2026 IoT Connectivity & Networking Award Winner: Onomondo
Making Global IoT Connectivity Transparent, Programmable, and Easier to Control.
Onomondo has been named the winner of the 2026 IoT Connectivity & Networking Award for its global connectivity infrastructure, which combines its own purpose-built core network, direct integrations with over 680 networks, real-time diagnostic visibility, and customer-controlled SIM ownership.
Why Onomondo Won
Onomondo stood out for addressing a persistent weakness in global IoT connectivity: fleet operators often depend on networks they cannot fully inspect, control, or leave without replacing deployed SIMs. Onomondo changes that relationship by opening the connectivity layer to the organizations operating connected products.
Built on Its Own Core Network
As a full MVNO, Onomondo owns and operates the core network beneath its connectivity services, providing direct access to network behavior, device traffic, signaling activity, and points of failure.
Global Scale Without Fragmentation
Direct integrations with over 680 networks across more than 180 countries allow devices to operate through one global APN without requiring separate regional SIM inventories or connectivity platforms.
Visibility and Control in Real Time
Traffic monitoring, network logs, signaling data, programmable network lists, API controls, and transferable SIM ownership give IoT teams greater control and independence throughout the device lifecycle.
About the Winning Connectivity Infrastructure
Onomondo provides the connectivity infrastructure behind globally distributed IoT fleets. Rather than operating solely as a reseller of third-party network access, the company functions as a full mobile virtual network operator with its own core network, Mobile Country Code, Mobile Network Code, and supporting cellular infrastructure.
Radio access networks connect devices to Onomondo’s globally distributed core. Every Onomondo SIM operates through a single global APN, while network logic, device controls, traffic visibility, and security capabilities remain centralized in the network instead of being tied to regional hardware configurations.
Onomondo reports direct integrations with over 680 public networks across more than 180 countries, with support for 2G, 3G, 4G, LTE-M, NB-IoT, and 5G NSA. The company supports the SGP.02, SGP.22, and SGP.32 remote SIM provisioning specifications, as well as SoftSIM integrations with partners including Nordic Semiconductor, Quectel, and SIMCom. These integrations can eliminate the need for additional physical SIM hardware within the device.
Non-steered SIMs allow devices to select the strongest available network, while configurable network lists give fleet operators the ability to influence connectivity based on coverage, cost, or deployment requirements.
Onomondo’s platform enables control across entire fleets. Through its Connectivity Management Platform, customers can manage SIM status, network access, usage limits, alerts, security settings, billing data, and cloud integrations through the web application or its API. The core network uses parallel gateways and routers with automatic failover, supporting Onomondo’s stated 99.99% uptime.
The platform also opens network information that is commonly hidden from IoT customers. Traffic Monitor captures device packets in real time, Network Logs show attachment attempts and authentication failures, and Signaling Logs expose protocol-level exchanges between local networks and the Onomondo core. These tools help teams investigate device behavior and connectivity failures without waiting for delayed reports from a network provider.
Onomondo’s approach to SIM ownership further differentiates the platform. Customers retain ownership of their SIMs and credentials, giving them the ability to transfer connectivity to another GSMA-certified provider without physically replacing SIMs already deployed in the field. Its support for the SGP.32 ecosystem extends that flexibility to remote profile management for large fleets of constrained and headless IoT devices.
Onomondo’s infrastructure also extends beyond traditional MVNO offerings through a hybrid public-private cellular network capability. This allows devices to connect to a local private network and move onto public networks without additional device reconfiguration, supporting more consistent connectivity across network environments.
Onomondo stood out because it changes what an IoT connectivity provider makes visible and controllable. By owning the core network, opening real-time network data, supporting global deployments through one connectivity layer, and giving customers ownership of their SIM credentials, Onomondo provides a more transparent and independent foundation for scaling connected products.
Winner Resources
Learn more about Onomondo’s global IoT connectivity infrastructure, technical architecture, and recognition in the 2026 IoThinkTank Awards.
Runner-Up
Telit Cinterion, NExT eSIM
Telit Cinterion earned runner-up recognition for NExT eSIM, a software-defined connectivity solution designed to simplify how organizations deploy and manage connected devices across regions and carrier networks.
NExT eSIM allows devices to host and remotely manage multiple carrier profiles on a single eSIM. Rules-based profile orchestration, automatic carrier selection, connectivity failover, and support for roaming and local profiles help organizations maintain connectivity without physical SIM replacements or separate regional device configurations.
Its GSMA-aligned architecture and integration with cloud connectivity management platforms provide a scalable foundation for centralized fleet control. By reducing SIM logistics and supporting a single globally deployable device design, NExT eSIM offers meaningful operational value for industries including asset tracking, healthcare, critical infrastructure, security, point-of-sale systems, and EV charging.
About the IoT Connectivity & Networking Award
The IoT Connectivity & Networking Award recognizes the technologies, platforms, protocols, and infrastructure that enable reliable communication across connected systems. Eligible solutions may include cellular connectivity platforms, messaging infrastructure, secure data transport, network orchestration, edge-to-cloud communications, and other technologies that improve the reliability, scalability, security, interoperability, or resilience of IoT deployments.
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