IoT Moves from Coverage to Orchestration: Counterpoint Names Eseye a ‘Leader’ in Two 2026 Reports

The global IoT sector is undergoing its most significant structural shift in a decade, moving beyond the initial ‘race for coverage’ into a new era of hyper-specialised orchestration and commercial flexibility. This maturation of the market was confirmed today as Eseye, a UK-based provider of global IoT cellular connectivity solutions, was officially ranked a ‘Leader’ in two concurrent 2026 reports by Counterpoint Research: the Global IoT Connectivity Management Platform (CMP) report and the IoT eSIM Orchestration CORE rankings report.

This dual leadership recognition stands out in a sector frequently disrupted by vendor churn and signals a clear direction for the industry. It confirms that the future of enterprise IoT is being shaped by intelligent, agnostic connectivity software platforms rather than fixed, legacy connectivity models.

The bellwether for a changing industry

Eseye’s top-tier ranking across two major Counterpoint reports reflects the wider industry move away from commoditised data plans towards comprehensive 'single pane of glass' management.

Counterpoint’s 2026 assessment highlights that Eseye's Infinity CMP is a highly capable platform that uniquely combines platform depth with holistic connectivity solutions. Eseye simplifies the market by bundling eSIM orchestration as a standard capability within its cloud-based Infinity CMP, delivering it as part of a complete managed service.

Substance over scale: The new criteria for leadership

Eseye’s dominant positioning is attributed to strategic, heavy capital investment into its Infinity and Integra IoT platforms, specifically targeting the barriers currently stalling global IoT projects for both Enterprises and Mobile Network Operators (MNOs). Counterpoint’s analysis validates Eseye's capabilities across several critical areas:

• Solving the ‘sovereignty vs. scale’ dilemma (SGP.32): As enterprises face tighter regulation, Eseye has prioritised finalising support for the GSMA SGP.32 Remote SIM Provisioning (RSP) standard. This will allow businesses to seamlessly migrate between current M2M standards and the new SGP.32 IoT standard, ensuring global compliance without sacrificing centralised control.
• From reactive to predictive (AI & ML): Recognising that uptime is paramount, Eseye utilises advanced automation and AI/ML within its orchestration layer to optimise connectivity performance and support real-time decision-making. The Infinity platform actively uses analytics and ML-based optimisation to monitor connectivity and predictively detect anomalies, abnormal usage, or fraud.
• Complete Lifecycle & Commercial Flexibility: Counterpoint recognises Eseye as a strong player in the orchestration space, noting specific strengths in end-to-end SIM lifecycle management, deep integrations, and automation. Eseye also supports flexible commercial models, including SaaS, usage-based, pooled, and SLA-backed constructs, to give global enterprises ultimate control.

A validation of strategy

“These Counterpoint reports don’t just assess the market - they define its direction,” said Tony Byrne, CEO of Eseye. “Our recognition as a Leader across both CMP and eSIM orchestration confirms that our long‑term product vision is aligned with the industry’s most critical needs. Enterprises moved beyond the need for a basic SIM years ago. What they require now is an intelligent orchestration layer capable of handling SGP.32 complexity, enabling AI‑driven resilience, and supporting flexible, global deployments - and that is precisely where we have focused our innovation.”

Eseye's execution of its go-to-market strategy strengthened significantly over the past year, increasing its visibility and relevance across large enterprise and operator segments. Today, the company powers over 10 million connections across more than 800 networks globally, acting as the standardised global eSIM solution for major operators including AT&T, TELUS, and MTN.

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