
1NCE IoT Flat Rate
Reliable connectivity has reduced IoT costs and simplifies managing global sensor fleets
What is our primary use case?
We use 1NCE with our sensors and monitoring devices to connect remote environmental monitoring sensors that transmit temperature, humidity, and equipment status data back to our central platform in real-time.
Regarding our use case with those remote sensors and monitoring devices, its global connectivity and predictable pricing have made it easier to manage large numbers of devices across different locations.
What is most valuable?
The centralized device management helps my team by making it easy to monitor connectivity and manage large fleets of devices from a single platform, while the simple pricing helps us forecast costs more accurately.
1NCE has positively impacted our organization by reducing connectivity costs and simplifying the management of our IoT deployment, making it easier to scale effectively.
Regarding specific outcomes or metrics, our IoT connectivity costs fell by around 30% compared to our previous provider, and we spend significantly less time managing SIM subscriptions and billing.
What needs improvement?
More fine-tuned alerting options and deeper integration with third-party IoT platforms would be valuable additions.
For how long have I used the solution?
What other advice do I have?
Regarding 1NCE's governance and security, they are solid with strong SIM management controls, secure connectivity, and good visibility into device access and usage.
Regarding 1NCE's AI capabilities, 1NCE does not really have AI output in the traditional sense, but its connectivity data and device status reporting are very reliable and accurate for monitoring our IoT deployments.
My advice for others looking into using 1NCE is to plan your device rollout and connectivity requirements upfront and take advantage of the flat-rate model to simplify long-term cost management.
We do not have any partnership or reseller agreements; it is just a standard customer relationship with 1NCE.
Centralized device connectivity has improved operations but monitoring integrations still need work
What is our primary use case?
I have been using 1NCE for over a year and a half. Primarily, it is a solution for IoT connectivity and device communication use cases across distributed environments.
My primary use case for 1NCE is supporting IoT devices and connectivity with centralized SIM management of distributed deployments. One of the key use cases involves reliable connectivity for remotely deployed devices that need consistent data communication across different locations.
When I talk about reliable connectivity for remotely deployed devices, I would start with one specific scenario involving remotely deployed monitoring telemetric devices, which required scalable understanding of telemetric data, and that is critical for continuous data transmission and operation visibility. Earlier, I was managing connectivity across different regions, which created central operational overhead and inconsistent performance in some locations. With 1NCE, I was able to standardize connectivity management through a more centralized approach with simplified provisioning and reduced manual coordination for the teams.
What is most valuable?
The best features of 1NCE that I can recollect would be the connectivity management model of an operational architecture from an operational architecture standpoint. Because I have been working as a solution architect for over five to six years, having a centralized management visibility for IoT connected devices across distributed deployments is very useful.
Regarding centralized management, the capability helped in giving the operations and engineering teams the ability to monitor and check the connectivity status, outages, device activity, and all that. That is one better use case. Instead of coordinating with different providers, the visibility and monitoring is key for any infrastructure. Provisioning through one platform is one of the best use cases.
From an architecture perspective, having consolidated visibility also made it easier to track the behavior and maintain consistency of the distribution deployments.
I would repeat that what is primarily important is about the deployments, visibility, and the engineering teams in one place. That is something good with the best use case of the application.
Instead of coordinating with different providers or handling fragmented visibility, the team could manage provisioning, troubleshooting, and monitoring more efficiently through one platform.
What needs improvement?
The areas for improvement could be around analytics and reporting flexibility. While the platform provides good operational visibility, having more customizable dashboards and deeper reporting capabilities would be beneficial. I would also say that 1NCE can expand the integration options with automation capabilities in organizations, with tighter integration within the internal monitoring or ITSM platforms.
Depending on the organization, the organization could have the ability to provide monitoring or ITSM platforms. That is one thing that I can say.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using 1NCE for over a year and a half.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
1NCE is very much stable in my experience.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
1NCE does handle growth in device numbers or data volume well.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have not used any different solution before 1NCE.
How was the initial setup?
I was not focused on pricing and setup cost. I was only focused on deployment and use case scenarios.
What was our ROI?
I would say there is a return on investment, and the primary use case is monitoring and centralized capabilities.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I was not focused on pricing and setup cost. I was only focused on deployment and use case scenarios.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I have not evaluated other options before choosing 1NCE.
What other advice do I have?
1NCE is a good product and I would recommend this. I would rate this review a 7.
been using 1nce as mno provider for ev chargers
not very good communication stability
The network coverage is very decent and SMS sending is supported.
Great support!
1nce is a good company for IoT. They have a good product (SIM) offered at a competitive price if related to M2M world. They offer valid support online. The web interface is improved. And Their API is one of the Best!