We are pleased to announce the following coverage updates for Soracom Air for Cellular connectivity.

plan01s and plan01s-LDV

2G, 3G, 4G/LTE updates

(*1) plan01s only

LPWAN (LTE Cat.M1 and NB-IoT) updates

planX3 and planX3-EU

(*2) planX3 only

For complete details about data rates, supported carriers and radio types, and coverage in other countries, please refer to the Supported Carriers documentation.

The Soracom Flux Amazon Bedrock - Anthropic Claude 3.5 Sonnet AI action has been upgraded in accordance with Amazon Bedrock's Claude 3.5 Sonnet V2 upgrade.

No action is required for customers already using the Amazon Bedrock - Anthropic Claude 3.5 Sonnet AI action.

If you would like to confirm the version of the Claude 3.5 Sonnet model, you can check the Model ID details returned from Claude 3.5 Sonnet in the AI action response.

For additional information, please refer to the Soracom Flux: AI actions documentation.

We are pleased to announce that Soracom Flux now allows generating Incoming Webhook URLs for Flux Channels.

Flux Channels serve as connectors between Event Sources (such as data sent by a device) and Actions (such as an AI model for processing that data). With the new Incoming Webhook URL feature, you can now submit data into a specific channel by simply sending an HTTP request to the webhook. This feature allows you to trigger Actions at any point of a Flux app from an external source, such as a third party automation tool or your own custom integration.

Moreover, Incoming Webhook URLs are protected using a randomly generated value and do not require complex authentication procedures or management of API keys, making them widely compatible with different services and simple to implement.

For more information on Incoming Webhook URLs, Channels, or Actions, please refer to the Soracom Flux documentation.

We are pleased to announce that several new communications modules and evaluation kits equipped with next-generation iSIM technology are now available through the Soracom User Console.

iSIM (Integrated SIM) is a next-generation technology that integrates both a communication module and a SIM into a single chip. This simplifies the design of IoT devices, enabling smaller, lighter, and more power-efficient designs. Moreover, with the communication module and SIM integrated, it streamlines the lifecycle of device manufacturing and sales, reduces costs associated with component procurement, logistics, and storage, and also contributes to environmental sustainability.

Murata Type 1SC (iSIM) Module

The Type 1SC Module by Murata Manufacturing is the world's smallest LTE Cat.M1/NB-IoT module, with global certification.

• Model Number: LBAD0XX1SC-713
• Network Compatibility: Worldwide, including Japan (please confirm any required certifications or approvals when using the device outside of Japan)
• Supported Communication Standards: LTE Cat.M1/NB-IoT
• Form Factor: LGA (surface-mount) module
• Packaging: Reel
• Embedded Subscription: SORACOM IoT SIM (Global Coverage) plan01s
  • Additional subscriptions such as planX1 or planX3 can be added via the Subscription Container feature
• Pricing:
  • 1,000 pcs: 19,500 USD (excluding tax, shipping not included)
  • 2,000 pcs: 38,000 USD (excluding tax, shipping not included)

For more details, please refer to the product page.

Murata Type 1SC (iSIM) Evaluation Kit

The Type 1SC Evaluation Kit is designed for hardware developers to verify the operation and characteristics of the Murata Type 1SC module.

• Model Number: LBAD0XX1SC-DMS-EVK-B
• Network Compatibility: Worldwide, including Japan (please confirm any required certifications or approvals when using the device outside of Japan)
• Supported Communication Standards: LTE Cat.M1/NB-IoT
• Embedded Subscription: SORACOM IoT SIM (Global Coverage) plan01s
  • Additional subscriptions such as planX1 or planX3 can be added via the Subscription Container feature
• Pricing: 300 USD (excluding tax, shipping not included)

For more details, please refer to the product page.

Quectel BG773A-GL (iSIM) Module

The BG773A-GL Module by Quectel is a cellular LPWA communication module.

• Model Number: BG773AGL02AA-16N-KSC
• Network COmpatibility: Worldwide, including Japan (please confirm any required certifications or approvals when using the device outside of Japan)
• Supported Communication Standards: LTE Cat.M1/NB-IoT
• Form Factor: LGA (surface-mount) module
• Packaging: Reel
• Embedded Subscription: SORACOM IoT SIM (Global Coverage) plan01s
  • Additional subscriptions such as planX1 or planX3 can be added via the Subscription Container feature
• Pricing:
  • 500 pcs: 9,000 USD (excluding tax, shipping not included)
  • 2,000 pcs: 35,000 USD (excluding tax, shipping not included)
  • Sample 100 pcs: 2,800 USD (excluding tax, shipping not included)

For more details, please refer to the product page.

