How Cellular IoT Is Powering the Next Wave of Hospitality Innovation
Written by: Eszter Kobza
Published: August 22, 2025
From kitchens to the cold chain, guest rooms to smart bins, the hospitality industry is undergoing a quiet, IoT-powered transformation. Behind the scenes, smart sensors and connected systems are driving greater efficiency, sustainability, and guest satisfaction. And at the heart of it all? Cellular connectivity.
Whether managing energy use across a hotel portfolio or ensuring food safety in a busy kitchen, hospitality operators are turning to cellular IoT to enable real-time monitoring, remote control, and intelligent automation without the need for existing Wi-Fi infrastructure.
Let’s explore how innovative companies across the globe are leveraging Soracom’s cellular platform to reinvent hospitality operations, logistics, and experiences.
Secure, Scalable IoT Without the IT Headaches
For many hospitality businesses, traditional Wi-Fi or fixed-line connectivity for IoT devices can be costly, complex, and vulnerable to downtime. Cellular IoT, conversely, offers a powerful alternative: it’s secure, scalable, and independent of local networks, which makes it ideal for a fragmented, fast-moving industry.
That’s why global innovators are turning to cellular IoT for:
- Remote monitoring of refrigeration, energy, or hygiene systems
- Predictive maintenance of elevators and HVAC units
- Asset tracking for fleet and kitchen equipment
- Cold chain logistics across borders and time zones
From Vineyards to Venues: Real-Time Logistics in Wine Distribution
Greek startup ISTMOS has developed a smart logistics platform to monitor wine shipments in real-time, ensuring quality and traceability through every link in the supply chain. With Soracom’s cellular connectivity, they were able to deploy tracking units without local network dependency, gaining real-time data on location, temperature, and shock events across thousands of miles.
The result? Reduced spoilage, improved customer trust, and a scalable logistics solution for a highly perishable product.
Smart Refrigeration That Keeps Compliance On Ice
In the UK, Sollatek created a smart refrigeration monitoring system tailored for the hospitality and retail sectors. With cellular IoT and cloud integration via Soracom, the solution lets operators track temperature fluctuations, prevent spoilage, and maintain compliance with food safety regulations remotely and in real time.
This has helped reduce food waste, energy consumption, and costly breakdowns for commercial kitchens and supermarkets alike.
Digital Kitchens That Run Themselves
In Finland, SmartKitchen is transforming professional kitchens into efficient, data-driven environments. Using cellular-connected sensors and a custom platform, SmartKitchen enables digital task management, hygiene monitoring, and smart inventory tracking.
Soracom’s flexible, scalable platform makes it possible to deploy and manage devices across multiple kitchens without relying on local IT infrastructure, which is ideal for growing food service chains or hotels.
Water-Saving Innovation, One Urinal at a Time
A Swiss company saw an opportunity to reduce water waste in public and hospitality-sector restrooms. Their IoT urinal sensors, connected via Soracom, allow operators to monitor water use, detect leaks, and optimize cleaning schedules.
With cellular, their solution works out of the box, securely transmitting data to the cloud even in hard-to-network spaces like restrooms and basements.
Smarter Buildings, Lower Bills
Italy’s Enerbrain delivers smart energy management tools for hospitality spaces, enabling real-time monitoring of HVAC systems, air quality, and power usage. Thanks to Soracom’s cellular connectivity, their meters and controllers are easy to install across existing buildings – no rewiring or reconfiguring guest Wi-Fi needed.
The result? Up to 30% reductions in energy costs and a more comfortable experience for guests.
Remote Monitoring for Elevators and HVAC
In large hotel properties, uptime and safety are non-negotiable. Fujitec uses Soracom’s IoT platform to remotely monitor elevator systems, identifying issues before they cause outages. Similarly, Mitsubishi Electric Europe is applying cellular-connected sensors to monitor HVAC systems in real time, helping properties reduce maintenance costs and energy waste.
Asset Tracking & Fleet Management Anywhere
From room service carts to delivery vans, asset tracking is a growing need across hospitality and logistics. In Italy, Ubiquicom uses cellular IoT to track assets across indoor and outdoor environments. In the U.S., DCS leverages Soracom for fleet telematics and cargo monitoring, helping operators minimize losses and delays.
Smarter POS for Faster Service
Aurora Payments, a U.S.-based point-of-sale provider, uses cellular to ensure reliable transaction processing in high-traffic environments like food courts and quick-service restaurants. With Soracom, they gain redundant connectivity, remote device management, and built-in security—key features for a fast-paced hospitality environment.
Protecting the Cold Chain Across Borders
A Canadian company helps food suppliers and hospitality businesses monitor cold chain shipments in real time, using cellular-connected sensors to detect temperature anomalies before they result in spoilage. Soracom’s global coverage ensures that data flows uninterrupted, even across international logistics routes.
Janitorial Services That Think for Themselves
In smart buildings and large venues, cleanliness matters. Zan Compute uses cellular IoT to track janitorial supply levels, cleaning schedules, and restroom traffic. This allows facility managers in hospitality environments to optimize cleaning cycles and reduce labor costs without compromising guest satisfaction.
Why Cellular IoT Is the Right Fit for Hospitality
- Works anywhere – No need for Wi-Fi or ethernet
- Secure by design – End-to-end encryption, private networking
- Fast deployment – Install devices without IT overhead
- Scalable – From one site to thousands, worldwide
- Managed remotely – Over-the-air diagnostics and control
Meet Soracom at the Hospitality Tech Expo
Soracom helps hotels, restaurants, and hospitality technology providers deploy IoT solutions faster, smarter, and more securely.
Join us at Booth HT633 at The Hospitality Tech Expo, Sept 30 – Oct 1, 2025 at ExCeL London to explore how we can help bring your hospitality IoT strategy to life.
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