IoT Insider

Suffering from patchy coverage, network outages, and logistical nightmares, our partner Solar Log was wasting time and money trying to sort it all out.We supported them with global mobile connectivity, arming them with unsteered 4G multi-network SIMs so they could deploy smart meters worldwide without a worry.Plus, with access to our SIM management portal and training, connecting their customers was simplicity itself. Now they have £1.5m in revenue and have connected 85 countries worldwide.Our Sales Director Bernie McPhillips and our Managing Director Dan Cunliffe take you through how they made it all happen and why they used the tech they did to help their partner rake in the revenue.

When five different football clubs (four in the Premier League and one in the Scottish Premiership) needed connectivity for different purposes, we stepped in with intelligent mobile connectivity. Newly fitted with this weapon, they could now power their retail, training, and overseas tours without any roaming, network congestion, or remote connectivity worries.And we equipped them with different solutions depending on their situations. Like unsteered 4G Multi-network SIMs, 4G routers, and more. Plus, we made sure their connectivity was secure and their data plans were flexible.Finally the clubs' could focus on what they do best. Our partners enjoyed great success with the projects, and fans were connected more than ever before.Our Sales Director Bernie McPhillips and our Business Development Director David Mitchell take you through how they made it all happen and why they used the tech they did to help their partner rake in the revenue.

Cows and intelligent mobile data might not seem like they mix but everything is possible in the world of IoT.With valuable assets on the line and a unique connectivity need, we had to ensure we could deliver one simple solution for our partner.Using LPWAN technology to create an IoT network of sensors, we supported our partner in giving their customer all the livestock data they needed.Our Sales Director Bernie McPhillips and our Operations Director Chris Romeika talk through what LPWAN is and how it helped our team deliver the partner exactly what they needed in a way that no other tech could.

How do you connect 4,000 IoT bikes for a council, while making sure the connectivity consistently and reliably delivers crucial data about the city's infrastructure?With thousands of free bikes and cycle training, Birmingham City Council set out to promote healthier, greener lifestyles for their citizens. But the sensors on the bikes needed strong, reliable connectivity, so critical information like air quality and traffic flow could be delivered, regardless of where their citizens cycled. It was clear only intelligent IoT connectivity could help, so we teamed up with our partner to deliver a solution that would make a serious impact on the city's carbon footprint and traffic congestion problem. Our Sales Director Bernie McPhillips and our Operations Director Chris Romeika tell the story of how we made it happen in our latest podcast: from the nano SIMs, to the IoT sensors, to the revenue our partner earned. 

How do you migrate 4,500 critical street furniture endpoints for a government body, while making sure their connectivity doesn't drop at any point?They needed strong, reliable connectivity, and downtime wasn't an option. It was quickly clear they couldn't turn to fixed lines for their problem,  so we teamed up with our partner to help them go fully wireless.Our MD Dan Cunliffe and Sales Director Bernie McPhillips tell the story of how we made it happen in our latest podcast: from the PSTN migration to the solutions used to the revenue our partner earned.

When it comes to connectivity on construction sites, fixed lines are often out of the question. Deployment takes months, and some rural locations are simply infeasible for installation. Meanwhile, workers need connectivity not only for IT, but predictive maintenance to tell them when equipment is close to breaking and becoming a danger to use. So how do you connect temporary construction sites as quickly as possible?Join our Sales Director Bernie McPhillips and Business Development Director Rich Crossingham  as they explain how we helped a partner build connectivity for both rural and temporary construction sites—all using intelligent mobile connectivity.And they'll reveal how we saved the client hundreds of hours and thousands in costs in the process.

What does building an intelligent mobile connectivity project actually look like? Especially one that's as complex as connecting over 100 planes for an airline giant. Our MD Dan Cunliffe and Sales Director Bernie McPhillips reveal all in our latest podcast; from planning stages, to roaming agreements, to wrapping it all up and winning £1.5m to boot.Tune in to find out!

Last year built on the IoT surge started by the pandemic. So what does that mean for IoT in 2022? How is the market looking, and is it a good year to start new IoT and intelligent mobile connectivity projects?Tune in and join our MD Dan Cunliffe and Sales Director Bernie McPhillips to find out! 

