# Roger Dewey

> Roger Dewey is the founder and CEO of Raleigh-based Able Device, where he has spent more than a decade developing SIMbae, software that turns SIMs and eSIMs into programmable control points for connected devices. His career runs through Ericsson, Sony Ericsson, Telit Americas, M2MV and Device Cloud Networks, with a consistent focus on making machine connectivity more secure, portable and responsive at the edge.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Able Device, Inc.
- **Organizations:** Able Device, Inc., Device Cloud Networks, M2MV, LLC, Telit Americas, Sony Ericsson, Ericsson
- **Known for:** Founded Able Device in 2010., Named an M2M Magazine Industry Pioneer in 2004 and 2008., Received the Telematics Leadership Award from Telematics Update Magazine in 2005.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2001** — Served in Stockholm as Vice President and General Manager of Marketing and Sales for Ericsson's Mobile Internet Applications Business Unit.
- **2001-2006** — Held executive roles in Sony Ericsson's M2M Communications Business Unit, including Vice President of the Americas and Vice President of Global Business and Product Strategy.
- **2004** — Named an inaugural M2M Magazine Industry Pioneer.
- **2005** — Received the Telematics Leadership Award from Telematics Update Magazine.
- **2006** — Helped shape the divestiture of Sony Ericsson's M2M business to Wavecom.
- **2006-2008** — Served as President and CEO of Telit Americas, establishing operations in the United States and Brazil.
- **2008** — Named an M2M Magazine Industry Pioneer for a second time.
- **2009-2011** — Founded and managed international M2M consultancy M2MV, LLC.
- **2010** — Founded Able Device.
- **2011-2014** — Co-founded Device Cloud Networks and served as Executive Vice President.
- **2012** — US Patent 8,180,402, covering SIM-based control of a computing device, was issued.
- **2014** — Returned to Able Device as CEO in December.
- **2018** — Able Device and Taiwan Mobile demonstrated SIM-based security and a SIM-controlled traffic light at MWC Shanghai.
- **2026** — Presented Able Device's SIM-layer approach to autonomous device connectivity at the Mobile Network Innovation Summit.

## Achievements

- Founded Able Device in 2010.
- Named an M2M Magazine Industry Pioneer in 2004 and 2008.
- Received the Telematics Leadership Award from Telematics Update Magazine in 2005.
- Launched and led Telit Wireless Solutions' entry into the Americas, including legal and operational entities in the United States and Brazil.
- Was a strategist in Sony Ericsson's divestiture of its M2M business, acquired by Wavecom in 2006.
- Named as an inventor on US Patent 8,180,402 for SIM-based control systems.
- Led development of Able Device's SIMbae SIM and eSIM application platform.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Published an article on using eSIMs for device security beyond mobile networks.
- **2026-06** — Published an argument that intelligent networks need not wait for 6G.
- **2026-06** — Appeared in a Mobile Network Innovation Summit interview about SIM applets as an execution layer for autonomous device control.
- **2026-05** — Able Device announced AI-driven connectivity execution in the SIM/eSIM secure element.
- **2026-04** — Published commentary arguing that execution, rather than AI analysis alone, is the hard part in telecom automation.

## Links

- Website: https://abledevice.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rogerdewey
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/AbleDevice

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Last updated: 2026-08-25