Programmable Wireless: Cellular Connectivity for IoT
Twilio Programmable Wireless lets you add cellular data and SMS capabilities to your IoT devices. Our REST APIs ease managing large fleets of devices allowing you to control your IoT devices in the way you choose. You can even build an entirely custom deployment.
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Get Started with Twilio Programmable Wireless
Using Programmable Wireless usually begins with a SIM order: head to the Console to pick up your SIMs now. Whether you're using an IoT device or testing Wireless through a handset, you'll need to set the Access Point Network or APN.
After this, your path will depend on how you're using Twilio Programmable Wireless.
If you have questions related to pricing, check out our pricing page or you can reach out to our Sales team.
Build Your App
Dig deeper into how to manage your SIMs cellular connectivity, send machine-to-machine commands, and monitor your usage. Whatever your use case, Programmable Wireless will help you stay connected.
These reference documents, tutorials, Github repositories, and blueprints will help you get from the from drawing board to deployment wherever your hardware will be implemented.
Programmable Voice and Programmable SMS are offered as a Pilot for Programmable Wireless SIMs. It is not recommended that you use this functionality to power a production system today.
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IoT (Internet of Things) |
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Narrowband (Pilot program) |
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Pre-release products Programmable Wireless SIMs are capable of making and receiving voice calls and sending and receiving SMS messages using TwiML® in the style of Programmable Voice and Programmable SMS. |
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Hardware configuration quickstarts Use these step-by-step instructions to implement Twilio Programmable Wireless with a variety of hardware configurations. |
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Blueprints Twilio Programmable Wireless build instructions with full illustrations, photos, and sample code. |
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Tutorials |
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Wireless REST API reference
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Helper libraries To ease the development of your wireless solution, we also support 6 common web languages with a helper library. Whether you employ them with a traditional server or you choose an embedded device with language support, they are the fastest way to build applications with Twilio. |
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Build for fun Get familiar with the Programmable Wireless REST API. |
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Additional information |