BT has given their final deadline of December 2025 for the PSTN / ISDN switch-off. But it's years away, so is it really something you should worry about right now?Turns out, yes—and in a big way.Tune in and find out what exactly the PSTN is, what exactly is happening to it, why you should care, and how you can prepare right now with intelligent mobile data. Guest starring Julien Parven from Daisy Communications!

Is IoT better for big enterprises, or budding startups? Which sectors need IoT the most? What are its best use cases?Our MD Dan Cunliffe teamed up with Tom White, MD of Paratus People and founder of The IoT Podcast to find the answers. Tune in and find out if your business needs IoT! (Update: Tom recently founded The IoT Jobsite for anyone looking for a role in IoT, from marketing managers and network engineers to full stack developers. If you're looking to break into the IoT world, check it out!)

Look at any industry today and you'll quickly find it's all about user experience. Are customers getting the solutions they need, connected in ways that work for them? Is it digitally convenient for them? Devices themselves aren't so important anymore; what matters is what results they enable. This is causing major changes across the telecoms industry, and mobile data's ubiquity and flexibility puts it at the heart of that change.Our Sales Director Bernie McPhillips and Business Development Director Rich Crossingham took over the podcast this month to examine this change and debunk some of the misconceptions around mobile data. Give it a listen.

Our new Partner Account Manager and and early adopter of all things digital Tash Terlecki joined our host Dan Cunliffe to cover IoT and mobile connectivity's role in fighting climate change. As the climate crisis continues, the pressure's on for companies to meet sustainability targets and go green without sacrificing commercial success. Is IoT the answer to achieving a profit and making a positive impact at the same time? Tune in and find out!

Our friend Mark Riddell, connectivity expert and Head of Indirect Channel at Abzorb, joined us to talk about mobile data and IoT's role in eliminating the digital divide.The digital divide remains an issue around the world and here in the UK. Up to 6% of UK homes have no internet access, and many more still rely on choppy ADSL or even their mobile phones for connectivity. And the pandemic intensified the issue with the shift to working and studying online. Tune in to find out how mobile data and IoT can help in ways fixed-line connectivity can't, and what you can do to get involved if you're a channel partner. 

With the pandemic boosting IoT's adoption worldwide, there are plenty of new IoT devices on the market that need security measures put in place. Tune in with Dan Cunliffe and Rich Crossingham to find out why you shouldn't skip your IoT device security, and how you can easily cover the basics.

Tune in to our latest podcast and join Dan Cunliffe and Bernie McPhillips as they cover the Gamestop stock fiasco, Tesla's advocacy of Bitcoin, the fate of physical cash, and how IoT, mobile connectivity, and fintech plays into it all! 

What is IoT? How does it work? Why do we need it?We're answering these questions and more in our first podcast of the year. Tune in as Bernie McPhillips and Rich Crossingham take it back to basics for IoT beginners and offer a refresher for seasoned IoT professionals. 

We've covered a lot of the technology that 5G connectivity enables, along with the clear business benefits that it brings.This month we're talking about 5G as a force for good, and taking a look at how its positive impacts will change the world. Kick back with this month's IoT podcast and learn how 5G will reduce energy usage, cut emissions, protect endangered animals and save lives, featuring Dan Cunliffe and Dr Arslan Usman.

A consortium led by Nottinghamshire County Council are bringing 5G to Robin Hood's home turf of Sherwood, making the world's first 5G-connected forest. Tune in to our latest IoT podcast as our MD Dan Cunliffe and new Business Development Director Rich Crossingham dive into the details of the project and the benefits it'll have—from forest conservation tech to VR tourism! 

Ready to make our new 5G solutions your own? Pop on your headphones and kick back with Bernie McPhillips and Dr Arslan Usman's guide to getting started with 5G!

Tune in to our latest podcast with our MD Dan Cunliffe and our Ops Director Chris Romeika as they take an under-the-hood look at Pangea Protect, our new mobile content filtering solution and how it works—including its customisability, its security features, and some of its top use cases for partners.

IoT's come a long way since its roots in 19th-century weather balloon experiments.It's a household name, and a business necessity: there are now 9 billion connected devices in usage today, and many industry experts and tech gurus believe that data is the new gold.Yet the numbers don't quite match the predictions made by analysts over the last decade. Is it because IoT projects fail often? If so, what's causing the fail rates—and how do you avoid these pitfalls in your own projects?Tune in and find out!

