Celona, an innovator and pioneer of private wireless services and systems, announced the industry’s first automated eSIM (embedded SIM) solution that works with popular enterprise mobile device management (MDM) systems, such as JAMF and AirWatch.
Now available within the latest release (2308) of Celona Edge and Orchestrator, the new automated eSIM solution streamlines the onboarding of cellular-capable (CBRS) devices for use on Celona private cellular wireless networks.
Many enterprises today use MDM systems to configure, manage and secure hundreds or thousands of end devices on their networks. Through the use of custom APIs, Celona’s automated eSIM support now enables these same MDM systems to provision cellular-capable devices for use on Celona 5G LANs.
Celona’s unique support for automating the onboarding process of end devices gives IT staff myriad of benefits such as greater flexibility and convenience, the ability to remotely provision user devices and, enhanced security that protects against tampering and unauthorized access.
HOW IT ALL WORKS
Instead of requiring users to manually download and install eSIMs on their devices, Celona’s eSIM automation directly integrates with enterprise MDM systems. The MDM system automatically obtains the requisite eSIM location for a specific device and pushes this configuration to the device kicking off a zero-touch download and install of a distinct eSIM without any user input. Customers are also able to reset the status of eSIMs if they want to use the eSIM on different devices.
The integration of MDM system support with the Celona Orchestrator helps customers, partners, and support teams gain more visibility without having to login to their MDM server. Once eSIMs are installed on the end devices, individual or a groupof SIMs are easily activated, reactivated, or reset from the Celona Orchestrator. Within its all-inclusive private 4G or 5G subscription service, Celona offers 10 eSIMs per indoor AP and 20 eSIMs per outdoor AP at no cost.
Zeus Kerravala, principal analyst at ZK Research
Automating mobile device management and reducing the friction of securely provisioning user equipment (UE) on private wireless networks is a big win for everyone. While it may seem inconsequential to many, these types of innovations are precisely what’s needed to supercharge the market for the private wireless market.
Puneet Shetty, VP of Products at Celona
As private wireless networks quickly become mainstream, we are continuing to deliver unique innovations that remove any barriers experienced by enterprise IT staff,
