We are pleased to announce that the following four features, previously provided as a Public Beta, have now been officially released:

• Unified Endpoint
• WebSocket Communication for Soracom Beam Website Entry Point
• Soracom Binary Format v1
• Soracom Lagoon 3 Expression

These features are designed to facilitate smoother data transmission and processing from devices. Below are the details of each feature:

Unified Endpoint

Unified Endpoint is a service that provides a common entry point for transferring data sent from devices to Soracom services such as Beam, Funnel, Funk, and Harvest Data. It enables centralized data flow management and more efficient data processing.

WebSocket Communication for Soracom Beam Website Entry Point

The WebSocket Communication feature for the Soracom Beam Website Entry Point allows real-time data transmission. This ensures faster and more efficient data processing.

Soracom Binary Format v1

Soracom Binary Format v1 is a binary data format that enables transmission of large amounts of binary data using multiple TCP packets and recombining the segments into a single message. By using this format, data consistency is maintained, enabling highly reliable data communication.

Soracom Lagoon 3 Expression

Soracom Lagoon 3's Expression feature allows you to create new queries by processing existing queries. This enhances the flexibility of data analysis and supports more complex data processing.

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Soracom remains committed to improving our services based on your feedback and usage. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Soracom Support.

We are excited to announce that Soracom Flux is now available in three plans: Developer, Standard, and Enterprise.

The Developer plan allows for the creation of up to 3 Flux apps and includes a bundled number of events, credits, and notification allowance at no cost (fees apply for additional events or credits), and is suited for small-scale IoT projects that have simple automation requirements. Customers previously using the Free plan have been transitioned to the Developer plan.

The Standard plan extends the number of Flux apps, events, credits, and notification allowance, and provides additional features and support essential to large-scale projects that require more complex automation.

We also are pleased to provide the Enterprise plan which is custom tailored to meet the needs of projects that have mission-critical IoT automatiion requirements.

For more information on each plan, please refer to the Soracom Flux documentation and the Pricing & Fee Schedule.

We would like to inform customers that support for TLS (Transport Layer Security) v1.0 and v1.1 on the Soracom API will end on March 31, 2025.

TLS v1.0 and v1.1 are outdated encryption protocols with known security vulnerabilities. As part of our efforts to enhance security and comply with the latest security standards, accessing the Soracom API will require TLS v1.2 or later once support has ended.

We kindly ask all customers to check whether the systems and libraries you use to access the Soracom API are compatible with TLS v1.2 or later, and to update or reconfigure them as necessary. Although we are providing ample time to prepare for this change, we strongly recommend customers to take action as soon as possible.

If you have any questions or need assistance with transitioning to TLS v1.2 or later, please feel free to contact Soracom Support.

We remain committed to enhancing security and delivering a safe and reliable service. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation.

A new action, Weather Forecast (Japanese) is now available in Soracom Flux.

The Weather Forecast action provides the ability to retrieve weather forecasts based on location information, and to send the forecast to a specified channel. This action is based on the 1 km mesh pinpoint weather forecast (Japanese) provided by WeatherNews (Japanese).

For example, this action can be combined with road surface temperature sensors to obtain localized snowfall and rainfall forecasts and automate the management of construction sites, or with soil moisture sensors to optimize water management in agricultural applications.

The Weather Forecast action is only available in Japan Coverage, and forecasts can only be obtained for locations in Japan.

Using the Weather Forecast action consumes 50 credits per request. Please refer to the Check Credits documentation for information on how to check your remaining credits.

We would like to inform customers that the previously announced update for increasing the HTTP Keep-Alive timeout for Soracom Entry Points has been postponed. As this time, the HTTP Keep-Alive timeout value remains unchanged at 5 seconds.

This postponement is to allow for additional improvements so that maintaining connections is easier and more stable, particularly for applications where data is frequently sent and received.

We will provide another announcement once a new schedule for the release of this feature is determined.

Thank you very much for your patience and understanding. If you have any questions or encounter issues related to this change, please feel free to contact Soracom Support.

We are excited to announce the resumption of sales for the Soracom Cloud Camera Services (SoraCam) camera units (device only, without licenses). In conjunction with this resumption, we have revised the sales prices to include the Soracom platform service coupon. All prices listed are inclusive of tax.

Resumption Date

Sales will resume on February 7, 2025, at 11:00 AM JST.

ATOM Cam 2

• Old price: ¥3,480
• New price: ¥4,970 (includes a ¥990 Soracom platform service coupon)

For more details, visit the product page (Japanese).

ATOM Cam Swing

• Old price: ¥4,980
• New price: ¥6,670 (includes a ¥990 Soracom platform service coupon)

For more details, visit the product page (Japanese).

