3 Key Tips for Device Testing Before Deployment
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IoT device testing refers to the process of evaluating and validating the functionality, performance, security, and compatibility of IoT devices before deployment. Especially as IoT applications scale and grow, the earlier we can identify potential issues or pain points before launch, the more likely we are to reduce the risk of costly failures and enhance the overall success and ability to reach scale.?
In this week’s edition of the IoT Pulse, we consulted our Partner, floLIVE , a company that operates the first and largest global, hyperlocal cellular data network of its kind, based on local POPs in dozens of locations worldwide. The floLIVE business model is much more than just selling SIM cards and hoping for the best. They work to support the entire connectivity and device lifecycle to help companies achieve successful IoT deployments, all around the world.
floLIVE offers their customers a device testing lab, where they simulate conditions in a controlled environment to know how the device will react and that it will properly connect to the network. Given their expertise in testing, we asked them to share their insights with us on what to look for when it comes to device testing.?
Polina Todorova , Senior Director of Global Customer Support, floLIVE ?
“The early days of IoT have been referred to as the Wild West, where you just send devices out into the world and hope they work. But IoT use cases have become too critical, and network, device, and SIM technology have become too diversified to simply hope for the best. Here are three key tips for device testing before deploying your device fleet.?
1. Understand the Scope of Your Deployment
This might seem extremely intuitive, but there are nuances that will impact your network's requirements. Usage patterns vary widely in IoT use cases. For example, you wouldn’t pair an AI-enhanced telematics video camera with a lower-power network, just as you wouldn’t pair a low-power device that only frequently takes readings every week or so with a high-performance network like 4G or 5G.?
2. Know Your Network Profiles
Multi-profile SIM technology amplifies the need to understand how, when, and where your devices will connect. Devices could be provisioned on the manufacturing floor, remotely, switch autonomously based on pre-set logic, or lost connectivity.???
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3.? Learn Your Geographic Reach
Where are your devices going to be deployed? If your deployment includes challenging regions that are heavily regulated—like Turkey, China, or Brazil, for example—ensuring your devices connect is more challenging.?
Understanding your deployment requirements, device behavior, network, profiles, and geography is crucial in building the most exact models for simulating your environment in the floLIVE device testing lab.”?
Keep the conversation going! What do you think are critical steps for IoT device testing??Let us know in the comments below.?
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