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79: The Missing Link in The Internet of Things Ecosystem – Soracom
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:44:59
Publish Date: 2017-03-27 15:00:31
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Soracom is one of those rare Japanese startups that has the potential to become a major global player and to change the way Internet of Things devices work.

The real deployment bottleneck in the Internet of Things is not the hardware or the software, but the connectivity. There are still relatively few inexpensive, flexible and scalable ways that IoT devices can transmit and receive data. Cellular connectivity is expensive, and WiFi is largely limited to stationary devices in homes and offices.

Today we sit down with Ken Tamagawa, CEO of Soracom, who explains his solution to this problem, and it’s a good one. Soracom operates a mobile virtual network and provides widespread connectivity for IoT devices for pennies a day, and since their infrastructure runs completely on AWS their costs are significantly lower than the competition’s.

Soarcom is extremely well-funded, and they are quickly expanding globally. You are going to be hearing a lot about them in the future, so let’s get to know them today.

I think you’ll really enjoy the interview.

Show Notes for Startups

  • What are  MVNOs and why are they important  for the Internet of Things
  • Why replacing hardware with software drives innovation
  • How Japan Taxi is taking advantage of the Internet of Things
  • The most surprising thing about going global from Japan
  • The future of the IoT in Japan
  • Why play and serendipity remain important even as a company scales

Links from the Founder

Transcript

Welcome to Disrupting Japan- straight talk from Japan’s most successful entrepreneurs. I’m Tim Romero, and thanks for joining me.

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