About Soracom Platform Service Coupon

The Soracom platform service coupon (Japanese) can be applied towards the payment of various service fees on the Soracom platform. For instance, it can be used to cover monthly fees for SoraCam licenses, such as the Cloud Recording License, Cloud Motion Detection "Unlimited" Recording License, and Unlimited Live Streaming.

As a result, customers utilizing SoraCam will find that their actual out-of-pocket expenses remain unchanged.

Please note that the validity period for Soracom platform service coupons is five months.

We hope these updates enhance your experience with SoraCam. For any questions or further assistance, please contact Soracom Support.

We are pleased to announce that planX2, planX3, and plan-US subscription plans are now available as eSIM profiles.

Customers using devices that have an existing compatible eSIM can purchase eSIM profiles directly from the User Console (as well as Soracom API and CLI) and immediately install them in order to add Soracom Air connectivity, without needing to purchase and install a physical SIM card.

Subscriptions

• planX2: Available for purchase in all regions.
• planX3: Available for purchase for customers located in the European Union and United Kingdom.
• plan-US: Available for purchase for customers located in the United States and Canada.

Coverage information for each of these subscriptions is available in the Supported Carriers documentation.

Ordering eSIM Profiles

To help protect customer accounts, the eSIM Profile service is disabled by default. If you would like to use the eSIM Profile service, please contact your sales representative or contact us to opt-in.

Once the eSIM Profile service has been enabled for your account, please refer to the eSIM Profiles documentation for instructions on purchasing and installing profiles, as well as device requirements and limitations.

For pricing information, refer to the Pricing & Fee Schedule.

Soracom Beam now supports sending client certificates during the TLS/SSL handshake when sending data to a destination server via HTTPS. This update improves the security of HTTPS by enabling devices to authenticate their identity to the destination server using customer-specified certificates.

While Soracom Beam has supported client certificates for MQTTS connections, it was previously not possible to do the same for HTTPS connections. Instead, client certificates had to be managed directly on a device, increasing the complexity of device implementation and certificate management across large numbers of devices.

Now, client certificates can be specified in Soracom Beam. Devices only need to send data to a Soracom Beam entry point using a lightweight protocol like HTTP or TCP, and in turn Soracom Beam will handle the TLS/SSL handshake using the specified client certificate on behalf of the device. This simplifies certificate management, reduces operational overhead, and allows you to focus more on developing critical features.

The following entry points now support client certificate authentication:

• HTTP to HTTPS Entry Point
• Website Entry Point (*)
• TCP to HTTPS Entry Point
• UDP to HTTPS Entry Point

This feature is also available when using Soracom Beam via the Unified Endpoint.

* Website Entry Point is not supported with Unified Endpoint.

For detailed configuration instructions, please refer to the documentation for each Soracom Beam entry point listed above.

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

We are excited to announce that the Soracom Flux Webhook action now allows the use of credentials stored in the Credential Store to add Authorization headers.

Previously, while it was possible to add Authorization headers in the Webhook action, it was limited to fixed token authentication methods, which posed challenges in terms of security and flexibility. With this new feature, you can now dynamically generate Authorization headers, enabling you to authenticate with your servers or cloud services more securely. This enhancement significantly improves the flexibility and security of your automated workflows.

Key Improvements

• Dynamic Token Generation: You can now send Webhooks to services that require dynamic authentication tokens that change with each request, such as AWS Signature V4.
• Enhanced Security: By utilizing the Credential Store, sensitive credentials are not exposed in the Soracom User Console, reducing the risk of leaking credentials.

Available Authentication Schemes

The following authentication methods can now be used to add Authorization headers in the Webhook action:

AWS Signature Version 4

Generate an Authorization header in the AWS Signature Version 4 format, along with the specified AWS service and region.

• Supported Credentials: AWS credentials, AWS IAM Role credentials

Basic Authentication

Generate a value based on the username and password and add an Authorization: Basic ${value} header to the request.

• Supported Credentials: Username and passsword credentials

Bearer Token

Use a value stored in the Credential Store directly to add an Authorization: Bearer ${Token} header to the request.

• Supported Credentials: API Token credentials, Pre-Shared Key

Bearer Token (JWT)

Generate a JSON Web Token (JWT) based on the information stored in the Credential Store and add an Authorization: Bearer ${Token} header to the request.

• Supported Credentials: Google Service Account (JSON), Private Key (PEM)

Usage

For detailed instructions on how to utilize this feature, please refer to the following resources:

• Webhook Action
• Publish Data to AWS IoT with Webhook Action and AWS Signature V4 Authentication

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

We would like to inform customers of the following coverage changes for Soracom Air for Cellular connectivity.

planX3

2G, 3G, 4G (LTE) updates

Country	Network	Before	After	Remarks
Saudi Arabia	Zain	-	2G, 3G, 4G (LTE)	Network open
Saudi Arabia	STC	2G, 4G (LTE)	-	Network shutdown

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