An M2M solution using Cisco Jasper SIMs in 3,000 handheld scanners allowed automated connectivity management resulting in significant cost savings for TNT.
TNT Express is an international courier delivery services company, founded in Australia, with operations in over 60 countries. TNT Express Australia has 44 depots nationwide and 5,000 employees.
Sites: 40
End Users: 3,000
To assist field staff tracking shipments Australia-wide, TNT Express procured 3,000 handheld scanners – IoT machines.
TNT wanted an automated connectivity management solution which would allow SIMs to be deactivated when the devices were not in use.
They also required a reliable connectivity solution so that scanner data could be uploaded quickly to the TNT network across Australia.
Visibility of device connectivity and notification of abnormal use or device failure was also required.
MobileCorp developed a solution utilising Telstra’s cloud-based M2M Control Centre and Telstra Jasper IoT SIMs. The solution allowed:
The carrier provisioning and installation of Jasper SIM cards into 3,000 handheld scanning devices was completed by the MobileCorp mobile managed services team in just under one week.
Based at the TNT Enfield depot, MobileCorp specialist technicians opened each device, inserted Jasper SIM cards, activated the SIMs with MobileCorp’s service desk, and tested the device connectivity, before distribution to depots around the country.