Juniper Research Recognizes Gemalto as an Established Leader in Fast-Growing IoT Market

Juniper Research Recognizes Gemalto as an Established
Leader in Fast-Growing IoT Market

AMSTERDAM, Oct 4, 2016 – (ACN Newswire) – Gemalto (Euronext
NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, has been recognized by
Juniper Research, the respected industry analyst, as a key player in the global
M2M sector. This leadership position is based on Gemalto’s advanced
capabilities and product offering for the industrial and consumer IoT markets,
where Juniper predicts strong growth for eSIMs and remote subscription
management platforms. Rising demand offers OEMs a major opportunity to take
advantage of the eSIM’s space-saving design and support for seamless
connectivity, and mobile network operators an additional source of revenue,
using their experience of remote management of traditional SIMs as well as the
MIM(TM) Machine-Identification-Module that is developing as the preferred
solution for enabling secure cellular M2M connections.

In contrast to a traditional SIM, an eSIM is
built into a device at the manufacturing stage, ready for immediate connection
when it is deployed or activated. Gemalto already offers a range of eSIMs that
are fully compliant with the latest GSMA specifications, and a Remote
Subscription Management solution that delivers automatic, on-demand
connectivity for devices.

To date the use of traditional SIMs has been
dominant in the M2M and consumer electronic domains. However, Juniper predicts
that the adoption and promotion of the new GSMA eSIM standard will stimulate
strong growth in both sectors. As a result, there will be significant
commercial opportunities for mobile network operators to offer new connectivity
services across a wide array of vertical markets. This trend will impact M2M
devices as well as smartphones, tablets and wearables.

“In the report, we wish to highlight
Gemalto’s advanced eSIM offer and remote provisioning capability,” said
Sam Barker, Research Analyst at Juniper Research. “Gemalto’s end-to-end
IoT security is also recognized as addressing widespread concerns over the
vulnerability of the IoT to hacking attacks.”

“Around the world, Gemalto is already
working with mobile operators, OEMs and service providers to capitalize on the
opportunities brought by mobile connectivity, which the GSMA values at an
estimated $3 trillion,” said Benoit Jouffrey, Vice President for On-Demand
Connectivity at Gemalto. “Gemalto offers mobile operators and OEMs the
ability to launch IoT devices and applications that are instantly connected,
reliable over an extended working life, and protected by proven data encryption
and authentication techniques.”