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Smarter IoT design with built-in flexibility

Are your IoT devices underperforming or driving up costs? Poor connectivity, inefficient device management, and complex integrations can derail deployments and inflate your operational expenses.

Join Onomondo Co-founder Michael Karlsen and Embedded Engineer Hakim El Ghazouani from Connected Cars as they share real-world strategies and tools to help engineers, product owners and technical leaders to design smarter, more secure, and more efficient IoT devices from the start.

    Chapters

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  • [00:08]
    Introduction and Overview
  • [01:58]
    Defining Key Topics for Discussion
  • [03:35]
    Transitioning to Complexity Made Simple
  • [09:03]
    Challenges in Transitioning to In-House Solutions
  • [13:36]
    Designing for Efficiency and Data Usage
  • [18:07]
    The Role of Network in Device Efficiency
  • [19:31]
    Power Consumption Challenges in Automotive Design
  • [21:21]
    Future-Proofing Hardware for IoT
  • [22:29]
    Robustness and Reliability in Connectivity
  • [24:07]
    Proactive Alert Systems for Data Management
  • [26:00]
    Troubleshooting Network Issues
  • [28:20]
    Security in Data Transmission
  • [29:29]
    Device Management and Security Protocols
  • [30:43]
    Regional Data Safety Legislation
  • [31:54]
    Best Practices for Device Configuration
  • [33:27]
    Ensuring Data Integrity in SIM Management
  • [36:29]
    Real-Time Monitoring and Control via APIs
  • [38:24]
    Transformative Changes in Operations
  • [39:28]
    Requirements for Unified Device Management
  • [40:47]
    Focusing on Connectivity as a Core Element

Meet the speakers

Michael 2025
Michael Freundt Karlsen
Co-founder
Onomondo
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Michael Freundt Karlsen
Michael Freundt Karlsen is the Co-founder of Onomondo, and spearheading the company’s largest strategic partnerships and long term strategy. A serial entrepreneur and former CFO of Playdead, he co-founded and launched Onomondo in 2018 with Henrik Aagaard to redefine IoT connectivity. Under his leadership as CEO up until early 2025, Onomondo expanded to over 180 countries, integrating with 600+ operators to offer seamless, secure, and scalable connectivity. With his unique combination of industry and technology understanding and market insights he is focused on combining Onomondo’s unique technical capabilities into the strongest seamless innovative solutions for digitizing the world’s largest industries through truly scalable IoT.
Hakim El Ghazouani
Embedded Software & DevOps Engineer
Connected Cars
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Hakim El Ghazouani
Hakim is a DevOps Engineer at Connected Cars A/S, specializing in global MNO partnerships, hardware integration, and cellular data troubleshooting. With expertise in Linux systems administration and embedded development, Hakim manages OTA troubleshooting and contributes to the device software stack using Yocto. He also designs and maintains automated testing environments and plays a key role in hardware design reviews, ensuring a seamless integration of hardware reliability and software performance.

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