Founded by serial inventor Felix Zhao, Cassia Networks is a creator of connectivity solutions that is on a mission to reimagine what Bluetooth can do. The company that created the world’s first Bluetooth router, Cassia is pushing the boundaries of wireless communication by bringing this ubiquitous consumer protocol into enterprise applications. The company’s products have found their way into everything from factory floor automation to remote patient monitoring, utilizing Bluetooth technology to do away with the need for bulky infrastructure or tethered mobile devices.
“Bluetooth started as a short-range, one-to-one communication protocol for consumer devices,” explains Zhao. “Our vision was to fulfill its original promise: to unite wireless communication not just for consumers, but also for enterprise IoT.”
Bluetooth’s ubiquity makes it attractive for IoT, but traditional implementations have fallen short in more complex environments. Designed for short distances and one-to-one pairing, standard Bluetooth devices struggle to support enterprise needs like persistent connectivity, long-range communication, and large-scale sensor networks.
“In places like hospitals, warehouses, and manufacturing plants, having someone walk around with a phone or tablet to collect data from sensors just doesn’t scale,” says Zhao. “That kind of setup introduces costs, inefficiencies, and risks that enterprises can’t afford.”
Range can be a major constraint. While most consumer Bluetooth operates at 10-30 meters, enterprise applications can cover 10 times that or beyond. Moreover, the traditional pairing model creates unnecessary friction when managing devices at scale.
A Cassia Bluetooth gateway is a smart, long-range router that acts more like a Wi-Fi access point than a consumer Bluetooth device. These gateways communicate with dozens of endpoints simultaneously, in real-time, and without requiring human intervention.
“Just like a Wi-Fi router sits in the background and handles traffic, our Bluetooth routers are designed to live on the wall and quietly manage everything,” says Zhao. “The user doesn’t have to do anything.”
One of Cassia’s key innovations is its ability to dramatically increase range and connection density without modifying end devices. Through advanced antenna design, increased receiver sensitivity, and proprietary firmware, Cassia’s gateways can receive signals from standard Bluetooth sensors located up to 1 kilometer away (in optimal conditions) without increasing their transmission power or reducing battery life.
“It’s not just about range,” Zhao emphasizes. “We also eliminated the one-to-one pairing limitation. One gateway can manage a fleet of sensors, stream data in real time, and even host application logic directly on the gateway itself.”
This flexibility is particularly powerful for edge computing scenarios, where customers can run their own applications on the gateway – reducing latency and infrastructure complexity.
To fully decouple Bluetooth sensors from smartphones, PCs, or other mobile gateways, Cassia needed a reliable and secure way to connect its Bluetooth routers to the cloud. That’s where Soracom came in.
With Soracom, Cassia gateways can communicate over a multicarrier cellular network, avoiding the need to rely on local IT teams, Wi-Fi infrastructure, or on-site connectivity.
“Soracom allows us to deploy anywhere – whether it’s a hospital in a city or a remote agricultural facility,” says Zhao. “Customers don’t have to worry about configuring a network or opening firewall ports. Everything just works.”
Soracom’s secure, encrypted tunnels provide a reliable and scalable pathway from Cassia’s gateways to cloud services, enabling remote device management, firmware updates, and data aggregation at scale.
“It’s more than just connectivity,” adds Zhao. “It’s peace of mind for our customers.”
Cassia Networks is changing the conversation around Bluetooth. By transforming it into a long-range, multi-device, enterprise-ready communication protocol, Cassia has unlocked a new level of flexibility, affordability, and scalability for IoT deployments. Its gateways are replacing fragile mobile-device pairings with robust, cloud-connected infrastructure.
And with Soracom providing the secure, reliable cellular backbone, Cassia can deploy solutions faster, anywhere in the world, with minimal IT overhead.
“Bluetooth is no longer just for headphones,” says Zhao. “It’s the foundation for the next generation of enterprise IoT.”
PatchRx is a medical solutions provider that aims to tackle the serious issue of medication nonadherence across the United States. With nonadherence to a prescribed medication schedule estimated to account for about one-quarter of all hospitalizations in the US – and as many as 125,000 deaths each year – this is a hot-button issue that needs to be addressed.
When designing their solution, the PatchRx team recognized a few notable challenges that any remote care device will need to address for success. Chief among these was designing a solution that fits into perspective users’ everyday routines, as it significantly lowers the barrier of entry for would-be users.
Securing the reliability and integrity of any data generated and/or transmitted from this solution is also paramount, as medical data is among the most sought-after personal data by bad actors.
With these concerns in mind, PatchRx set out to devise a technological solution that was simple enough for anyone to pick up, sophisticated enough to securely route data where it needs to go, and – most importantly – helped patients stay on top of their daily medication usage.
