Kigen says SGP.32 eSIM is moving into edge AI deployments

Kigen said in a March 2026 blog post that eSIM is becoming a core connectivity layer for edge AI deployments. The company tied that view to recent market activity around the GSMA's SGP.32 standard for IoT eSIM remote SIM provisioning (RSP), private LTE and 5G operations, and security requirements for connected devices.

Kigen said SGP.32 has moved from standards work into operational rollout. The company cited floLIVE's full support for SGP.32 built on Kigen technology, Stacuity's integration with Kigen's SGP.32 approach, Trasna's work with its SM-DP+ and Kigen's eIM, Soracom's pre-orders for SGP.32-compatible orchestration, and Goodix's dual global security certifications for an eSIM solution co-developed with Kigen. Kigen also pointed to Garmin's fēnix 8 Pro, which it said combines cellular and satellite connectivity, and to Skylo's work on direct satellite messaging and SOS.

Kigen placed the argument in a broader eSIM context shaped by industrial IoT, wearables, vehicles, utilities, and connected devices outside smartphones. The company referenced the EU Cyber Resilience Act, NIS2, US Executive Order 14028, and NIST guidance as drivers for lifecycle security, and said eSIM security frameworks including eSA certification and GSMA SGP.32 could support long-life fleet management across public networks, private LTE, private 5G, and hybrid environments.