Japanese MNO KDDI’s Soracom subsidiary has continued its ambitious advance across global IoT, with the launch of a multicarrier service in the USA on the back of the three main mobile networks, targeting energy and other sectors where remote operations are common, demanding a variety of bandwidth and connectivity options. Its approach contrasts with that of some others with multinational presences, such as Everynet with its neutral host approach using the LoRa LPWAN protocol. Everynet’s network can then be shared on a wholesale basis by multiple operators, including MNOs and MVNOs, as well as other providers of private services, for IoT applications generating large numbers of low bitrate transactions. This includes smart metering, environmental monitoring, and some in agriculture. For…