IoT Hands-on Workshop at MistyWest

1. SORACOM Overview
Soracom Global, Inc.
https://soracom.io

2. Introduction
Global Lead, Customer Success @ Soracom Head of Sales & Business Development @Soracom
Project Manager @Classmethod Canada

3. History

4. • Mobile Operator + Cloud = Pay-as-you-go, pooled data rates
for all the devices in one account
• No contract & certifications.
Faster go-to-market with your IoT devices without contracting
and getting certified with multiple mobile operators in multiple
countries.
• One device configurations fits all.
Configuration changes happens on Soracom platform
Our Philosophy
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5. SORACOM in Numbers
10,000 140
500 80
Just Exceeded 10,000 Customers Cellular service works in more than 140 countries
500 registered and certified partners 80 IoT focused managed services & features

6. SORACOM Platform Speed of Innovation
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2015Q4 2016Q1 2016Q2 2016Q3 2016Q4 2017Q1 2017Q2 2017Q3 2017Q4 2018Q1 2018Q2
Features Services
2015 Q4
-Air
-Beam
-Custom DNS
-AWS IoT Support
etc
2016 Q1
-Canal
-Direct
-Endorse
-Funnel
etc
2016 Q2
-Invoice
-Event Handler
-API Sandbox
-soracom-cli
-Credential store
etc
2016 Q3
-Door
-Gate
-Global SIM
-Suspended
-Data Export
-IMEI Lock
etc
2016 Q4
-Harvest
-Public Gate
-TCP/UDP graph
-Metadata query
etc
2017 Q1
-Air LoRaWAN
-Public Gate
-Metadata query
etc
2017 Q3
-Air for Sigfox
-Inventory
-Junction
-Binary Parser
-Fixed Global IP
2017 Q4
-Plan01s /SMS API
-eSIM
-Sigfox Downlink
-NTP Service
2017 Q2
-Funnel Partner
Adapter
etc
2018 Q1
-Azure IoT Hub
Integration
-Canal cross region
peering
2018 Q2
-Harvest Geo Map
-MFA
-Tiered pricing
etc

7. Innovation Japan by Prime Minister’s Office
of Japan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7xbn3XB_EM

8. Big Issue in IoT

9. “Typical” IoT Architecture
InternetThings
Connected
Devices
Cloud
Intelligence
(AI, Big data)

10. But … devices don’t live inside
the cloud. They’re out in the
wild.
How can we connect devices securely
to the cloud?

11. Device 3G/LTE
Base Stations Mobile Carrier
Internet
Protocol Translation/Encryption
Customer
VPC
Public
Endpoint
AWS Native
3G/LTE Core Network
VPC Peering
Secure Closed Channel
SORACOM’s Answer
Dedicated Line
over DirectConnect
2G/3G/LTE/++ Core Network implemented on AWS
Your next hop is already AWS

12. Session Manager Authentication Billing/Metering
API Gateway
User Data
API
API
Packet Exchange
Bandwidth Control
…
Amazon DynamoDB
Polaris
Dipper
Amazon S3
Microservices integrated together with API
SORACOM Architecture User Console
Polaris

13. Benefits of the cloud through SORACOM
But also…
Scalability Availability
Security
Manageability
Pay-as-you-go No Commitment
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Start small, grow big
without thinking about
your backend capacity
Proven cloud technology
to secure your network
and devices in easy steps
You can order a single IoT
SIM without any upfront
commitment
Utilizing robust cloud
services, your IoT endpoint
is always available
Combining already configured
cloud adapters, you can pick and
choose your suitable IoT Endpoint
Your SIM and Data fees are all
pay-as-you-go. Data is pooled and
SIM is charged daily.

14. SORACOM enables customers to
become a network operator.

15. Simple to Use APIs
Build private network dedicated for your
devices and your servers.
Change data collection endpoint from one
server to another w/o touching devices.
Connect/Disconnect remote device.
And more…

16. SORACOM Services
Global 3G/LTE Connectivity LPWA Solution
Network as a service
Application as a Service
Protocol Translation Cloud Adapter Authentication Provider Data Visualization Device Management
Connectivity Platform
API SDK User Console
AWS Peering Dedicated Fiber Cloud VPN Device GatewayNet Flow Control Virtual Network
Developer tools

17. SORACOM SIM and Chip SIM
Global SIM that works in more than 120 countries

18. IoT in Action

19. No Wi-Fi Available
Safecast: Geiger counter for Fukushima Tokachi Bus: Real time Bus locator
This device gave insights into
where exactly the city Gov
should evacuate people to.
Reduced the amount of time
people needed to wait at the
outdoor bus stops in a very
cold place in northern part of
Japan.

20. Unreliable or Contractually Unusable Wi-Fi
Photosynth: Smart Locks FullTime System: Smart Delivery Locker
Can complement home Wi-Fi that can sometimes
be unstable and give stable connectivity to make
sure the device is always available
Does not want to
connect to customer’s
network, in tis case
the building’s
community Wi-Fi

21. Edge Computing + Cloud AI/Analytics
Time
Parco: AI instore camera and
analytics on Cloud
Preferred Networks: Edge AI and
Cloud intelligence
Streaming the entire video data is costly and often times
you do not need the entire video data. Doing the basic
inference on the device and only sending the meta data is
a good practice for AI use case.
The camera as a basic inference capability to capture
gender, age group and their face either being happy or
not. Only the results are uploaded for further analytics.

