specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: 1NCE
providerId: 1nce
created: '2026-05-25'
modified: '2026-05-25'
reconciled: true
tags:
  - FinOps
  - Cost Management
  - FOCUS
  - IoT
  - Connectivity
description: FOCUS-aligned FinOps definition for 1NCE Connect IoT connectivity and the 1NCE OS bundled platform.
  Single one-time charge per SIM under the IoT Lifetime Flat with per-SIM data and SMS quota meters that determine
  any top-up or High Data IoT overage charges.
sources:
  - https://www.1nce.com/en-us/1nce-connect
  - https://help.1nce.com/dev-hub/reference/api-welcome
  - https://help.1nce.com/.well-known/api-catalog
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
publisherName: 1NCE GmbH
serviceCategory: Networking
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Prepaid / Bundled
  billingFrequency: One-Time
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Purchase
    - Usage
    - Tax
    - Adjustment
    - Credit
  primaryUnit: sim
  secondaryUnits:
    - byte
    - sms
    - device
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: 1NCE Connect
  ServiceCategory: Networking
  ProviderName: 1NCE
  PublisherName: 1NCE GmbH
  InvoiceIssuerName: 1NCE GmbH
  PricingCategory: Prepaid
  PricingUnit: SIM
  BillingCurrency: USD
meters:
  - name: sim_activation
    unit: sim
    aggregation: count
    dimensions:
      - account
      - product
      - form_factor
    description: One charge per SIM at activation under the IoT Lifetime Flat tariff.
  - name: data_volume
    unit: byte
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - iccid
      - account
      - country
      - network
    description: Cellular data consumed per ICCID; metered against the 500 MB lifetime allowance.
  - name: sms_count
    unit: sms
    aggregation: count
    dimensions:
      - iccid
      - account
      - direction
    description: MT and MO SMS counted per ICCID against the 250 SMS lifetime allowance.
  - name: topup_purchase
    unit: bundle
    aggregation: count
    dimensions:
      - iccid
      - account
      - bundle_type
    description: Discrete top-up purchases initiated via /v1/sims/{iccid}/topup or /v1/sims/topup.
  - name: high_data_overage
    unit: byte
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - account
      - country
    description: Data consumed under the High Data IoT add-on once the Lifetime Flat allowance is exhausted.
allocation:
  primary:
    - account
    - iccid
  secondary:
    - country
    - network
    - device
  tagSupport:
    - iccid
    - imei
    - device_label
practices:
  inform:
    - Use /v1/sims/{iccid}/usage and /v1/sims/{iccid}/quota/data for per-SIM consumption visibility.
    - Use /v1/sims/{iccid}/events and /v1/sims/{iccid}/status for connectivity-state observability.
    - Optimizer (/v1/optimize/savings, /v1/optimize/messages/test) quantifies payload-compression cost savings.
  optimize:
    - Apply Volume Limits (/v1/sims/{service}/limits) to enforce per-SIM consumption caps.
    - Use the Optimizer service to compress LwM2M/CoAP payloads before transmission.
    - Disable connectivity per SIM with /v1/sims/{iccid}/connectivity_info or PUT /v1/sims/{iccid} to stop runaway usage.
  operate:
    - Provision and reset SIMs in bulk through /v1/sims/simTransfer and /v1/sims rather than per-ICCID calls.
    - Automate fleet onboarding to AWS IoT Core via the 1nce-iot-device-onboarding TypeScript project and
      cfn-templates CloudFormation stacks.
    - Route exceptions through Support Management (/v1/support) when devices exhaust their lifetime quota.