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How to select the optimal breakout for your data traffic

The Sim For Things platform is built across three regions and offers different ways to breakout the data traffic.

Depending on the location of your devices and application service you my need to have a specific setup to optimise the latency from device to application service.

A. Options for solution deployed in a fixed location in one region - based on APN

  1. For solutions deployed in Europe in one region

    • Use “bicsapn” APN

    • Default for Standard, Premium, Travel SIM, Single IMSI Roaming Pricing

  2. For solutions deployed in Asia,America or Europe in one region

    • Use “asia.bics” APN for the Asia region

    • Use “america.bics” APN for the America region

    • Use “europe.bics” APN for the Europe region

    • Or use a specific APN

    • Only possible if Premium or Single IMSI Roaming Pricing

    • Also available if Starhub IMSI is used in USA

Customer specific APN

  • Please contact account manager to get pricing for this option.

Private Data Centre options:

  • Private Data Centre connectivity only

  • Private Data Centre connectivity with Static Private IP addresses per Endpoint managed by BICS

  • Private Data Centre connectivity and integration with customer’s Radius server *Please check for protocol interworking possibilities

  • Private Data Centre connectivity with public IP addresses (bring your own) for Endpoints.

B. Options for solution deployed in multiple regions - based on Location

Option on a per project basis. Please contact account manager to get pricing for this option.

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