German IoT carrier 1NCE is offering a year’s free cellular IoT connectivity to eliminate the entry barrier for cloud-based IoT developers.

This should take away the entry barriers for developing cloud-based IoT products and services with 12 months of free, zero-commitment cellular IoT connectivity.

The 1NCE For All tariff is available exclusively in AWS Marketplace.

The collaboration between 1NCE and Amazon Web Services (AWS) started in April this year with the launch of the 1NCE IoT Flat Rate in AWS Marketplace. This offered worldwide cellular connectivity on a cloud-native infrastructure via 2G, 3G, 4G, NB-IoT or LTE-M at a fixed price with no extra costs for setup or roaming.

Two years after launch, this scalable offering powers more than five million SIMs for over 3500 users.

In July, 1NCE announced the 1NCE IoT Connectivity Suite on AWS. It aims to standardise and simplify the connection, setup, operation and development of IoT devices and services. As a free service for 1NCE IoT Flat Rate customers, it provides a toolbox of functions to speed up the process of authentication, integration and optimising device communication thanks to the combination of cellular technologies and the AWS IoT infrastructure.

“By providing barrier-free cellular connectivity and a free offer for 12 months, IoT developers can take advantage and focus solely on building new IoT projects,” said Dirk Didascalou, AWS vice president of IoT. “We are delighted to be working with 1NCE to support our customers and allow them to leverage the full potential of their IoT on AWS.”

The free 1NCE For All tariff is designed to give IoT developers the time they need to implement and test mobile connectivity with their products. A totally free-of-charge IoT SIM card with 50Mbyte of data and 12 months runtime comes with no strings attached and no auto subscription at the end of the testing period; it provides up to 100 cards per customer.

After that, a one-time payment of $10 per SIM card unleashes the full 1NCE IoT Flat Rate potential with ten years mobile connectivity, 500Mbyte of data and 250 SMSs plus worldwide availability in more than 100 countries.

“Our aim was always, to take the complexity out of IoT projects,” said Alexander Sator, CEO and founder of 1NCE. “The 1NCE IoT Flat Rate is the answer. With our one-off tariff, it’s never been easier to calculate the TCO for connectivity. By collaborating with AWS, we take simplicity to the next level: fast and easy zero-touch integration as well as state of the art connectivity management. The included feature set of VPN, API or data streamer makes the difference. And now, everybody has the opportunity to use it for free.”

IoT connectivity services by 1NCE are available via the mobile networks of Deutsche Telekom and their roaming partners. Additionally, 1NCE partners with China Telecom Global to provide access in mainland China, Macao and Hong Kong.

“We are developing IoT for industry applications where reliability and security are key features for our customers,” said Florian Hoenigschmid, vice president at Germany-based Azeti and an early 1NCE customer. “With its feature set, 1NCE addresses main challenges when connecting devices with the cloud and saves us significant time and resources. Moreover, 1NCE provides reliable additional connection information, like SIM ICC, cell ID and even cell location, which gives an additional layer of security and enables new localisation features.”

1NCE is an IoT carrier offering secure and reliable connectivity services at low cost based on an IoT flat rate. This makes IoT applications such as asset tracking, smart metering and vehicle telematics more affordable.

Headquartered in Cologne, 1NCE offers its flat rate in more than 100 countries. It was founded in 2017 with Deutsche Telekom and has more than 100 staff in Cologne, Hamburg, London, Rome, Paris, Warsaw, Hong Kong and Riga.