Release 4.7.0 - October 27, 2022
New in SIM for Things Portal and APIs
Reporting improvements
We have added new data sources in our database for the enhanced Usage, SIM and Billing reports
Monthly recurring Charges and Dynamic benefits on SIM Level for the Billing report
SIM status details data for the SIM Events report
New Billing Direct Margin data for resellers and enterprise
The updates for the Usage, SIM and Billing reports will be visible in January 2023.
Radio access type blacklisting
Blacklist the radio access type (2G,3G,4G,NB-IoT) per network operator in the coverage roaming profile. This is can be used for troubleshooting your endpoints on a certain radio access type.
View current IMSI sponsor
The current IMSI sponsor (supplier) will be shown so that its possible to see which one is used by the SIM applet. This can be used for troubleshooting.
At enterprise level the supplier will be visible on 4 new
Dashboard Detailed view in the Events and Usage Tab
Endpoint CRM - Events and Usage
At reseller level the supplier will be visible on the Dashboard event reports
The Callback Events and Usage APIs include the Supplier information as “supplierName”
Keep the Invoice history
Keep and view the history of your invoices for up to 10 years. Before the release you could view 6 months of history and after the release we will keep the older invoices also.
TAG’s API
Manage your tags via API so that you can group your endpoints based on tags (max 20 tags per account).
Endpoint name length
The length of the endpoint name has been increased from 20 to 30 characters.
Default coverage for reseller
As a reseller you can view the most recent list of operators in the default coverage that is offered by BICS.
SIM transfer API improvements for reseller
In this release we have added support for transferring SIM’s based on a SIM range next to the SIM list and adding callback API support so that you get a confirmation when the transfer is done.
OEM: One time SIM activation charge
The SIM activation fee will be charged in the ACTIVE-TEST and ACTIVE states for OEM.
When the SIM is in the ACTIVE-TEST state, the One time SIM activation fee will also be charged.
For API related changes and bug fixes you can check the API documentation here: https://api.sft.bics.com