Jasper

Jasper is a cellular IoT connectivity management platform, offered by Cisco as Cisco IoT Control Center. It helps companies connect, provision and monitor devices that use cellular SIM connections from one place. Organisations featured on the site include ABB, General Motors and Spark.

What Jasper offers

• Device provisioning: zero-touch activation of large numbers of SIMs using rules-based automation.
• Rate plans and billing: automatic selection of rate plans, plus split and multi-party billing.
• Network monitoring: real-time network visibility, diagnostics and AI-based anomaly detection.
• Access and device security: user and access controls, IMEI lock-in, and alerts when a SIM moves to a new device.
• Reporting and integrations: dynamic reports and a library of APIs for connecting to existing systems.
• Smart meters and eSIM: remote provisioning of smart meters and partner integrations for eSIM support.

Clients

Stated use cases include connected cars, smart meters, charge point operators, fleet managers tracking vehicles and cargo, and shipping containers.

Key facts

• Offered by: Cisco
• Support: product and technical support, and starter kits to order
• Integrations: APIs for connecting with IBM, Microsoft, SAP and Salesforce