In-Factory Profile Provisioning:Faster production for IoT device makers

Kigen’s In-Factory Profile Provisioning (IFPP) works independently of form factor whether based on eSIM or iSIM, enabling OEMs to improve throughput by streamlining the provisioning of profiles for large batches of IoT devices tuned to the end destination.

An extension of the GSMA Remote SIM Provisioning (RSP), IFPP reduces the number of SKUs needed and speeds up the secure loading of MNO subscription profiles into eSIM-enabled devices based on geographic destination and power requirements.

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What is In-Factory Profile Provisioning?

Kigen’s In-Factory Profile Provisioning (IFPP) enables smart device manufacturers to embed secure, connectivity from the earliest stages of design through to production. It accelerates product validation, simplifies global SKU management and supports secure profile provisioning in offline or air-gapped factory environments. With IFPP, OEMs can pre-configure devices with one or more operator profiles before shipment, enabling out-of-the-box connectivity tailored to geographic deployment.

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Features and Benefits

IFPP is an alternative to purely relying on in-field provisioning, especially for applications using Low-Power Wide-Area (LPWAN) technologies, including NB-IoT, which rely on devices with finite battery life. The production lines of connected cellular devices can be dynamically updated with multiple profiles, streamlining fulfilment and enabling scalability. This opens a broader set of advantages such as:

Manufacturing flexibility

Production lines can instantly adapt to a different SIM profile by pushing new requirements onto the profile loader.

Inbound logistics

SIM card profiles are uploaded when needed to avoid reliance on plastic SIM cards, which must be paid for before production. MNO profiles are flashed on to IoT devices only when needed and can be quickly deployed.

Reduced costs

IFPP increases manufacturing efficiency by removing the manual insertion of plastic SIM cards into each device which is time consuming and costly.

Critical battery power savings

IFPP avoids over-the-air (OTA) profile updates via RSP, which can drain devices by up to 15% and significantly impact low-power wide-area network (LPWAN) technologies, including NB-IoT devices that need to function for 10-15 years or more.

Out-of-the-box connectivity

IoT devices come pre-configured with the correct connectivity profile using IFPP, reducing the need for local MNOs and MVNOs to support bootstrap profiles.

Reduced costs of certification

IFPP can reduce certification and administrative costs when compared to onsite GSMA SAS certification and SM-DP+ implementation.

Factory-based provisioning for scalable IoT

IFPP is built to future-proof connectivity for high-volume device makers. It provides major benefits for battery-powered cellular IoT devices like smart meters, wearables, and asset trackers while improving efficiency and in-field performance.
This solution allows SIM provisioning on the factory floor with secure profile loading that doesn’t need public internet access and is perfect for offline or distributed production setups. Provisioning eSIMs where devices are assembled, tested, and shipped to reduce complexity, boost security, and accelerate time to market. By embedding eSIM profile delivery within the manufacturing workflow, IFPP reduces deployment complexity, shortens time to market, and ensures compliance with industry standards.

eSIM enabled smart meters

Devices provisioned in-factory for greater flexibility in reaching new markets and distribution flexibility

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Scaling wearable connectivity with Kigen iSIM and IFPP

See how a leading wearable tech brand tackled a critical IoT manufacturing challenge with preloaded, tested cellular and satellite connectivity.

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Smart manufacturing for connected products

eSIM standards like SGP.32 and SGP.42 make network provisioning more viable by supporting evolving IoT and consumer deployment models helping product teams align connectivity with long-term development goals. Configure devices with a single SKU that can be reused across markets enabling engineers to define provisioning logic once and apply it to multiple device profiles. This reduces complexity, streamlines production, and accelerates time-to-market.

Secure, flexible IoT compliance

With streamlined certification, robust security, and a flexible architecture, these standards are set to drive the next generation of IoT device production and compliance.

Standards-driven shift for OEMs

The flexibility of IFPP tooling combined with the latest eSIM standards transfor how OEMs scale and provision cellular connectivity while reducing operational complexity.

Why work with Kigen on factory SIM provisioning?

To implement IFPP, OEMs must deploy a Remote SIM Provisioning platform such as Kigen’s, which needs to meet global GSMA secure accreditation scheme criteria. Kigen offers a flexible IFPP solution that can suit all manufacturing scenarios through varied degrees of offline and online provisioning, including binding the device eID and profile at the last stage of production.

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Kigen’s IFPP trial bridges engineering and production, enabling secure profile provisioning at the final stage of manufacturing.

Unify your SKU strategy with one global hardware configuration
Provision profiles instantly during manufacturing no need to pre-order SIMs months ahead
Keep production running without relying on live network access
Enter new markets securely while maintaining lean, efficient operations

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Get ABI’s research guide on IoT eSIM for efficient device provisioning for OEMs

eSIM standards like SGP.32 and SGP.41/42 transform how OEMs manage connectivity here’s why:

Standards-driven shift: The adoption of SGP.32 and SGP.41/42 marks a major evolution in cellular IoT, to reshape connectivity management
OEM-ready scalability: These standards are designed to help OEMs scale globally with unified processes
Simplified provisioning: Enables streamlined, remote profile provisioning reducing reliance on operator-specific integrations
Barrier removal: Long-standing challenges in global connectivity, SKU complexity and deployment timelinesaddressed at scale.
Cross-sector impact: From industrial automation to consumer electronics, the standards enable a range of applications

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Kigen’s vision

Inside Kigen’s IFPP: A 3-part guide

Explore our three-part blog series where, we break down how IFPP works, who it’s built for including OEMs, ODMs, and IoT solution providers and real-world use cases across industries like smart metering, wearables, and asset tracking.

1. Build Once, Ship Anywhere: How Kigen IFPP supports Smart manufacturing

Cellular connectivity offers compelling benefits for connected products: global reach, security, and quality of service. But for OEMs moving from R&D to mass production is often slowed by operational hurdles.

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2. Why does IFPP matter early in IoT product design?

Smart device manufacturers need scalable, secure connectivity from the earliest design stages. IFPP enables faster product validation, simplified SKUs and secure provisioning.

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3. IFPP customer uses

As connected products scale globally, seamless handovers from design to production to field deployment are mission-critical. Kigen’s IFPP solution empowers product and engineering leaders to simplify manufacturing and streamline secure connectivity.

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Resources to inspire

In-Factory Profile Provisioning for faster production of IoT devices

IFPP speeds up the production volume of connected cellular devices for OEMs by securely loading MNO profiles during the factory fulfilment based on the device destination.

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In-Factory Profile Provisioning streamlines connectivity for volume manufacturing

See how Kigen enabled a global wearables brand to move to securely loading profiles in factory in just 2 mins, speeding global expansion.

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One Global Product. One SKU.

Bring seamless, secure eSIM delivery to production lines worldwide with the Kigen In-Factory Profile Provisioning (IFPP) Trial Kit.

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