure and
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