Global IoT connectivity specialist Eseye has been selected by EV chargepoint provider InstaVolt to deliver cellular connectivity for its UK network.
InstaVolt, which aims to provide a transparent approach to EV charging where customers only pay for the electricity they use, joins Eseye’s portfolio of clients in the EV sector, including Pod Point, Shell NewMotion and BP Chargemaster.
Eseye has embedded its AnyNet+ eSIM and intelligent IoT connectivity platform in InstaVolt’s chargepoints and provided an onboarding process that tested devices in different connectivity environments to demonstrate the consistency and availability of the Eseye solution.
With 1,000 chargers currently active or in late-stage development, InstaVolt claims it is on track to exceed its pledge to deliver 5,000 rapid chargers by 2025 and has further committed to roll out 10,000 chargepoints by 2030.
Gary Kirkland, CTO, InstaVolt: “The AnyNet+ eSIM embedded in our chargepoints offers the ability to network manage and effectively switch connectivity to another provider, if needed. This ensures our chargers have high uptime wherever they are located, and our customers can simply tap, charge, and drive.”
According to Nick Earle, CEO of Eseye, short delays in establishing connections can accumulate to cause unwanted hold-ups, reducing the efficiency of chargepoints, limiting the throughput of customers and consequently impacting revenue potential.
“To convince drivers to switch to electric vehicles, they must be confident that charging is fast, convenient, reliable and hassle-free,” said Earle. “This is foundational to promoting EV adoption UK-wide.”
Recent research by Eseye into IoT adoption found that the EV charging sector outstrips others in its demand for intelligent connectivity – 91% of respondents from the sector said that the development of intelligent connectivity is going to be critical to continue to fuel adoption of IoT.
“Intelligent connectivity is a keystone of the EV charging proposition,” said Earle. “As EV adoption grows, the need for ultra-reliable connectivity solutions that underpin the business case for large-scale project rollouts will simultaneously accelerate.”
