A modern car is really a hub of multiple IoT devices. These devices come from subcontractors of things such as suspension, batteries, brakes, security systems, entertainment systems, and more. They all need private connectivity for firmware upgrades and predictive maintenance.

There’s a wide variety of different needs and use cases

Car-2-car communication requires low latency. Upload of extensive real-time analytics requires high upstream data capacity. Downloads of software or passenger entertainment need high downstream data capacity. They may also need geographical routing rules determined by device profile settings.

Furthermore, there may be a need to have localized Internet connectivity and different ratings for different services such as Spotify and Wi-Fi.

The service must be able to route the Internet traffic to the home country’s Internet breakout to enable users to, e.g., watch their local streaming content while abroad.

There is also a need to secure the transport of sensitive data, such as analytics, software upgrades, and data for predictive maintenance. The best way to secure this data is to establish end-to-end connectivity through VPN tunnels. The service provider must support a one-to-many VPN connectivity that the car manufacturer controls.

Car manufacturers also have high-security requirements, end-to-end security, DDoS protection, anomaly detection, enable legal intercept, etc.

Watch the videos below to learn more about IoT CCS. The Automotive use case starts at 17:42 min into the use case video.