Anyone paying attention to the consumer electronics market knows that the Internet of Things (IoT) is going to be huge. In many ways, it already is, as we’ve been seeing a lot of growth within the smart home industry for a couple of years now. Some newer IoT devices becoming so essential that they need to remain connected to the internet even if its associated local WiFi network is down, or if the device is away from any WiFi networks. ARM realizes the importance of persistent connections for IoT devices, and has just announced new technologies that aim to deliver SIM grade identity for cellular IoT devices at a price point that businesses are looking for.
For a fully functional IoT device to operate, it needs a number of hardware components. In ARM’s example, a basic device requires an Apps Processor, a Radio Modem, and then either a SIM card or an eSIM. Electronic SIMs are starting to become popular within the smartphone market, so it makes sense that they would be introduced into IoT devices as well (not to mention that they’re more convenient for this form factor). It certainly takes up less space, but ARM feels they are able to do better with the ARM Kigen family.
Current projections say there will 4.4 billion IoT devices connected to the internet by 2025, and that number will be in the trillions by the year 2035. Current implementations are fine for bigger devices, but just aren’t going to work when we start seeing smaller and smaller devices connected to the internet. So instead of requiring an IoT device to have three separate components (as illustrated in their example), they would like to see businesses adapt the ARM Kigen OS + ARM CryptoIsland.
The goal of the Kigen family is to combine the components required for an IoT device and price it at a point that scales to billions of devices. These new technologies will be compliant with GSMA Embedded SIM Specifications, and will be able to offer secure identity in cellular IoT applications for device makers as well as service providers. This combination allows the integration of an MCU, cellular modem and SIM identity into a single IoT SoC without sacrificing security to significantly reduce device costs.
ARM will be at Mobile World Congress on Monday 26 February at 11AM in Hall 4 and Auditorium 4. After the presentation, they’ll be delivering a demo of the latest ARM technologies at their booth in Hall 6, Stand 6E30.
Source: ARM
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