SIMbae™ Honored for IoT Innovation

SIMbae™ elevates the SIM to now enable sovereign edge control engine for public and private networks

Raleigh, NC—Februrary 26, 2026 — Able Device today announced a significant evolution of its flagship SIMbae™ platform, introducing context-aware connectivity orchestration directly within the SIM/eSIM secure element.

As enterprises and public-sector organizations deploy increasingly complex combinations of public and private cellular networks across distributed IoT fleets — where connectivity decisions depend on extended contextual inputs including cellular radio conditions, satellite positioning systems, Wi-Fi environment signals, and proximity metrics — one gap has remained unresolved: how to guarantee device behavior across network boundaries and multiple network contexts without relying on operating systems, applications, cloud-based intelligence, or user intervention.  SIMbae now closes that gap.

With the latest SIMbae advancements, organizations can enforce deterministic, non-overridable cellular network behavior, informed by multi-source contextual intelligence including cellular radio conditions, satellite positioning systems, Wi-Fi environmental signals, and proximity metrics— transforming the SIM/eSIM from a passive authentication component into an active, sovereign policy engine at the edge.

 

A New Layer of Deterministic Control

The enhanced SIMbae platform integrates multi-source contextual awareness — including satellite positioning systems, Wi-Fi environment signals, and cellular radio proximity metrics — directly into its SIM-based state engine.

This enables devices to:

• Automatically transition between public and private networks
• Dynamically manage subscription identities (IMSI)
• Enforce secure network attachment policies
• Generate secure alerts or reporting based on device situational context

All logic is executed inside the SIM/eSIM secure element and managed over-the-air — independent of device operating system and invisible to end users.

To further illustrate the power of SIMbae’s deterministic orchestration, consider real-world mobility scenarios across heterogeneous fleets as follows:

• A commercial truck without GPS can automatically switch to a satellite network when terrestrial cellular signal strength falls below a configured tolerance. SIMbae continues monitoring for acceptable cellular service and forces a seamless return to terrestrial connectivity once quality thresholds are met.
• A truck operating near a private 4G/5G deployment can begin searching for a private network when connected to a public cell site adjacent to that private infrastructure — automatically transitioning once the private network is detected and validated.
• A handset connected to Wi-Fi can force a transition to a private network when it detects that the SSID is co-located with private cellular coverage.
• A GPS-enabled handset can initiate a private network transition when it reaches a defined geographic boundary associated with private infrastructure.

In all cases, SIMbae can be configured to validate cellular signal strength and data connectivity availability of the newly selected network. If quality-of-experience criteria are not met, SIMbae automatically reverts to a preferred alternative — ensuring reliable and policy-compliant connectivity without operating system logic, user interaction, or cloud dependency.

The result is a shift from external device management from either the user, cloud, or proprietary app to secure embedded, deterministic control — reducing operational risk, lowering total cost of ownership, and enabling enterprises and public-sector organizations to scale private, public, and hybrid connectivity strategies with confidence.

“Enterprises and public-sector organizations are asking for deterministic behavior at the edge — especially as devices cross trust boundaries between public and private infrastructure,” said Roger Dewey, CEO of Able Device. “By anchoring contextual intelligence orchestration in the SIM itself, we provide a unified and tamper-resistant control plane across heterogeneous fleets. This is a fundamental architectural shift.”

Addressing a Critical Industry Gap

Today’s device fleets are fragmented in many different ways:

• IoT devices with and without GNSS capabilities
• Handsets running multiple operating systems
• Ruggedized industrial endpoints
• Private campus networks
• National and cross-border deployments
• Wi-Fi, cellular, satellite, and LPWAN networks

Traditional approaches place control logic in device firmware, applications, or the cloud — introducing fragmentation, latency, security exposure, and user override risk.

SIMbae takes a different path. 

By leveraging established SIM Toolkit standards and embedding policy logic within the secure element already present in every cellular device, SIMbae delivers a comprehensive set of device management and control capabilities:

• Unified behavior across device classes
• Sovereign-grade enforcement at the identity layer
• Reduced dependency on OS-level customization
• Elimination of hardware add-ons or proprietary secure chips
• OTA lifecycle management at global scale

This approach transforms the SIM/eSIM from a subscriber credential into a programmable execution layer ath the identity root enabling context-aware connectivity orchestration in environments where reliability, security and control are paramount.

Differentiation in a Crowded Connectivity Market

While eSIM profile switching and network steering technologies exist, SIMbae uniquely combines an extended set of capabilities including:

• Context-driven triggers
• Deterministic policy execution
• Public/private network enforcement
• Secure element-based orchestration

These capabilities are all available in a single programmable SIM-native platform representing a significant departure from traditional roaming optimization or subscription management tools.

“SIMbae is not another connectivity overlay,” Dewey added. “It’s a programmable communications control layer embedded in the secure element — designed to meet the real-world complexity of modern IoT and private networks.”

Expanding the Role of the SIM in Enterprise and Government Architectures

The latest SIMbae capabilities are already generating interest among organizations seeking stronger control over network boundary transitions across secure environments.

As enterprises and public-sector organizations modernize their connectivity strategies, the SIM — long treated as a static component — has emerged as a powerful and underutilized execution platform.

SIMbae unlocks that potential.

About Able Device

Able Device is a software company founded by cellular communication experts with over a century of combined experience in mobile connectivity, IP, and telecom tools. Its mission is to unlock innovation at the SIM layer for IoT and private networks. Through its patented SIMbae™ platform, Able Device transforms the SIM into an intelligent edge engine that simplifies complexity, strengthens security, and accelerates innovation across connected ecosystems.

For more information, visit www.abledevice.com