As previously announced, Soracom Funnel support for the Fusic mockmock adapter, which was available only in Japan coverage, has now been discontinued as of August 29, 2024.

mockmock is a virtual device creation service for IoT testing provided by Fusic, Inc. As Fusic has discontinued the mockmock service (Japanese), support for the Soracom Funnel mockmock DataRecorder adapter is no longer provided, and customers are no longer be able to send data to mockmock via Soracom Funnel.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Soracom Support. We apologize for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

We are pleased to announce a multi-streaming playback feature which is now available in the User Console. With this feature, you can view cloud recordings from multiple SoraCam-compatible devices on a single screen simultaneously.

This feature allows for efficient monitoring by allowing users to quickly review footage from cameras installed in multiple locations and compare events that occurred at the same time.

For detailed instructions on how to use the multi-streaming playback feature, please refer to the List Playback of Cloud Recordings from Multiple SoraCam-Compatible Cameras (Japanese) documentation.

As of August 27, 2024, the price of the aiwa tab AB10L Android tablet has been revised. Prices are in Japanese Yen (¥) and include Japanese consumption tax.

aiwa tab AB10L

• Old price: ¥22,000 (including ¥1,000 SORACOM platform coupon)
• New price: ¥21,670 (including ¥1,000 SORACOM platform coupon)

For more details, visit the product page (Japanese)

We are pleased to announce that the ATOM Cam 2 Dedicated LAN Adapter is now available in the Soracom IoT Store. This adapter allows the ATOM Cam 2 camera device to communicate using a LAN connection in order to improve connection stability in various environments, such as:

• Areas where electrical noise is generated by machinery or equipment, such as in a factory
• Areas where the Wi-Fi signal strength is weak, such as in a large store or warehouse
• Areas where there are multiple Wi-Fi networks, leading to signal interference
• Areas where a large number of devices are connected to a single Wi-Fi access point

ATOM Cam 2 Dedicated LAN Adapter

• Available countries and regions: Japan
• Price: 2,530 yen (including tax, shipping not included)

For more details, please refer to the product page (Japanese).

We are pleased to announce that the UD-USC1 4G LTE USB Dongle Compatible with USB Type-C® & USB-A, a new USB 4G LTE cellular modem dongle, is now available in the Soracom IoT Store.

The UD-USC1 is a compact USB cellular modem dongle that can be used with Windows, macOS, and iPadOS, without the need for driver installation. Simply connect it to a USB Type-C port (or USB Type-A port with the included adapter) to enable a cellular internet connection. It supports a wide temperature range from -20 to 60°C and features IP56 equivalent water- and dust-resistance, making it suitable for use in various environments and for integration into systems.

UD-USC1

• Available countries and regions: Japan
• Price: ¥19,580 (tax included, shipping separate)
• Includes a ¥1,800 SORACOM platform coupon (valid for 6 months, applicable only to services with Japan Coverage)

For more details, please refer to the product page (Japanese).

We are pleased to announce that we have improved the OTA (over-the-air) update behavior for delivering Subscription Containers to compatible Soracom IoT SIMs.

Subscription Containers are a feature available on certain Soracom IoT SIMs which allows you to add extra subscription plans to the same SIM for additional coverage and redundancy. When adding a subscription container to a SIM, the additional subscription plan is delivered using an OTA update.

In some cases such as a weak signal or loss of connection, the OTA update process may be interrupted. Until now, restarting the OTA update has required waiting for at least 25 hours, moving the device to a new location to resolve connection issues, and manually deleting a device's cellular session or rebooting the device to re-trigger the OTA update, with a maximum of 3 retries before giving up.

With this update, we have improved the retry mechanism so that OTA updates are automatically restarted as quickly as 5 minutes once Soracom detects that connection issues have been resolved. The maximum number of retries has also been extended to 12 retries. Together, these improvements will help to reduce both the number of errors in delivering Subscription Containers to SIMs and the time needed to complete an OTA update.

