| Manage existing deployed SIMs on SIMcontrol |
Yes. Migrate existing private / corporate APN SIMs to our fully manages APN-as-a-service |
Yes. Monitor existing business contracts. |
Yes. Monitor existing prepaid SIMs. |
Yes. From specific roaming providers. |
| New bulk SIM supply, RICA, activation & provisioning |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Compatible SIM types |
APN/M2M contract, Prepaid |
Contract |
Prepaid |
Prepaid |
| Mobile Networks Available |
Vodacom, MTN, Telkom |
Vodacom, MTN, Telkom |
Vodacom, MTN, Telkom, CellC |
BICS, Vodafone GDSP |
| Scaling (number of SIMs) |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
| Data options |
Pooled Data Bundle (shared between all networks) or Forward-Billed SIM data |
SIM data bundles (as per contract) + top-ups through SIMcontrol |
SIM data bundles automated through SIMcontrol |
Pay-per-use against airtime automated through SIMcontrol |
| Data Bundle Flexibility |
Increase / decrease APN data bundle at any time |
As per Telco contract |
Increase / decrease data bundles at any time |
Increase / decrease airtime allocation at any time |
| SIM Quota Control |
Yes. SIM level data usage caps |
Cap # of monthly recharges |
Cap # of monthly recharges |
Cap # of monthly recharges |
| Out-of-bundle risk |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Custom traffic firewalling |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| App traffic blocking |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| Custom networking or VPN to specific end-point |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| Data session information |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| Usage based automated recharges |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Scheduled automated recharges |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Instant bulk manual data/airtime recharges |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Alerting on usage caps |
Yes |
Yes - if recharge cap is reached |
Yes - if recharge cap is reached |
Yes - if recharge cap is reached |
| Contract Term Commitment - SIMcontrol service |
Month-to-month |
Month-to-month |
Month-to-month |
Month-to-month |
| Contract Term Commitment - Telco Tariff |
Month-to-month |
As per Telco contract |
Month-to-month |
Month-to-month |
| Contract Term Commitment - Data |
Month-to-month |
As per Telco contract |
Month-to-month |
Month-to-month |
| Daily activity report |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Usage reports |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| API access for automation |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| International data roaming (with usage caps) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Live account balance & spend monitoring |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Bill shock risk |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Enterprise (T1) Technical Support |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
