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Mobility and Connectivity

Build the connections that intelligent systems depend on

The Mobility and Connectivity Center of Excellence examines how networks connect devices, vehicles, people and infrastructure. It helps the community explore the operational and commercial choices behind dependable connectivity across changing environments.

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Overview

The Mobility & Connectivity IoT CoE helps teams choose and operate reliable, cost-aware connections for devices, vehicles, sites and workers. It brings practitioners and researchers together around repeatable designs for secure, scalable service across industries.

Who This Serves

Network and device specialists; fleet, field, utility and logistics teams; security and risk leaders; executives; operators, vendors, integrators, standards bodies and academia.

Members learn and review; contributors share cases and artifacts; workstream leads deliver results; chairs steer direction and quality.

Priorities and Workstreams

Start with the application’s real service needs—and how connectivity holds up as devices move, scale or lose coverage.

  • Access strategy: map telemetry, vision and control to Wi-Fi 6/7, cellular/RedCap, LPWAN, fiber or satellite.
  • Service continuity: latency, throughput, roaming, handoff and failover across private 4G/5G and Wi-Fi.
  • Massive IoT and resilience: compare LoRaWAN with NB-IoT/LTE-M; design satellite backup with cost and data limits.
  • Identity and governance: eSIM/iSIM provisioning, segmentation, policy routing and audit evidence.
  • Economics and skills: coverage, backhaul, data charges, battery life and playbooks usable beyond RF teams.

Technical Approach

Devices and gateways use secure identity over Wi-Fi, cellular, LPWAN, fiber or satellite. SD-WAN/SASE, encryption and segmentation protect transport; edge/MEC supports local control and buffering. Cloud services manage data, observability and cost, with approvals, rollback and audit trails across the stack.

Outputs and Rhythm

Outputs include reference architectures with design rules and bill-of-material considerations; masterclasses on Wi-Fi, private 5G, LPWAN, eSIM, SD-WAN and observability; and practical use cases and best-practice guidance. Members meet monthly for design work, showcase results quarterly, and convene for IoT Slam-aligned plugfests and deep dives.

Get Involved

Bring a network design challenge, mobility deployment or pilot. Join the MCIoTCoE and choose a workstream. To sponsor one or propose a pilot, email sponsors@iotcommunity.net.