Effective Date

This update will be automatically applied for all customers on August 14, 2024.

Please note the improved delivery mechanism will only apply to Subscription Containers that are added on or after this date. Subscription Containers that are added prior to this date will still be delivered using the previous OTA update mechanism.

The SORACOM Pricing Calculator, a tool that allows you to estimate costs for IoT SIMs, devices, and SORACOM services, now also supports cost estimation for VPG Type-F2, a new type of Virtual Private Gateway (VPG) suited for building networks with constant bidirectional communication between private IP addresses.

For more details on the Pricing Calculator, please refer to the Create an Estimate (Japanese) documentation.

As previously announced, the main Soracom Beam Website Entry Point (beam.soracom.io:18080) has been updated as of July 1 to support WebSocket communication. As a result, the following temporary WebSocket-supported Website Entry Points, previously provided as a public beta for testing and validation, have been discontinued:

• beam.soracom.io:10080
• beam.soracom.io:10081

For more information, please refer to the Soracom Beam: Website Entry Point documentation.

What to do

If you have been using one of the temporary Website Entry Points (beam.soracom.io:10080 or beam.soracom.io:10081), please update your Beam Website Entry Point configuration to use the main Website Entry Point (beam.soracom.io:18080).

If you have already been using the main Website Entry Point, or if you are using other Soracom Beam entry points, no action is necessary.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact the Soracom Support team.

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

plan01s and plan01s-LDV

Coverage updates

Country	Networks	Before	→	After	Remarks
Afghanistan	AWCC	-	→	2G, 3G	Network open
Albania	Telekom	-	→	2G, 3G	Network open
Anguilla	Digicell	2G, 4G LTE	→	3G, 4G LTE	Corrected typo (*1)
Antigua & Barbuda	Digicell	2G, 4G LTE	→	3G, 4G LTE	Corrected typo (*1)
Australia	Vodafone	3G, 4G LTE	→	4G LTE	3G sunset
British Virgin Islands	Flow	2G, 3G, 4G LTE	→	3G, 4G LTE	2G sunset (*1)
Cameroon	MTN CAM	2G, 3G	→	2G, 3G, 4G LTE	4G LTE open
Cape Verde	Unitel	-	→	2G, 3G, 4G LTE	Network open (*1)
Cayman Islands	Digicell	2G, 4G LTE	→	3G, 4G LTE	Corrected typo (*1)
Colombia	Movistar	-	→	2G, 3G, 4G LTE	Network open
Congo (Democratic Republic)	Vodacom	2G, 3G	→	2G, 3G, 4G LTE	4G LTE open (*1)
Dominica	Flow	2G, 3G, 4G LTE	→	3G, 4G LTE	2G sunset (*1)
Finland	DNA	2G, 3G, 4G LTE	→	2G, 4G LTE	3G sunset
Finland	Elisa	2G, 3G, 4G LTE	→	2G, 4G LTE	3G sunset
Grenada	Flow	2G, 4G LTE	→	3G, 4G LTE	Corrected typo (*1)
Hungary	Vodafone	2G, 3G, 4G LTE	→	2G, 4G LTE	3G sunset
Iceland	Siminn	2G, 3G	→	2G, 3G, 4G LTE	4G LTE open (*1)
Japan	KDDI	-	→	4G LTE	Network open
Japan	Softbank	4G LTE	→	4G LTE, LTE Cat.M1	LTE Cat.M1 open
Luxembourg	Orange	2G, 3G, 4G LTE	→	2G, 4G LTE	3G sunset
Luxembourg	Tango	2G, 3G, 4G LTE	→	2G, 4G LTE	3G sunset
Montenegro	Telekom.me	2G, 3G	→	2G	3G sunset
Nigeria	MTN	-	→	2G, 3G	Network open (*1)
North Macedonia	T-Mobile	-	→	2G	Network open
Panama	Movil	2G, 3G	→	2G, 3G, 4G LTE	4G LTE open
Peru	Movistar	-	→	2G, 3G, 4G LTE	Network open
Puerto Rico	Claro	2G, 3G, 4G LTE	→	3G, 4G LTE	2G sunset
Saudi Arabia	Mobily	2G, 3G	→	2G, 3G, 4G LTE	4G LTE open
Serbia	MTS	-	→	2G	Network open
Slovakia	Orange	2G, 3G, 4G LTE	→	2G, 4G LTE	3G sunset
South Korea	KT	-	→	3G, 4G LTE	Network open
St. Lucia	Flow	2G, 3G, 4G LTE	→	3G, 4G LTE	2G sunset (*1)
Sweden	Telia	2G, 3G, 4G LTE	→	2G, 4G LTE	3G sunset
Tunisia	Orange	-	→	2G, 3G, 4G LTE	Network open (*1)
Turkey	Turkcell	-	→	2G, 3G, 4G LTE	Network open
Turks & Caicos Islands	Flow	2G, 3G, 4G LTE	→	3G, 4G LTE	2G sunset (*1)
Ukraine	Vodafone	-	→	2G, 3G	Network open
United Kingdom	O2	2G, 3G, 4G LTE	→	2G, 3G, 4G LTE, LTE Cat.M1	LTE Cat.M1 open
United Kingdom	Vodafone	2G, 3G, 4G LTE	→	2G, 4G LTE	3G sunset
Zambia	Airtel	-	→	2G, 3G, 4G LTE	Network open

