Soracom Cloud Camera Services (SoraCam) now offers the new "SoraCam AI (Early Access)" feature. SoraCam AI (Early Access) captures still images from SoraCam cameras, analyzes them with generative AI, and emails the results.

Ready to use just by writing prompts

No programming or complex configuration is required. In the Soracom User Console, review the camera image and describe in natural language what you want to achieve. SoraCam AI handles the analysis and email notification. Example prompts include:

• "Count the number of people in the office and include the count in the email subject line."
• "Count the number of vehicles in the parking lot and notify me."
• "Detect if there is anyone not wearing a uniform and describe that person's characteristics in the email body."
• "Notify me if a person appears in the camera footage. Use the camera name in the notification subject line. Describe the person's characteristics in the body."

You can trigger image analysis at periodic intervals or when SoraCam motion or sound detection events occur.

Because no programming is required, anyone who can operate a computer can start using the service right away.

Pricing

The feature costs 550 yen (tax included) per month per camera.

() As this is an optional feature of Soracom Cloud Camera Services, you must also have a Soracom Cloud Camera cloud license or Real-time Access (Early Access) subscription. () This service is in Early Access. Early Access means the service is provided after customers agree to preliminary precautions.

How to Use

Apply through the Soracom Cloud Camera AI (Early Access) application (Japanese).

After you agree to the conditions and submit the application, we will enable the feature and notify you by email. You can then use the service from the Soracom User Console.

If you have any questions, please contact Soracom Support.

Please note that this service is currently only available for customers located in Japan.

Effective Date: December 1, 2025

We are revising the pricing plan for Soracom Flux. To make it more accessible to a wider range of customers, we are reducing the base fee for the Standard plan. Please note that this new pricing applies to Japan coverage. Global coverage pricing remains unchanged.

Key Updates

Standard Plan

		Current Pricing	New Pricing
Monthly Fee		55,000 yen	22,000 yen
Events	Events included in the plan	500,000 events/month	200,000 events/month
	Overage Rate	0.055 yen/event	0.055 yen/event
Credits	Credits included in the plan	1,000,000 credits/month	400,000 credits/month
	Overage Rate	0.033 yen/credit	0.033 yen/credit

Going forward, we will expand the features available in the Standard plan. It will evolve to become a more user-friendly plan, ideal for automating IoT applications.

Developer Plan

		Current Pricing	New Pricing
Monthly Fee		0 yen	0 yen
Events	Events included in the plan	10,000 events	3,000 events
	Overage Rate	0.11 yen/event	0.11 yen/event
Credits	Credits included in the plan	1,500 credits	150 credits
	Overage Rate	0.044 yen/credit	0.044 yen/credit

The Developer plan is available free of charge for the monthly fee. We have revised the free allowance to optimize it for small-scale development and testing purposes. Usage beyond the bundled allowance will continue to be available on a pay-as-you-go basis.

New Pricing Table

		Developer	Standard	Enterprise
Monthly Fee		0 yen	22,000 yen	Contact us
Event	Events included in the plan	3,000 events	200,000 events	Contact us
	Overage Rate	0.11 yen/event	0.055 yen/event	Contact us
Credits	Credits included in the plan	150 credits	400,000 credits	Contact us
	Overage Rate	0.044 yen/credit	0.033 yen/credit	Contact us

For Customers Currently Using the Developer Plan

Starting December 1, 2025, the limits for events and credit usage on the Developer plan will be set to 3,000 events and 150 credits, respectively. Customers who currently have limits set to custom values will also have their limits reset to 3,000 events and 150 credits.

If you wish to use more than these limits, please update the limit values again from the User Console. Usage beyond the monthly bundled allowance will be available on a pay-as-you-go basis (Credits: 0.044 yen/credit, Events: 0.11 yen/event).

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the pricing revision, please contact Soracom Support.

Soracom Air for LoRaWAN has been provided as a data communication service for IoT using LoRaWAN since February 2017, but we will be terminating the service on October 31, 2026.

Reason for Service Termination

After reviewing overall service usage, we have decided to terminate the service.

Service Termination Schedule

• Service termination date: October 31, 2026

Affected Services and Areas

• Affected service: Soracom Air for LoRaWAN
• Affected area: Sapporo City Chuo Ward, Hokkaido / Obihiro City, Hokkaido / Sendai City Aoba Ward, Miyagi / Funabashi City, Chiba / Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo / Setagaya Ward, Tokyo / Minato Ward, Tokyo / Shibuya Ward, Tokyo / Yokosuka City, Kanagawa / Kyoto City Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto / Osaka City Nishi Ward, Osaka / Fukuoka City Chuo Ward, Fukuoka / Nakagami District Nishihara Town, Okinawa

Prevention of Fraud Related to Service Termination

This service is used for IoT device connectivity, so we believe that incidents such as fraud exploiting the service termination, which are sometimes seen with consumer services, are highly unlikely. Nevertheless, please stay alert for suspicious charges or solicitations related to the service termination from anyone claiming to represent our company or an affiliated company, and contact us if you receive anything questionable.

Alternative Service Information

The following alternative service is available:

Comparison with Alternative Services

Item	Terminating Service (Soracom Air for LoRaWAN)	Alternative Service (Soracom Air for Cellular)
Communication method	LoRaWAN	3G, 4G (LTE), LTE-M
Communication speed	Max. approx. 50kbps	Max. 8Mbps
Coverage area	Areas listed in Affected area	Nationwide
Pricing (example)	Pricing listed in Soracom Air for LoRaWAN Terms and Conditions (Japanese)	From 350 yen/month (pricing as of December 1, 2025)

(*) The terms and pricing for Soracom Air for Cellular vary depending on the subscription (the above is for plan-D).

(*) For detailed pricing, terms, and migration consultation, please contact our Sales Team (Japanese).

