NAIROBI, Kenya, May 12 – Airtel has partnered with Flickswitch International, a leading provider of self-service solutions for enterprises to launch an enterprise SIM management service in Kenya.
Flickswitch complements Airtel Kenya’s bouquet of Machine to Machine (“M2M”) solutions by providing an online portal for enterprises to manage their mobile connectivity.
In partnership with Airtel, Flickswitch has now launched SIM control, an online self-service portal that provides enterprises with the tools to manage their mobile connectivity effectively.
The administrator can create business rules, tailored around the usage of their phones or devices.
Airtel Kenya CEO Adil El Youssefi says the rapid growth of connected devices within many industries means that companies need to manage large numbers of SIMs.
“Airtel understands the changing SIM management needs of businesses. Our partnership with Flickswitch is just another way that Airtel is making sure its business clients have access to the best SIM management offerings” he added.
With Flickswitch’s SIM Control platform, administrators receive automated email notifications when SIMs are recharged, reached a limit or when recharges fail for whatever reason so that they have complete control over their SIMs.
All data such as SIM information, recharge reports and usage is displayed online and available for download which allows the business to evaluate their spend and tweak the business rules accordingly.
“Technology companies in the M2M space have a whole array of challenges to contend with before taking a solution to market”, says Danie Olivier, Director for Flickswitch Kenya.
“We are building from our experience in supporting 100,000 SIMs for more than 550 Enterprises, largely in South Africa. Kenya is known for its tech innovation, and Flickswitch is excited to provide managed mobile connectivity to both startups and established enterprises in Kenya.
“Startups prefer the nature of prepaid mobile connectivity to test solutions before taking them to market, as these can be sourced anywhere and topped up from another phone or the web”. “Once you start rolling out solutions that includes tens to hundreds of devices, managing the funds on prepaid SIM cards becomes a big challenge” says Olivier.