Soracom launches SGP.32 eSIMs and Connectivity Hypervisor for commercial availability
Dennis Knake
Posted On 13th July 2026
Soracom has moved its SGP.32-compatible IoT eSIMs and its Connectivity Hypervisor profile management to general availability. Minimum order quantity is 100 units. A per-unit price for the eSIMs is still unknown despite the official availability status.
- Soracom is moving its SGP.32-compatible IoT eSIMs and its Connectivity Hypervisor profile management from pre-order to general availability.
- The eSIMs are only available with a minimum order quantity of 100 units; a per-unit price has not yet been published.
- Unlike the predecessor standards SGP.02 and SGP.22, SGP.32 hands control over profile switching on unattended IoT devices to the company itself.
What is SGP.32, and why does it require a new standard?
SGP.32 is a GSMA standard for Remote SIM Provisioning, the remote management of SIM profiles without physically swapping a card, designed specifically for unattended, headless IoT devices. The predecessor standards didn’t cover this case: SGP.02 kept control with the carrier, while SGP.22 assumed a user interface that many IoT devices simply don’t have. SGP.32 instead hands control over profile switching to the company itself, independent of the carrier.
How does Connectivity Hypervisor work?
Connectivity Hypervisor lets users store multiple carrier profiles — including from third-party operators — on a single eSIM and switch between them in the field. An API automates this switching based on deployment region or regulatory requirement; a built-in fallback to a Soracom-native profile is meant to preserve connectivity if a target profile becomes unavailable. The practical benefit, according to the vendor: devices can ship worldwide with a single hardware variant and be reconfigured in the field for country- or region-specific requirements.
When WeSpeakIoT followed up, it was confirmed that the eSIMs are only available with a minimum order quantity of 100 units (product codes SGEIR31 for global coverage, SUEIR31 for the US); a per-unit price could not be provided at this time. That’s notable, since the press release explicitly markets the products as “available for purchase” and emphasizes the shift from pre-order to availability status — while the already-listed card SIM variants SGR31 and SUR31 carry a public price of $6.00 per SIM. The missing eSIM price suggests that sales in this volume tier run through direct inquiry rather than self-service ordering.
What was shown at Soracom Discovery 2026?
The expansion was unveiled at Soracom’s own conference, “Soracom Discovery 2026,” where the company also showed the next stage of Connectivity Hypervisor: unified management of profiles from multiple major carriers through a single interface. According to Soracom, this capability is technically complete but still awaits partner operators finishing their profile integrations before it rolls out to customers.
Soracom CTO Kenta Yasukawa said: “We built the Connectivity Hypervisor infrastructure before the market asked us to certify it, because we expected SGP.32 would finally allow customers to gain control over which SIM profiles to use where and when. It has done that. Commercial availability means a customer can order a device today that activates through Soracom and has the capability to add and remove profiles in the field, making those devices future-proof and eliminating the need to prepare different SKUs even when deployments cross a border. Managing connections across multiple operators from a single API and console is also a necessity for customers managing a large fleet of devices with multiple profiles.”
SGP.32 is a GSMA standard for Remote SIM Provisioning, designed specifically for unattended, headless IoT devices. It hands control over switching cellular profiles to the company itself, independent of the carrier.
A per-unit price is not currently available. What is known is the minimum order quantity of 100 units for the product variants SGEIR31 and SUEIR31.
SGP.02 kept profile control with the carrier and was primarily designed for the automotive industry. SGP.22 shifted control to the device owner but assumed a user interface that many unattended IoT devices don’t have. SGP.32 closes this gap for headless devices.
Connectivity Hypervisor is Soracom’s orchestration solution that lets users store multiple carrier profiles, including from third-party operators, on a single eSIM and switch between them in the field. An API enables automated switching based on deployment region or regulatory requirement.