Quectel BG773A-GL-TE-B (iSIM) Evaluation Kit

The BG773A-GL-TE-B Evaluation Kit is designed for hardware developers verify the operation and characteristics of the Quectel BG773A-GL module.

• Model Number: BG773AGLKSCTB-KIT
• Network Compatibility: Worldwide, including Japan (please confirm any required certifications or approvals when using the device outside of Japan)
• Supported Communication Standards: LTE Cat.M1/NB-IoT
• Embedded Subscription: SORACOM IoT SIM (Global Coverage) plan01s
  • Additional subscriptions such as planX1 or planX3 can be added via the Subscription Container feature
• Pricing: 150 USD (excluding tax, shipping not included)

For more details, please refer to the product page.

These products can be ordered from the Soracom User Console (Global Coverage) by navigating to Orders > New Order and clicking the Devices tab.

We are pleased to announce that we have added a Sound Detection feature to the Unlimited Live Streaming Limited Preview for Soracom Cloud Camera Services (SoraCam).

With this feeature, you can now enable or disable sound detection for SoraCam compatible cameras as well as adjust the sound detection sensitivity from the User Console. The Sound Detection settings are available on the Live Streaming tab of the Unlimited Live Streaming Limited Preview.

This feature is currently available as part of the Unlimited Live Streaming Limited Preview. Please refer to the Unlimited Live Streaming Limited Preview (Japanese) documentation for instructions on how to apply for the Limited Preview.

We are excited to announce that Soracom Cloud Camera Services (SoraCam) videos recorded with cloud continuous recording can now be exported as videos or still images to Soracom Harvest Files.

In addition to the current standard export option, you can now choose to export to Harvest Files. The differences are as follows:

Standard export

• Exported files are available for 10 minutes after each file is exported, during which the file can be downloaded. After this time, the file will no longer be available.
• There are no additional charges.

Export to Harvest Files

• Exported files will be stored in Harvest Files for 731 days, during which the files can be downloaded. After this time, the files will no longer be available.
• You can use placeholders such as {device_id} and {date} to specify the directory name where the exported files are saved within Harvest Files.
• Additional Harvest Files charges will apply based on the size of the exported files (the amount of data saved to Harvest Files) and the size of the downloaded videos (the amount of data downloaded from Harvest Files). For example, if you export a video once and download it twice, you will be charged for one write and two reads. For more details, please refer to the Pricing & Fee Schedule: Soracom Harvest Files.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Soracom Support.

In order to provide the best experience for our customers, the eSIM Profile service launched earlier this year will now be available on an opt-in basis. This update will allow us to improve the operational reliability of the service for customers installing Soracom Air for Cellular subscription plans to compatible eSIM devices while reducing impact to customers who do not require this service, and will apply to both the User Console and Soracom API/CLI.

If you would like to begin or continue using the eSIM Profile service, please speak to your sales representative or contact us in order to opt-in.

Please note that this update does not affect the availability or sales of physical eSIM products.

For more information on eSIM Profiles, please refer to the eSIM Profile documentation.

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this update may cause and greatly appreciate your understanding.

We are excited to announce a new tag feature for Soracom Cloud Camera Services (SoraCam), allowing you to assign tags to SoraCam compatible cameras directly from the User Console. This feature enables more flexible camera management, letting you attach custom tags such as the camera's location, purpose, administrator's name, or other attributes.

Once tags have been added to cameras, you can then easily filter by tags to quickly find and manage a particular camera.

When using tags, each camera can have up to 10 tags, and each tag can have a maximum of 12 characters.

For more information about SoraCam, please refer to the Soracom Cloud Camera Services documentation (Japanese).

We are pleased to announce that Soracom Flux now supports a new action to execute Soracom APIs.

With this new feature, Soracom APIs can be triggered automatically based on input data from IoT devices or timers. For example, a Soracom API action can be configured to automatically update a SIM tag, switch the SIM to another group, or start a Soracom Peek packet capture session based on data uploaded by a device, or periodically check data usage, SIM status, or online status according to a timer. Responses from each Soracom API request can be further linked to other Flux actions such as an AI, Webhook, or Notification action.

For more information on using the Soracom API Action, please refer to the Soracom Flux documentation.

We are pleased to announce an update to the Variables feature in Soracom Lagoon 3. With this update, users can now search for resources by their SIM or device name using regular expressions. This enhancement makes it easier to build data visualizations using the names assigned to resources (such as IoT SIMs or Sigfox devices), rather than their IMSI, device ID, or other identifier.

To search for resources by name using a regular expression, simply prepend name to the expression, such as name/sample-[0-9]/.

For more details on using this feature, please refer to the Variables documentation (Japanese).