Coming away from MWC Barcelona, one phrase appeared in every conversation: ‘single pane of glass (SPoG)’. Every connectivity provider, legacy connectivity management platform (CMP) provider and device OEM has adopted it as their new positioning anchor. There is a legitimate reason for the narrative shift – enterprises are demanding unified visibility and control over their IoT estates. But CIOs, CISOs and finance executives should be asking a harder question: single pane of glass over what, exactly?
Because in most cases, what is called a SPoG is nothing more than a cellular connectivity dashboard – something far short of an enterprise control plane. The distinction matters enormously: for operational outcomes, security posture and enterprise resilience.