Back from presenting the 5G Project at GlobeCom 2019, our resident 5G expert Dr Arslan Usman joined us for a quick Q&A where he gives us the highlights of the show—including the top IoT tech reveals, the impact they'll have on 5G's progress, and what partners need to do to prepare.

We're wrapping up the year with our top IoT predictions for 2020—and how to prepare for them.Join our MD Dan Cunliffe, our Ops Director Chris Romeika, and our Sales Director Bernie McPhillips as they take a look at what sectors and solutions are booming, what new connectivity tech is on the horizon, and how the markets are going to look next year; including all the best investment opportunities!

The Internet of Things is one of the world's fastest-growing industries. With strong use-cases in every sector out there, it's solving problems businesses didn't even know they had.It's a seriously profitable venture—but where do you start? How do you make money with IoT? Tune in and find out with our Managing Director Dan Cunliffe, and Sales Director Bernie McPhillips.

We're thrilled to reveal that through a triple-partnership, we'll be providing connectivity for the world's first smart container fleet and transforming international supply chains.Our MD Dan Cunliffe is joined by guest stars Marshall Frieze, The One Solution's MD, and Shachar Tal, founder of Loginno, to talk IoT, innovation, and the shipping industry of tomorrow.

In this month's podcast, our 5G expert Dr Arslan Usman and our MD Dan Cunliffe team up to examine the 5G carrier network playing field.Join them as they discuss which MNOs have taken the lead, the challenges they'll face, and how businesses can prepare for 5G's impact on fixed connectivity.

We've had a team takeover for this month's podcast—our Ops Director Chris Romeika and Sales Director Bernie McPhillips take the stage to talk smart buildings, climate change, energy management, and our FitBit for Buildings solution!Having debuted on the Australian stock market over the weekend, Buddy Platform Limited have chosen us to be their full distribution partner for the UK—and a deeper partnership means more capabilities with our smart building solution.The world is facing an energy crisis, and large UK businesses are scrambling to meet the government's new sustainability regulations, such as ESOS. With the 5th December deadline fast approaching, we're putting businesses in control of their building vitals and helping them fight climate change through our FitBit for Buildings.Tune in and find out more!

This month's IoT podcast is all about our newest recruit Dr Arslan Usman , the System Architect tasked with spearheading our push to 5G.Join our MD, Dan Cunliffe, and Arslan as they delve into his academic credentials, what he'll be bringing to our 5G project… and his secret talent!Following the launch, the next step was to recruit a top-class, qualified, and talented graduate into our team to unite the commercial and academic sides of the 5G Project. Introducing Dr Arslan Usman, our new System Architect!Having completed his PhD in IT Convergence Engineering in South Korea, Arslan is credited with over 30 academic publications within the Wireless Communications field, with a heavy focus on 5G wireless networks.He'll be bringing his unique skill set and technical expertise straight to our new London office, where he'll be conducting in-depth research and evaluation of technologies for the 5G Project. Liaising with both Kingston University's research body and our London team, he'll transition the research into reality, and establish a business case for the technology that will culminate in deployment with one of our partners.

In this month's episode of the IoT Insider, all three of our directors unite for a triple roundup of the recent Mobile World Congress.Join Dan Cunliffe, Bernie McPhillips and Chris Romeika as they delve into all of the weird and wonderful tech they saw in Barcelona, and explore the opportunities that arose from the world's biggest mobile industry event!

We're teaming up with Kingston University to explore uncharted tech territory and apply the power of a 5G network to data transferal. Find out more about how we're tackling the project, and how it could transform video usage in emergency services—from in-ambulance triage and life saving on-the-move medical advice, to super low latency live-streaming from police body cams.Read more about the project here. Or if you've got some burning questions about 5G, we've answered them right here.

If you're a first time listener, a little bit about Pangea; myself, Dan Cunliffe and my co founder, Chris Romeika started the business back in late 2014, middle of 2015. And we specialise in global IoT connectivity, devices, solutions as well as the actionable analytics, all the access to our very powerful Pangea portal. The idea is that, whether we're trying to help the environment or ensure businesses stay connected on a global scale, or even just transforming how processes work by making them more efficient, quicker and accurate, our solutions, our connectivity, and our comprehensive capability is what we do to enable the IoT. We have a specific focus in the UK with our partner channel so we work through the channel and if you want some more information, please do go to pangea-group.net