IoT Connectivity Management Platform

A connectivity management platform tied to your fleet, not billed per SIM

Cisco IoT Control Center, Wireless Logic, and 1NCE all bill per SIM, per month, for connectivity management, usage monitoring, and billing on top of your own device fleet. That model scales linearly with your device count, whether or not it scales with your usage. Past a certain fleet size, the per-SIM fee stack costs more than owning the connectivity and billing layer outright.

  • Multi-carrier SIM provisioning and lifecycle management across your device fleet

  • Usage-based billing and rating tied directly to your own carrier relationships

  • Real-time connectivity dashboards, alerting, and fleet-wide visibility

  • Fixed-cost delivery, scoped up front, with source code ownership

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The problem

Sound familiar?

  • Your per-SIM monthly fees climbing in a straight line with fleet growth, no matter how little data most devices actually use?

  • No visibility into how your vendor's provisioning and rating logic actually works, just a monthly invoice you can't audit?

Short answer

An IoT connectivity management platform (CMP) is software that provisions and manages cellular SIMs across a device fleet, monitors usage in real time, and handles carrier billing and rating - the layer that commercial platforms like Cisco IoT Control Center, Wireless Logic, and 1NCE sell on a per-SIM, per-month basis. RaftLabs builds a custom alternative for companies whose device fleet has grown large enough that per-SIM fees now cost more than owning the connectivity and billing layer outright. An MVP typically runs $20,000-$50,000 over 12-15 weeks; a full build with multi-carrier SIM provisioning and usage-based billing runs $50,000-$100,000 over 15-18 weeks, at a fixed cost.

Key takeaways

  • Per-SIM, per-month billing from vendors like Cisco IoT Control Center, Wireless Logic, and 1NCE scales linearly with fleet size, regardless of actual usage.
  • A custom connectivity management platform gives you the provisioning and rating logic directly, instead of leaving it locked inside a vendor's black box.
  • Multi-carrier SIM provisioning and usage-based billing let you route devices to the cheapest available carrier and bill accordingly.
  • A full build with multi-carrier provisioning and usage billing runs $50,000-$100,000 over 15-18 weeks, at a fixed cost.

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Connectivity platform delivery, by the numbers

products shipped
100+
cost delivery
Fixed
week delivery cycles
12-18

The per-SIM fee stack doesn't shrink as your fleet grows

Commercial CMPs bill by the SIM, every month, for provisioning, usage monitoring, and billing on top of a device fleet you already own and carrier relationships you already hold. That fee stack scales with device count, not with the value the platform actually adds, and it grows harder to justify the larger your fleet gets. We build the connectivity and billing layer as software you own outright, tied directly to your own devices and carriers.

Capabilities

What we build

  • 01
    Multi-carrier SIM provisioning and lifecycle management

    Activation, suspension, and carrier assignment for every SIM in your fleet, built around the carrier relationships and eSIM or multi-IMSI hardware you already use.

  • 02
    Real-time usage monitoring

    Per-device and fleet-wide data usage tracked in real time, so overage risk and idle SIMs are visible before they show up on a carrier invoice.

  • 03
    Automated billing and rating

    Usage-based billing and rating logic tied to your own carrier contracts and pricing tiers, not a vendor's markup on top of them.

  • 04
    Fleet and connectivity dashboards

    A single view of connectivity status, usage, and cost across your entire device fleet, replacing per-carrier portals and manual reconciliation.

  • 05
    Carrier failover and multi-IMSI switching

    Automatic routing to the strongest or cheapest available carrier per device, where your hardware supports multi-IMSI or eSIM switching.

  • 06
    Integrations with your existing stack

    API connections into your ERP, billing system, or support tools, so connectivity data flows into the systems your team already works from.

How we work

From carrier mapping to live platform

  1. Weeks 1-3
    01

    Discovery and carrier mapping

    We map your current device fleet, carrier contracts, SIM volumes, and billing requirements. You leave with a written scope and a fixed-price quote.

  2. Weeks 3-6
    02

    Data architecture and integration design

    We design the provisioning data model, the usage-rating logic, and the integration layer for each carrier and downstream system.

  3. Weeks 6-15
    03

    Build in two-week sprints

    You review working software at each sprint. Provisioning, usage monitoring, and billing components are built and tested incrementally.

  4. Final 2-3 weeks
    04

    Testing and rollout

    The platform runs against live SIMs and real carrier data so your team can validate billing accuracy before cutting over from your current vendor.

Why us

Why device-fleet owners choose RaftLabs

  • 01
    Senior engineers build what they scope

    The engineers who map your carrier relationships also build the provisioning and billing layer. No offshore handoff after the contract is signed.

  • 02
    Fixed price before development starts

    We scope the work, calculate the cost, and lock it in writing before any development starts.

  • 03
    Founded 2015, 100+ products shipped

    A track record building fleet and connectivity software that processes usage and billing data with the accuracy a carrier invoice demands.

  • 04
    You own the source code

    No vendor lock-in after delivery. The provisioning logic, the rating engine, and everything built into them, is yours.

Have a connectivity management platform project?

Tell us your current SIM count and per-SIM vendor cost. We'll scope a fixed-cost build against it.

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What clients say

What clients say about working with us

Three-year average engagement. Founders and operators describing the work in their own words. No marketing varnish.

Amer Abu Khajil
Amer Abu Khajil
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Founder, Peak Studios & Perceptional

I found RaftLabs to be the perfect partner for Perceptional, with their expertise in helping startup founders build MVPs, a free consultation, a prototype that matched my vision, and their unwavering support.

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Frequently asked questions

An IoT connectivity management platform (CMP) provisions and manages cellular SIMs across a device fleet, monitors data usage in real time, and handles carrier billing and rating. Commercial CMPs like Cisco IoT Control Center (formerly Jasper), Wireless Logic, and 1NCE sell this as a service, billed per SIM per month.

Yes. We build the provisioning layer around the carrier relationships and eSIM or multi-IMSI hardware you already use, so devices can be assigned, activated, and switched between carriers from your own platform rather than a vendor's console.

Yes. Usage monitoring and rating tied to your own carrier contracts, rather than a vendor's markup, is core to most requests in this space. We scope the rating logic - by data volume, device tier, or contract terms - during discovery.

An MVP typically runs $20,000-$50,000 and takes 12-15 weeks. A full build with multi-carrier SIM provisioning and usage-based billing runs $50,000-$100,000 over 15-18 weeks. We scope a fixed cost after discovery.

It depends on your per-SIM rate and data usage patterns, but once a fleet is large enough that the monthly per-SIM fee stack exceeds what a fixed-cost build and its ongoing carrier costs would run, owning the platform typically wins. We'll model the breakeven against your actual SIM count and vendor invoice during discovery.

Yes. A connectivity management platform is the software layer that provisions, monitors, and bills against SIMs - it doesn't replace the underlying carrier agreements. We build the platform to work with the carriers you already contract with, or help you evaluate direct carrier relationships as part of scoping.

Work with us

Tell us what you need. We'll tell you what it would take.

We scope IoT Connectivity Management Platform Development in 30 minutes. You walk away with a clear cost, timeline, and approach. No commitment required.

  • Scope and cost agreed before work starts. No surprises. No obligation.
  • Working prototype within 3 weeks of kickoff.
  • Pay by milestone. You see progress before each invoice.
  • 60-day post-launch warranty. Bug fixes, UI tweaks, and deployment support. No retainer.
  • All conversations are NDA-protected.