[IoT Construction/Development] IoT internal project launched! [Verification]

This is Ohara from the Technical Sales Department

Beyond began building and developing IoT services internally as part of a proof-of-concept (PoC) and internal use phase. The company is also using the
SORACOM (This article is current as of November 2022.)

Overview of the IoT platform "SORACOM"

SORACOM an IoT platform , provides a one-stop shop for IoT devices, communications, applications, and other services needed to realize IoT. It is used by over 20,000 customers and companies in all sectors in 140 countries and regions around the world.

SORACOM's services have a proven track record of data communications in 140 countries and regions around the world, and are used not only in Japan but also in the United States, Europe, and Asia. IoT services are used for a wide range of purposes, including movement management, remote monitoring, social infrastructure, payment terminals, factory visualization, and primary industries (agriculture, fishing, and livestock farming)

In recent years, SORACOM has not only been used for B2B purposes, but there has also been an increase in the number of cases where it is incorporated into consumer products and services, particularly by startups

IoT devices purchased through SORACOM

The SORACOM IoT DIY Recipes published on the SORACOM official website contain examples of various IoT service development projects. Among them, the SORACOM IoT Recipe: Developing and Building Door Opening /Closing Monitoring with IoT seemed to be a low-level project, so I decided to start by purchasing the IoT Experience Kit - Magnetic Sensor

SORACOM provides detailed documentation and manuals for building and developing IoT services, which makes it easy to understand. I also found it convenient that if you have an IoT device, the SORACOM user console , which is used to build and develop IoT platforms. (My order arrived in about three business days.)

What I was able to do using SORACOM

So what kind of IoT service did we build and develop using SORACOM? It's a system that automatically notifies a chat tool (Chatwork) when mail arrives in the office's shared mailbox

When there are fewer people in the office due to remote work, when a certain amount of mail is notified, people go to the office mailbox to collect their mail

Although we did not try it in this verification (PoC), we felt that it could also be applied to linking with a reception system

summary

The construction and development of this IoT service was at the level of a preliminary verification (PoC) to check its operation, but depending on how it is used, it could also lead to improvements in internal operations

Next time, we will use SORACOM to build and develop our second IoT service