For Wireless Logic, 5G is not a silver bullet, but a critical part of a much broader connectivity play. “5G is an important enabler,” said its APAC head, Syed Natashrul, highlighting its higher capacity, lower latency, and support for reliably connecting many more devices in dense, fast-growing cities across APAC. He pointed out that this capability underpins complex use cases ranging from smart cities and connected transport to industrial automation and critical infrastructure.
Yet the company’s roadmap is not written around any single ‘G’ or mobile technology generation. “Our priority was to create devices that remained resilient and adaptable regardless of network evolution,” he said.
Wireless Logic’s strategy revolves around secure, reliable, and flexible multi-network access, so customers can tap into 5G where it adds value while remaining fully operational across LTE, LPWAN, and future 6G developments. In most IoT scenarios today, lifecycle robustness, manageability, and coverage consistency matter more than raw throughput.
Inside Wireless Logic’s 5G–6G-ready product roadmap
Wireless Logic is engineering its portfolio for long-term adaptability across heterogeneous networks that span different countries. That means support for multi-IMSI (SIM or eSIM that can hold multiple operator identities), intelligent network steering, and policy-driven routing that can shift traffic seamlessly between operators and technologies as conditions change.
“In practice, most IoT use cases depend more on reliability and lifecycle management than raw speed,” explained Syed Natashrul. From smart metering to fleet and asset tracking, devices may sit in the field for a decade or more, spanning multiple network upgrades (from third generation to fourth generation, and so on).
Wireless Logic’s roadmap reflects this reality. It aims to abstract away single-operator dependencies, and enable remote lifecycle management at scale – so that as networks move from 4G to 5G and eventually 6G, customers won’t have to send resources out to physically handle devices like swap SIM cards, replace communication modules, or manually reconfigure hardware or firmware.
SGP.32: a new foundation for IoT and M2M ambitions
The GSMA’s new eSIM IoT standard is designed specifically for constrained devices and massive deployments, making remote SIM provisioning truly scalable and cloud-native.
“The SGP.32 standard for eSIM is a potential game-changer,” said Syed Natashrul. “It allows both constrained devices- no UI, low power, SMS-less – as well as legacy IoT and consumer devices to be managed remotely at scale. This reduces operational friction and increases future-proofing for deployments.”
For enterprises and governments, this translates into faster rollouts, easier cross-border expansion, and reduced reliance on local SIM swaps – outcomes that are critical for national smart infrastructure and large-scale M2M deployments across APAC’s fragmented regulatory environment.
As commercial SGP.32 solutions hit the market, they are expected to underpin more interoperable, standards-based IoT ecosystems.
What is driving IoT and M2M take-up in APAC?
APAC is on track to reach about 1.3 billion cellular M2M and IoT connections by 2030, growing at roughly 9 percent annually from the mid-2020s. This surge is fuelled by 5G expansion, smart city programmes, and industry-specific solutions in sectors such as manufacturing, transport, logistics, healthcare, and digital infrastructure.
It allows both constrained devices- no UI, low power, SMS-less – as well as legacy IoT and consumer devices to be managed remotely at scale. This reduces operational friction and increases future-proofing for deployments.
Syed Natashrul
Crucially, the adoption is driven by business fundamentals. Enterprises are deploying IoT to improve operational efficiency, enhance safety, and gain real-time visibility into distributed assets and complex supply chains. At the same time, many are now aware of the risks of fragmented, ad hoc deployments: outages, compliance headaches, security gaps, and delayed rollouts.
This is accelerating demand for managed connectivity partners capable of navigating regulatory complexity, offering consistent cross-border service, and designing architectures for resilience rather than short-term cost savings.
Joined-up IoT: shrinking time to market
As IoT programmes scale, enterprises increasingly want “joined-up” solutions, not a patchwork of hardware vendors, SIM providers, security products, and management platforms. Joined-up IoT means integrated, outcome-focused offerings where connectivity, security, lifecycle management, and analytics are orchestrated through a single platform.
In fleet management or smart metering, using one platform to manage connectivity, SIM lifecycle, security policies, and data analytics helps deployments scale faster and recover more quickly from disruptions.
“Enterprises wanted outcome-driven solutions,” said Syed Natashrul. In fleet management or smart metering, using one platform to manage connectivity, SIM lifecycle, security policies, and data analytics helps deployments scale faster and recover more quickly from disruptions. This integrated approach has the potential to turn IoT into a business enabler, rather than an operational burden that consumes IT and operations teams with troubleshooting and integration work.
ASEAN’s fragmented IoT reality – and who could lead
Despite its growth potential, ASEAN’s IoT landscape remains fragmented. Each market operates under its own regulatory framework, data policy, and connectivity standards, creating friction for regional deployments, which lead to inconsistent deployment, higher cost, and slower innovation. Data localisation rules, divergent cybersecurity baselines, and varying licensing, and spectrum policies further complicate efforts to standardise architectures across borders.
In sectors such as supply chain and logistics, which are experiencing rapid year-on-year growth, enterprises are increasingly pairing AI with IoT to orchestrate multi-country operations. But, inconsistent rules and network performance blunt the impact of these investments.
“Each ASEAN market operates differently,” noted Natashrul. “That is why adopting global standards like SGP.32 would be crucial for building trust and enabling true cross-border value.” In sectors such as supply chain and logistics, which are experiencing rapid year-on-year growth, enterprises are increasingly pairing AI with IoT to orchestrate multi-country operations. But, inconsistent rules and network performance blunt the impact of these investments.
Countries like Singapore are widely viewed as natural coordinators for regional alignment thanks to their advanced digital infrastructure, strong regulatory governance, and role as regional business hubs. Singapore’s lead on digital identity, cybersecurity, and data governance provides a template that could help harmonise standards – particularly around eSIM and remote provisioning – but countries across ASEAN region, have to align.
Stay tuned for Part Two.