From the start, the team at PatchRx recognized that nonadherence affects people from all walks of life, meaning that any solution to such a widespread challenge would need to be universally accessible to make an impact. That meant finding a technology that not only works with something all medication users possess, but one that can transmit data even from remote or rural locations.
Like many companies, PatchRx briefly attempted to function as an app for smartphones, but technical limitations and limited user engagement prevented their solution from having much of an impact.
“We found that patients really don’t want another app or widget on their phone,” Said Andrew Aertker, CEO and Co-founder of PatchRx. “People typically don’t like to change their usual routine.”
This is when the company began devising a device attached directly to the underside of pill bottle caps, which would both track medication usage and transmit that data to caregivers. Initial prototypes proved bulky, leading developers to evaluate different chipset and power source combinations to make the device as universally accessible as possible.
That also meant exploring different cellular connectivity options, as the majority of the population that would be served by the device lives in rural areas.
“One of the biggest hurdles we had to overcome in developing a truly universal product was the lack of reliable cellular connectivity in many rural areas,” said Aertker. “We wanted to make sure that any patient could take our technology home – regardless of their zip code.”
Several iterations of development cycles have led to the PatchRx Smart Pill Bottle Cap, named the PatchCap, a low-profile peel-and-stick device that adheres to the underside of any pill bottle cap and tracks when patients take their medication. The device is paired with a plug-in gateway that aggregates all of the collected data to generate a comprehensive overview of each patient’s medication history, identify and monitor trends in usage, and share this information with the appropriate caregivers.
The final design is not only small enough to work with virtually any pill bottle, it’s peel-and-stick design is intended to make the solution simple enough for any patient to use.
“Whether you’re 85 years old and you’ve been taking medication for 45 years, or you’re 25 years old and just taking a medication for the next two weeks, we’ve designed it to be less than 15 seconds of setup,” said Aertker.
As for its connectivity solution, PatchRx tested several individual carriers but found their connectivity lacking in terms of coverage area and reliability. That eventually led them to Soracom, where comprehensive nationwide coverage, consistent connectivity, and automatic failover mean devices can easily connect – and stay connected – wherever they are deployed.
“We need the flexibility to engage on various mobile networks at any point in time,” said Aertker. “We need to ensure that not only are we going to be transferring data effectively and securely, we need to be able to flip between networks and exercise bandwidth wherever we need it.”
PatchRx has found success with its smart pill bottle cap by focusing on user engagement. By designing its device to fit naturally into a user’s day, PatchRx has helped address nonadherence issues without burdening users with additional steps and processes.
By partnering with Soracom, PatchRx has also found a connectivity partner that provides strong, secure cellular coverage across its entire area of operation. With an unblemished uptime record that has kept PatchRx’s devices up and running consistently, Soracom has empowered this solution to create lasting changes in medication users’ lives.
“The best carrier in the world or the best [SIM] chip in the world is [one with] a team that you don’t need to talk to because it just works,” said Aertker. “That’s what you want at the end of the day, and that’s what we’ve gotten with Soracom. It’s been phenomenal.”
RxKeeper is a medication fulfillment device designed to help users adhere to prescribed medication schedules without interfering in their daily lives. The device is a medication container that can securely store prescriptions, remind patients to take their medication with an alarm, track medication usage, and alert medical personnel about medication adherence.
The device also boasts a self-contained input feature that allows users to make notes and share comments with their medical practitioners without needing a smartphone app or any additional equipment.
Nagesh Kadaba, the founder and CEO of RxKeeper’s parent company, Status Alert, was inspired to solve a challenge he witnessed first-hand while caring for his family.
“It all started with my 92-year-old mother and 90-year-old mother-in-law who were living with us,” said Kadaba. “Each was taking 10 or more medications per day, and given our own busy lives, we needed something to remind us to make sure they are taking their meds on time, if at all.”
They set out to create a simple and efficient device that could help people track their medication usage but recognized that the real challenge faced by these kinds of solutions is adoption.
“It’s the 90-10 rule,” said Kadaba. “While 10 percent of folks might actually need the sophisticated solution, the other 90 would benefit from a much simpler solution that already fits into their daily routines.”
Early in the design process, Kadaba and his team settled on tracking and monitoring medication usage by taking advantage of something every patient already had: the medication’s container. They envisioned a small box that could not only house prescriptions but also monitor any attempts to access them. Further iterations added a digital interface that could alert users when it was time to take their medicine, but the team wanted more for their device.
At its core, the device required a simple mechanism that could register events and other inputs from the box without taking up much space or processing power. To better suit the function of day-to-day use, the box also needed to be portable, which meant that the device needed to be battery-powered rather than being tethered to a cable or plug.