Soracom Air for Cellular pricing information

Contact and Consultation

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this matter, please contact Soracom Support (Japanese).

Please note that this service is currently only available for customers located in Japan.

We appreciate your continued support of Soracom services.

We are experiencing a service degradation within Russia affecting all MNOs for all Soracom plans. Devices that are configured to connect to these networks with Soracom SIMs may have difficulty attaching.

We are closely monitoring the situation and will make another announcement as soon as more information is available.

Among the AI models available for selection from SORACOM Flux's AI Actions, will reach end of support on January 15, 2026 (see Amazon Bedrock Model Lifecycle).

Consequently, AI actions in Flux apps utilizing this model will be disabled after January 15, 2026. If you are using Amazon Bedrock – Anthropic Claude 3 Opus, please consider switching to another AI model by January 15, 2026.

The AI models available for selection in SORACOM Flux AI Actions can be viewed at SORACOM Flux.

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

As previously announced, the User Console has now been updated so that creating a Napter On-Demand Remote Access session will use the new PortMapping:createPortMappingForSim API instead of the existing PortMapping:createPortMapping API.

For details regarding the differences between the new and existing APIs, refer to the previous announcement.

Required Actions

Check the SAM User, Role, and Default Permission in your account. If either of the following applies, please update the permissions as soon as possible:

• If you have explicitly allowed or denied the existing PortMapping:createPortMapping API in a permission, and the corresponding user(s) should continue to be allowed or denied access to the On-Demand Remote Access feature
• Or if you want to use the new PortMapping:createPortMappingForSim API in order to restrict a user's On-Demand Remote Access feature to specific SIMs

For instructions on updating permissions, refer to the Users & Roles documentation.

Note that if either of the above applies but you do not update the permissions, the following may occur:

• A user who previously could create On-Demand Remote Access sessions from the User Console may no longer be able to do so
• A user who previously was not able to create On-Demand Remote Access sessions from the User Console may be able to do so

Additional Details

Please note that the existing PortMapping:createPortMapping API is not deprecated. You may continue using it without interruption.

If you have any questions, please contact Soracom Support.

We have launched the Soracom IoT Template Gallery (Japanese), where you can easily explore Soracom Flux app templates.

The Soracom IoT Template Gallery (Japanese) allows you to browse the list of Soracom Flux app templates and learn how to get started with each template. Soracom Flux app templates enable you to easily create automated applications optimized for common use cases by utilizing pre-configured templates.

When you select a template, the basic configuration of a Flux app is duplicated, allowing you to start using the Flux app immediately with minimal parameter adjustments. Additionally, by customizing the settings of the created Flux app, you can build applications tailored to your specific needs.

Please take advantage of the Soracom IoT Template Gallery to expand the possibilities of Flux apps. For more details, please visit the Soracom IoT Template Gallery (Japanese).

Please note that this service is currently only available for customers located in Japan.

We are pleased to announce new 60-day and 90-day Cloud Motion Detection "Unlimited" Recording License options for Soracom Cloud Camera Services (SoraCam).

With these new licenses, videos uploaded from a SoraCam compatible camera device will be stored for 60 and 90 days, respectively, allowing users to review footage from over a month ago, such as when managing construction sites, building projects, or other use cases that span several months.

Pricing

These Cloud Motion Detection "Unlimited" Recording License options are now available in addition to the existing 7-day, 14-day, and 30-day licenses. The 60-day and 90-day licenses are billed monthly per camera.

Details

For more information, please refer to the pricing information (Japanese) or the SoraCam product page (Japanese).

If you have any questions, please contact Soracom Support.

Please note that this service is currently only available for customers located in Japan.

We are excited to announce that planNT1, Soracom's NTN (Non-Terrestrial Network) satellite service subscription plan, is now officially available.

The planNT1 subscription can be added to an existing Soracom plan01s or plan-US IoT SIM through the use of Soracom's Subscription Container feature, enabling satellite coverage in addition to existing cellular networks for devices with 3GPP Release 17 NTN-compliant cellular modules. This allows compatible devices to keep using the extensive cellular network coverage provided by Soracom IoT SIMs while also providing satellite connectivity in other areas, without additional hardware or separate SIM.

As of today, planNT1 provides NTN satellite coverage in the United States, Canada, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, and multiple European countries and cellular coverage in over 90 countries, with additional coverage planned.

For more information, please refer to Soracom Air for Satellite documentation.

If you have any questions, please contact Soracom Support.

A new group setting called "Skip Status Code" (skipStatusCode) has been added to the Soracom Funk UDP entry point and TCP entry point. When you enable this setting, Funk responses sent to devices omit the leading HTTP status code and the following space.

Background

Previously, when using the Funk UDP entry point or TCP entry point (*1), Funk responses always included a prefix in the Soracom Funk format: HTTP status code + space + response body returned by the Function as a Service (FaaS) function.

For simple device implementations that did not use the status code, or for custom protocols where leading numeric characters created compatibility issues, additional processing was required to remove this prefix.

(*1) This also applies when using a Unified Endpoint with the response format set to SORACOMFunk.

Added functionality

When you enable "Skip Status Code" in the group settings:

• The leading HTTP status code + space is removed from responses returned via the UDP entry point and TCP entry point.
• Whether the HTTP status code is in the 200 range or 400 and above, only the response body returned by the Function as a Service (FaaS) function is returned.
• Unified format responses (when using a Unified Endpoint with response format set to Unified) are not affected; the statusCode field remains included.

The Soracom CLI and Soracom API now include the skipStatusCode configuration parameter (Boolean). Set it to true to apply the same behavior programmatically.

For configuration steps and response examples, refer to the documentation below.

Documentation

• Soracom Funk Configuration

If you have any questions, please contact Soracom Support.