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At the core of everything AddSecure do is secure communications. In the long history of our Smart Alarms and Smart Transport solutions, care for secure mobile communications has always been a focus. It still is, and we find that secure communications today is a hot topic and a critical issue in society and in businesses.

Link is enabler for all AddSecure verticals

Contemporary communication solutions based on AddSecure infrastructure, products and services, are today part of the offerings in all solution areas. The communications technology built for IoT (see below) is suitable for and utilized in all our solutions.

Being smart about IoT communication – AddSecure Link

Link is a cellular and VPN connectivity solution for large customer and IoT system integrators. It lets you create a secure and private cloud and manage your customers’ SIM cards in Link that support 2G, 3G, 4G, Narrow Band^* and LTE-M^* communication and using multiple carriers across Europe.

Link provides a complete communication infrastructure for SIM cards, remote access and monitoring for Secure Critical Communications to installations in all types of environments.

• Easy to administrate – a high level of automation making complex IP technology available for all.
• Full control – quick and clear overview of all connections and connected devices.
• Scalable – scale your private communication networks with changing needs.
• Secure connections – invisible and without leaks.
• Efficient and environmentally sound – so easy to manage that it actually gets used, on site visits may be a thing of the past.

AddSecure Link is created for customers, or application providers with customers, who need effective, secure and robust communications between equipment and facilities that are far away, and who does not want to manage the complex technology behind secure communication.

Users can include, for example:

• Operating managers with several facilities to monitor and optimize.
• Property managers with facilities spread over a geographical area.
• Service and operating staff who need to control, regulate, and monitor electricity, communications, building management, water supplies, or wastewater.

Secure SIM

Link’s Secure SIM cards are connected to a Link Network (IP VPN) in the AddSecure Link service. The mobile subscription works on 2G, 3G, and 4G networks with almost all operators in the Europe. Secure SIM uses AddSecure Link’s access point name (APN), which separates traffic from the rest of the mobile data traffic. It directs all traffic to AddSecure’s gateway, which automatically assigns fixed IP addresses and ensures that all data automatically winds up in the correct Link Network. The traffic in the mobile network is always secure as it is encrypted—normally AES256 encryption is used in 4G networks.

Private Networks

One of the challenges creating an IoT solution is security. Adding layers of security as an afterthought can prove difficult. AddSecure Link makes it easy from start to create a complete private network (VPN) in minutes, encompassing all devices and systems that are supposed to communicate. The network is completely isolated from other internet traffic and closed for unauthorized users and devices. Multiple private networks can be created and managed to cater for separation of a partner’s different end customers, or separation of different types of traffic and systems.

Enterprise SIM Management

In the web portal, Link Manager, all the tools necessary to establish and manage your network and connections are available. The user interface is intuitive, with clear guidance, and utilize a high level of automation, limiting the risk of human errors and thereby increasing security in the deployed solutions.
Link Manager gives a complete overview of connections, SIM-cards and traffic plans. Order new SIM-cards, start, change and cancel subscriptions with a few mouse clicks.

• Easy to manage – one tool for SIM-cards, data traffic management, and network management. A more complete view than standard SIM management tools.
• Full control – the overview in Link Manager provides possibilities to follow up on cost and data volumes. Setting a fixed data limit per device is easy, ensuring full cost control and no surprises.
• Scalable – Possibility to set up networks and connections, order new SIM-cards and VPN-certificates, available at your fingertips.