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oneM2M

Combining Cellular and Satellite

Connectivity Intelligently

Beyond technical challenges, businesses need to balance coverage and cost considerations.

Enabling
Interoperability
and Overcoming
Proprietary Data

Formats

Interoperability is another important
Demand is growing for global asset oneM2M’s goal. oneM2M standardizes the
tracking and IoT sensing to monitor Advantages for Multi- collection and sharing of real-time
critical infrastructure in remote network data among different
locations. As the IoT market matures access Connectivity applications ranging from the
and new use cases evolve, satellite business support systems of different
becomes a consideration in mixed Hybrid satellite-cellular systems can partners to the client applications of
connectivity situations. However, use existing management systems. their customers.
businesses need to balance global There is no need for a full-blown IoT
coverage and connectivity costs, platform. An organization might build Satellite partners can supply real-
which requires intelligence in the its IoT solution by beginning with time, connectivity performance
solution approach. an established device management data. oneM2M’s interworking proxy
(DM) solution and then customizing entity (IPE) capability harmonizes
Two Approaches it. However, that involves carrying the that data for ease of sharing via
for Cellular-Satellite full capabilities of the DM solution oneM2M FlexContainers. These are
although that might be an overstretch
Connectivity for the requirements of any given customizable containers for data
instances which are configured to
case. A lightweight system with good record connection rate, jitter, and
3GPP-compatible, dual-mode wireless integration capabilities could be much latency metrics. Through the oneM2M
modules are a factor in the rise of hybrid more fit for purpose. It can provide API, developers and end-users access
satellite-cellular solutions. These are precisely the (potentially) small set of real time data from the FlexContainer.
network-oriented approaches. They functionalities required by combined
rely on roaming partnerships between satellite-cellular use cases. For Deutsche Telekom’s IoT business,
cellular and satellite connectivity oneM2M’s flexibility to represent
providers. This is a promising early To avoid recreating new solutions from different kinds of data from different
approach and currently more suited to scratch, Deutsche Telekom decided sources provides not only technical
low power, narrowband scenarios. to build off a oneM2M foundation. advantages but also enables new
This means product managers and business propositions. Moreover,
There is a different approach for architects can call on just the right standardization makes it easier to add
medium and broadband use cases subset of connectivity, device- and other partners in the future without
which focuses more on API integration. data-management capabilities for each incurring new systems integration costs.
It allows solution providers to proposition. oneM2M also contains
manage endpoint IoT hardware and enough flexibility to represent exactly Andre Dutra,
connectivity through a management the data required to manage and Enterprise Architect, Deutsche
system without touching the network. configure connectivity intelligently. Telekom IoT

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