‘Always-on’ banking with Multi-network SIMs
Introduction
Our customer is a major regional Bank who operates ATM machines in Africa. These machines are often in remote locations with complex internet connectivity problems. Often a stable ethernet connection is either not possible or is only available intermittently. An ATM requires an “always-on’’ connection to the internet, providing a secure link to the Bank’s main computer servers. The ATM needs to be secure and able to process transactions 365 days a year.
Problem
The bank reached out to us with a number of connectivity challenges:
- There was no local option to provide connectivity on all 4 of the available network providers.
- Some towns and villages in that the bank offers services to are only connected via one of the local Multi-Network Operators (MNOs) which proved to be a challenge for the bank to guarantee service to. They had a single point of failure, reliant on the connectivity of one network operator.
- The local MNOs could not offer competitive tariff packages
- The bank wanted to utilise the the advanced real-time control system offered by The Cisco-Jasper platform
- An ‘always-on’ connection was essential to ensure that their customers could access their cash when they wanted
Solution
Ritesim provided a global roaming solution that provided connectivity to all four of the local Multi-Network Operators (MNOs). This particular connectivity solution was not steered to any specific MNO, therefore the M2M SIMs connected to the network with the strongest available signal at any time. The SIMs were also connected to the the Connectivity Control Platform – Cisco-Jasper, that gave real-time analytics and advanced data reporting about their M2M SIMs and the devices they were placed in.
Results
Our client now enjoys a 99.5% up time across all of their M2M SIMs and devices. Over 1,000 ATMs are now connected to the solution, enjoying the security of ‘always-on’ and personnel at Head Office able to monitor every connection simply and efficiently via the Cisco-Jasper platform.
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