emnify, a global leader in IoT connectivity, has received the Platinum Award for eSIM Management Platform Innovation at the 2025 Juniper Research Future Digital Awards. This marks the company’s second major recognition this year for its breakthrough in eSIM technology, following its win as eSIM Provider of the Year at the MVNOs World Awards 2025 in May. Together, these awards highlight emnify’s pioneering role in simplifying how businesses manage consumer eSIMs at scale.

Juniper Research, a leading technology analyst firm, honors innovators reshaping the digital landscape. emnify was recognized for its Consumer eSIM provisioning via MDM, a solution that enables remote, zero-touch provisioning of SGP.22 eSIM profiles for consumer-connected devices such as Apple iPads. By integrating with MDM (Mobile Device Management) platforms, emnify allows enterprises to automate deployments, enforce policies and manage connectivity centrally, removing the need for QR codes or physical SIM handling.

“This award is a powerful testament to our strong commitment to innovation and excellence,” says Frank Stoecker, CEO of emnify. “It reflects the strength of our world-class engineering and development teams whose pursuit of cutting-edge solutions continues to redefine connectivity, enabling faster device rollouts, centralized eSIM management and greater operational control for businesses deploying connected devices at scale.”

Tens of thousands of connected devices across industries now rely on emnify’s market-first eSIM provisioning via MDM, a solution that replaces manual SIM handling with zero-touch policy-driven activation. By integrating directly with MDM systems, it enables automatic profile provisioning while enforcing security policies like DNS filtering and roaming limits.

One example is Discover Airlines, which uses emnify to connect over 1,800 Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) devices in more than 50 countries. With remote eSIM provisioning, devices arrive connectivity-ready—no QR codes, no manual setup and no crew action required.

“eSIM provisioning has fundamentally changed how we operate,” said Jonas Becker, EFB Administrator at Discover Airlines. “What once took days of coordination now happens automatically. Devices arrive ready to use.”

By supporting SGP.02 (M2M), SGP.22 (consumer), and soon SGP.32 (IoT) profiles in a single platform, emnify enables future-proof deployments and sets a new standard for scalable, secure, enterprise-ready connectivity.

Final thoughts

While many players in the eSIM space tout innovation, emnify’s dual recognition in 2025 positions it ahead of most traditional connectivity providers, especially when compared to larger incumbents like Thales, G+D, or BICS, whose solutions often focus on telecom-centric enterprise deployment. emnify, by contrast, has fully embraced a cloud-native, developer-first approach that aligns more with the demands of modern IoT businesses and SaaS platforms.

Its MDM-integrated eSIM provisioning—already adopted by forward-thinking companies like Discover Airlines—stands in stark contrast to QR-code-based methods still widely used by legacy players. In a market increasingly shaped by scalable automation and zero-touch operations, emnify’s ability to bridge Consumer (SGP.22), M2M (SGP.02), and upcoming IoT (SGP.32) profiles within a unified platform is both technically rare and strategically future-proof.

According to Counterpoint Research, the number of eSIM-connected consumer devices is set to exceed 6 billion by 2030, and a key bottleneck remains the ease of activation and centralized control. emnify directly addresses this gap—not just as a SIM vendor, but as a connectivity enabler for next-gen enterprise deployments.

As the IoT ecosystem demands more intelligent and seamless connectivity solutions, emnify’s trajectory—and its strategic focus on integrating eSIM with MDM and cloud workflows—signals a broader paradigm shift away from telecom-led infrastructure toward software-defined, API-centric connectivity. This is where the market is heading—and emnify is already there.

About emnify eSIM Management Platform

emnify is the leading IoT connectivity partner to the innovators building our connected world. Founded in 2014, emnify developed the industry’s first cloud-native, global connectivity – the SuperNetwork. Its unique approach to IoT connectivity, coupled with a comprehensive connectivity management platform and services, ensures seamless data exchange between devices, cloud environments and IoT applications.

Headquartered in Berlin, with offices in the US, Brazil, and the Philippines, emnify is the global provider of IoT connectivity for thousands of enterprises worldwide. The emnify solution connects millions of devices across all industries, including fleet management, consumer electronics, logistics, agriculture, environmental monitoring, smart buildings, retail and more.