NaaS — phone numbers and eSIM connectivity from one platform
What is Numbers & Network as a Service?
NaaS (Numbers & Network as a Service) provides the numbering and cellular connectivity your communications run on — phone numbers plus eSIM and IoT data plans — as an on-demand, self-serve product. On Orbit you browse and provision eSIM and IoT data plans, push activation over the air with no card to swap by hand, and track usage across a whole fleet, from the same platform that runs your voice and messaging. Every cellular data plan carries data only — never voice or text on the bearer.
What NaaS on Orbit includes
| Capability | What you get |
|---|---|
| eSIM & IoT data plans | Browse a catalog of eSIM and IoT (M2M) data plans, filter by SIM form factor and country coverage, and see each plan's metering — pay-as-you-go usage or pooled data. |
| Over-the-air provisioning | Order a SIM against a plan and push an eSIM profile over the air with a GSMA activation code, then activate, suspend, resume, or terminate it through its full lifecycle. |
| Fleet usage & data quotas | Track data sessions on every SIM, set a per-SIM data limit, and read a fleet-wide rollup so a deployment of sensors, trackers, or terminals stays inside budget. |
| Coverage & cost, up front | Check whether a plan covers a country before you commit a device, and estimate the cost of a given amount of data — per-megabyte rate plus any monthly fee. |
| Quality-on-Demand & network slicing | Request an on-demand low-latency or high-throughput data session for a single device, or book a network slice that reserves guaranteed downlink and uplink throughput for a whole device fleet across a time window and service area — a live broadcast, a factory rollout, or a pop-up event. |
| Number lookup | Check whether a number is valid, reachable, and roaming, and read its carrier, line type, and porting history before you send. |
Common use cases
Connect an IoT fleet
Provision eSIM profiles over the air across sensors, trackers, or terminals and manage data quotas for the whole fleet from one place.
Size a deployment before you commit
Check country coverage and estimate per-megabyte cost up front, so you can plan a rollout without surprise bills.
Clean your sending list
Look up numbers to drop dead or mistyped lines before a campaign, so you stop paying to message unreachable contacts.
NaaS — frequently asked
- What is NaaS in Orbit's context?
- For Orbit, NaaS covers the numbering and connectivity layer under your communications — phone numbers, number lookup, and eSIM / IoT cellular data plans — provisioned on demand from the same platform that runs your voice and messaging.
- Do the eSIM and IoT plans carry voice or SMS?
- No. Every eSIM and IoT data plan is data-only — the cellular bearer carries data, never voice or text. Voice and messaging run through Orbit's communication channels, not over these SIMs.
- How are SIMs activated?
- Over the air. You order a SIM against a plan and push an eSIM profile with a GSMA activation code — there is no physical card to post or swap — then manage its full lifecycle (activate, suspend, resume, terminate) from one place.
- Can I see cost and coverage before deploying?
- Yes. You can check whether a plan covers a given country and estimate the cost of a set amount of data — per-megabyte rate plus any monthly platform fee — before committing a device to it.
- Can I reserve guaranteed network capacity for an event or device fleet?
- Yes. Quality-on-Demand requests an on-demand low-latency or high-throughput data session for a single device, and network-slice booking reserves guaranteed downlink and uplink throughput for a whole device fleet across a booked time window and service area — for a live broadcast, a factory-floor rollout, or a pop-up venue. Both shape a data bearer only, never voice or text.
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NaaS is one pillar of Orbit by Devotel — voice, messaging, email, video, AI agents, and customer data on one platform and one pay-as-you-go bill. Start free, or talk to our team.