To share data with primary caregivers and medical professionals remotely, the team briefly considered local reporting tied to a smartphone app, but found that this added complexity and created another step in a process that has proven difficult for some to follow, and a technical barrier for patients who may not be confident using mobile applications or operating a smartphone.
Early designs opted for a WiFi connection, but the team quickly discovered that WiFi is not always available as it might seem, especially for people living in remote or rural areas. WiFi would also tether devices to gateways or specific areas of the house with stronger signal, which limited the efficacy of the solution. As such, cellular connectivity was also considered, though service would need to be widely available enough to help serve those remote customers.
Once cellular connectivity had been identified as the preferred method for data transfer, Kadaba began researching partners before eventually selecting Soracom. Soracom’s multi-carrier support and automatic failover were attractive enough, but what really caught Kadaba’s eye was the Soracom LTE-M button, an easily programmable smart button that offered both the simplicity he required and an endemic LTE-M connection that allowed the device to connect seamlessly to the broad Soracom network.
“I found the functionality I was looking for in the LTE-M Button,” said Kadaba. “The magic of this button is it is simple and it works in almost any situation you can imagine. By tracking patient usage, clinicians, medical providers, and even the patients themselves can all make better decisions.”
RxKeeper also deploys Soracom Funk, a service for dynamically offloading cloud service function calls, to help route the data from all of its deployed devices directly to its backend service on AWS. By offloading the data transmission process to the cloud, the RxKeeper team reduced device-side resource consumption and allowed for more flexibility in integrating their devices into existing medical solutions.
“Having the ability to send data out and not worry about it until it hits the AWS server was a huge thing as a business owner,” said Kadaba. “That helped solve a lot of the issues we face as an out-of-the-box solution.”
The RxKeeper fits effortlessly into a user’s daily life, serving as both a container to organize medications and a means of medication adherence through its clever use of IoT data and simple alerts. Kadaba again credits a great part of its efficacy to the use of the Soracom LTE-M button.
“When you go in the super rural areas, basements, or areas with geographical challenges, it becomes harder to get 4G signals,” said Kadaba. “In those situations, we sent out an LTE button version of the RxKeeper, and it works flawlessly because LTE-M has far more penetration into buildings and structures, which has helped us reach a broader patient group.”
In the future, the RxKeeper team hopes to continue evolving its capabilities to better serve the needs of patients throughout the country and beyond.
S’uimin Inc. is on a mission to make sleep analysis easier, more accurate, and more comfortable. Founded by CEO Masashi Yanagisawa, the company developed InSomnograf, a wearable device that collects brainwave data while a person sleeps in their own home. Using small, sticker-like electrodes placed on the forehead and behind the ear, the device records more than 20 sleep indicators, ranging from time to fall asleep to time spent in deep vs. light sleep.
Unlike traditional sleep studies, which require overnight stays in hospitals or laboratories surrounded by wires and monitoring equipment, InSomnograf is designed for comfort and convenience. The device pairs with a proprietary AI platform to analyze brainwave data and deliver comprehensive, easy-to-read reports to both patients and physicians.
In its early versions, InSomnograf stored up to a week of data locally. Patients would mail the device back, and results were processed manually – a system that delayed feedback for over a week.
This created two problems:
“We decided that in order to effectively evaluate sleep, it is necessary to look back on one’s perceptions while viewing objective measurement results shortly after waking up,” said Yanagisawa. “So we set out to create a specification that would allow the results to be viewed the next morning.”
To eliminate delays, S’uimin integrated a communication module into InSomnograf, enabling direct uploads of brainwave data to the cloud. For this, the company turned to a trusted partner in Soracom.
“Since we were familiar with the Soracom platform and completely satisfied with the service, we decided to give it a shot,” said Yanagisawa. “The connectivity cost was low, and the Soracom team had excellent engineers as well as technical support, so we felt confident that we could rely on them if something went wrong.”
Using Soracom Air for cellular IoT connectivity, each device automatically uploads sleep data to the cloud every morning. Soracom Beam then streamlines communication between devices and cloud services by securely routing data without requiring complex device-side configurations, ensuring both security and efficiency.
The Soracom User Console gives S’uimin’s team full visibility into device performance and SIM status across the fleet, while tools like Event Handler automate maintenance processes and help optimize data usage.
These improvements have made InSomnograf more patient-friendly and increased its accuracy to levels comparable with hospital-based testing.
With Soracom powering daily data transfers, S’uimin has transformed how sleep studies are delivered- reducing turnaround from weeks to a single day and making high-quality sleep monitoring more accessible. Hospitals and medical centers now use InSomnograf as part of regular checkups, and sports organizations, including professional soccer teams, leverage it to optimize player performance.