22. SDK/Cloud API on the Device?

23. Dydo Smart Vending Machine
With the network of 280,000 vending
machines throughout Japan, DyDo DRINCO,
Inc. offers exceptionally convenient retail
experience.
Each "Smile STAND" vending machine is
equipped with a Soracom SIM for cellular
connectivity. And through SORACOM Funnel
cloud adapter service, the vending machines
send data directly to AWS cloud. This does not
require DyDo to place an individual certificate
or SDK on each device to send data to cloud.

24. Field monitoring
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Cow monitoring and herd
management solutions by
LoRaWAN technology with
SORACOM Air.
This added new insights into how
cows mingle and affect how much
milk they produce.

25. Secure Network

26. Komatsu KomConnect
Linux VM as
VPN Router Stereo/Camera
API
Windows/VM
KomConnect
KomConnect
Azure Network
SORACOM
Closed Network
SORACOM
Door/Gate
Guaranteed Security
Bidirectional maintenance
connectivity
SORACOM Gate
（Closed network）
Azure Route functionality to forward network
SIM traffic to VPN router
Remote maintenance
API Call
Recorded data
Using SORACOM Door/Gate to securely interconnect
Azure KomConnect Network and construction machines

27. IHI Inc. Gas Turbine Monitoring
Gas turbine monitoring
solution with SORACOM Air
and SORAOM Gate services.Gas
Turbine
Controller
Remote
Maint. Device
Power Plant
IHI HQ/
Remote
Office
Remote
Maint. Device
With our bi-directional virtual
network, IHI can monitor
globally deployed gas turbines
from anywhere in the world
with the same Global SIM

28. More than 10,000 customers

29. Hot Startups

30. Today’s workshop

31. Raspberry PI Zero + Ultrasonic Sensor
• Configure Raspberry PI with Cellular Modem
• Connect Ultrasonic Sensor to Raspberry PI Zero
• Measure the distance and display on the
• Upload the measurement to SORACOM Harvest and
visualize
(Advanced Scenario)
• MQTT to MQTTS with SORACOM Beam

32. SORACOM Harvest
Data Collection and Visualization
Appends metadata
- SIM ID (IMSI)
- Device ID (IMEI)
- Timestamp
HTTP
TCP
UDP
Indexed time series
data via API and web
console

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SORACOM Beam: Protocol Conversion
Internet Service
Server A
Server B
Simple, Low overhead protocol
- TCP / UDP raw socket
- HTTP
- MQTT
ISP
MNO
Things Base
station
Transfer with Secure protocol
- HTTPS
- TCP over TLS
- MQTTS
Add metadata
- SIM ID (IMSI)
- Device ID (IMEI)
- Timestamp

34. Prototyping to Production Journey
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SORACOM
Harvest
1. Check your connectivity and data
format with SORACOM Harvest
SORACOM
Beam
2. Setup SORACOM Beam to send data to
your server or to an Azure VM
3. Setup SORACOM Funnel/Beam to send data to
your cloud services like AWS, Google, or Azure IoT
SORACOM
Funnel
SORACOM
Beam
Cloud Services

35. PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THE
DEVICE HOME

36. Board/Module Recommendations
Pycom GPy or FiPy
https://www.adafruit.com/product/3612
https://www.adafruit.com/product/3613
SeeedStudio
Wio LTE US Version
Huawei MS2131i-8
HSPA+ Modem
https://soracom.io/en/buynow/module/
Available for corporate customers in Canada
https://www.seeedstudio.com/Wio-LTE-US-Version-4G%2C-
Cat.1%2C-GNSS%2C-JavaScript%28Espruino%29-Compatible-
p-2957.html

37. • Connected trash cans
• Measure how full the trash can is and notify the garbage
collector.
• Collison detection
• If an object gets closer, you control the device to avoid
the object.
• Bathroom monitoring
• Monitor restroom doors, toilet lids etc and notify the
vacancy rates
Some ultrasonic sensor applications

38. • SORACOM’s partner & reseller of SIM cards and IoT connectivity services in Canada.
• Canada office in Vancouver, British Columbia.
• A member firm of Classmethod group of companies, including Classmethod Inc, an “AWS Premier Consulting Partner”.
• International offices in Japan, Germany, and Canada. Started operations in Vancouver in March 2017.
• Providing a complete suite of cloud management solutions:
• Cloud Computing (AWS)
• Big Data Platform
• Customer story through Omni-channels
• 24/7 Operation Support

39. http://www.classmethod.ca
Simona Lam: simona.lam@classmethod.ca
Soracom Inquiry: soracom@classmethod.ca

40. Documentation
https://goo.gl/GiEqyP
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41. Corporate/Startup Jumpstart Campaign
• 150 USD service credit if you activate more
than 10 SIMs by the end of June
• We will review the project and ask for a case
study with us
• Please come see us at the end of this
workshop or use our Contact us form on our
soracom.io site

42. You create. We connect.