Telecare alarms and remote patient monitoring devices need a connection that works reliably from wherever they’re installed, often in residential properties with variable signal quality. Our multi-network roaming SIM cards from £2.20/month connect across O2, Vodafone and EE, giving each device the best available signal at its specific location.
Connectivity that matches the stakes
For most IoT applications, an occasional connectivity gap is an inconvenience. For telecare alarms and patient monitoring devices, it can mean a delay in an alert reaching someone who needs help. This makes connection reliability a priority rather than a nice-to-have, and is the main reason we recommend multi-network roaming SIMs as standard for this application.
Because these devices are typically installed in individual homes – which vary enormously in construction, location and existing signal quality – a single-network SIM might work perfectly in one property and struggle in the next, with no way to know in advance. A multi-network SIM removes that uncertainty by allowing the device to connect to whichever of O2, Vodafone or EE provides the best signal at that specific address.
Data usage
Most telecare devices – pendant alarms, fall detectors, door sensors – transmit only occasional status updates and alert signals, using minimal data that sits comfortably within our smallest plans. Remote patient monitoring devices that take more frequent readings (blood pressure, glucose, oxygen saturation at scheduled intervals) use somewhat more, but rarely approach the usage levels of video-based applications. Our data allowance guide has more detail, and we’re happy to discuss specific device types.
Managing deployments at scale
Telecare and healthcare providers managing SIMs across many devices and client locations benefit from our SIM management portal, which provides a central view of connectivity status – useful for confirming a newly installed device is online, or identifying a device that has stopped reporting – alongside pooled data usage across the deployment.