The device is also attracting interest from the broader sleep industry, including companies producing sleep aids, beverages, and supplements seeking to validate product effectiveness.
“In the future, we would like to approach not only health check centers and manufacturers of sleep-related products but also those who are unsatisfied with their sleep, even those who aren’t yet aware of their sleep problems,” said Yuki Yamashita of S’uimin’s technology development division. “Eventually, we would like to develop a solution for improving sleep that can be widely deployed to individuals’ homes, as well as medical facilities.”
For remote patient monitoring (RPM) and telehealth to succeed, they must be easy for both patients and healthcare providers. Many patients, especially those in rural areas or without strong technical skills—lack reliable home WiFi or comfort with complex devices.
At the same time, healthcare providers need accurate, timely patient data to inform treatment and manage billing. Without automation, onboarding and device setup can create costly delays and reduce adoption.
Remote Care Partners (RCP) set out to create a zero-friction telehealth solution that would work for patients anywhere, with no complicated setup or reliance on home internet.
RCP developed a purpose-built SmartHub designed for maximum simplicity:
Providers can ship the SmartHub directly to patients along with wireless blood pressure cuffs, glucose monitors, pulse oximeters, thermometers, scales, or spirometers.
Once connected, the SmartHub automatically sends data to providers, including:
This continuous stream of information gives providers a fuller picture of each patient’s condition and helps them respond quickly to any changes.
RCP chose Soracom Air for secure, multi-carrier cellular coverage, ensuring every SmartHub works right out of the box regardless of the patient’s location.
Soracom’s platform also offers:
“As a remote healthcare solution, we need to be able to solve any technical issues remotely,” said Gledhill. “Soracom makes maintenance simple and easy.”
Today, RCP supports thousands of patients with services ranging from remote monitoring to care management and ongoing health education. Their platform helps medical practices improve outcomes, reduce costs, and expand telemedicine capabilities with:
As reimbursement models shift toward value-based care, RCP is well-positioned to expand its role, helping providers deliver better patient experiences while keeping operations efficient.
With Soracom’s connectivity and device management tools, RCP can continue scaling its SmartHub network — ensuring remote care is accessible, reliable, and easy for everyone involved.
Anaxeos, a brand created by the Finnish high-tech company Sense of Intelligence Ltd, set out with an ambitious mission: to improve the lives of one million dogs by 2023. The company believes that digitization, IoT, and AI can serve not only humans, but also our closest companions, giving pet owners new insights into their dogs’ health and well-being.
Wearable technology for pets has grown rapidly in recent years, from GPS trackers to activity sensors. Anaxeos builds on this momentum by developing solutions that combine IoT data with cloud-based analytics, helping owners better understand their dogs’ needs and behaviors. By making the invisible visible, Anaxeos strengthens the bond between people and their pets.
The company’s innovation has not gone unnoticed. In 2017, Anaxeos was recognized as the Best IoT Startup in Finland and nominated as one of the Best IoT Startups in the Nordic region, demonstrating early validation of its vision and approach
Designing wearable IoT solutions for dogs comes with unique challenges. Devices must be lightweight, durable, water-resistant, and comfortable enough for animals to wear throughout daily activities. At the same time, they need to look stylish and appealing to owners who view these products as both functional and lifestyle accessories.
Beyond physical design, connectivity and data security present additional hurdles. Pet wearables must reliably capture and transmit data such as activity levels, heart rate, and location. This requires dependable wireless communication and secure data exchange to ensure accuracy and privacy.
Balancing usability, comfort, and technical performance is a complex task. To deliver a solution that meets all three requirements, Anaxeos needed both strong design expertise and a trusted connectivity partner who could help manage data transmission seamlessly at scale.
Anaxeos’ wearable solution integrates multiple sensors to monitor activity, heart rate, and GPS location in real time. Data is captured from the dog, transmitted via cellular IoT connectivity, and analyzed in the cloud using AI and machine learning. This combination delivers actionable insights that owners can access through an intuitive app with a conversational interface.
With cellular connectivity at its core, the system ensures that data flows securely and reliably no matter where dogs and owners are. Whether monitoring daily exercise goals, tracking vital signs, or pinpointing location, Anaxeos gives owners peace of mind and a deeper connection to their pets.
To power this vision globally, Anaxeos turned to Soracom. As CEO Toni Koutu explains, Soracom’s eSIM capability and real-time management tools allow Anaxeos to scale across borders while keeping costs under control. Just as importantly, Soracom shares a startup-friendly mindset, providing support and flexibility that align with Anaxeos’ values and growth goals.