At Mobile World Congress 2026, Simetric’s Kevin Bandy shared a forward-looking perspective on how enterprise priorities are reshaping the future of cellular IoT.

For years, cellular connectivity for IoT devices was treated as a commodity—procured by operations teams, managed in silos, and largely invisible to enterprise IT. That era is ending. CIOs and CISOs are now driving connectivity decisions, bringing enterprise IT priorities with them: unified device control, data continuity, and comprehensive cybersecurity governance.

The phrase single pane of glass (SPoG) comes up often in enterprise technology conversations. It sounds simple, but it is frequently misunderstood. For some teams, it is treated as a dashboard. For others, it is a promise of better visibility. In practice, a true single pane of glass is neither a buzzword nor a screen full of charts. It is an operational approach to visibility, prioritization, and decision-making across complex systems.

Part 4 of 5: In conversations with organizations evaluating eSIM adoption, one issue appears repeatedly: confusion between eSIM management and eSIM orchestration.

Part 3 of 5: Rethinking Control in the Era of eSIM. Every enterprise carries the weight of legacy technical debt. Yet for decades, the technology industry has promoted a familiar narrative:

Part 2 of 5: Rethinking Control in the Era of eSIM As enterprises accelerate eSIM adoption, many assume accepting GSMA SGP.32 as the standard is the sole factor of eSIM adoption.  

Part 1 of 5: Rethinking Control in the Era of eSIM IoT is no longer an isolated connectivity technology. It is no longer an expense