(*1) plan01s only

planX3 and planX3-EU

Country	Networks	Before	→	After	Remarks
Bermuda	Digicel	2G, 3G, 4G LTE	→	-	Network shutdown
Bonaire	Digicel	2G, 3G, 4G LTE	→	-	Network shutdown
Croatia	Telemach	2G, 3G, 4G LTE	→	2G, 3G	4G LTE closure
Curacao	Digicel	2G, 3G, 4G LTE	→	-	Network shutdown
Czech Republic	O2	-	→	2G, 4G LTE	Network open
Finland	DNA	2G, 3G, 4G LTE	→	2G, 4G LTE	3G sunset
Jamaica	Digicel	2G, 3G, 4G LTE	→	-	Network shutdown
Luxembourg	Orange	2G, 3G, 4G LTE	→	2G, 4G LTE	3G sunset
Netherlands	KPN	2G, 3G, 4G LTE	→	2G, 4G LTE	3G sunset
Netherlands	Vodafone	2G, 3G, 4G LTE	→	2G, 4G LTE	3G sunset
Norway	Telia	2G, 3G, 4G LTE	→	2G, 4G LTE	3G sunset
Philippines	Globe	2G, 3G, 4G LTE	→	2G, 4G LTE	3G sunset (*2)
Russia	VimpelCom	-	→	2G, 3G, 4G LTE	Network open (*2)
Seychelles	C&W	-	→	2G	Network open (*2)
Slovakia	Orange	2G, 3G, 4G LTE	→	2G, 4G LTE	3G sunset
Sweden	Telia	2G, 3G, 4G LTE	→	2G, 4G LTE	3G sunset
Taiwan	Taiwan Mobile	-	→	3G	Network open (*2)
Tanzania	Vodacom	-	→	2G, 3G, 4G LTE	Network open (*2)
United Kingdom	Vodafone	2G, 3G, 4G LTE	→	2G, 4G LTE	3G sunset

(*2) planX3 only

Soracom Flux now supports the newly-released GPT-4o mini model from OpenAI. With GPT-4o mini, Soracom Flux customers can analyze and process IoT data using generative AI with lower cost and latency.

To use GPT-4o mini in your Soracom Flux application, simply select it from the list of available AI actions (Japanese).

For more information on Soracom Flux, please visit the SORACOM Flux (Japanese) product page.