Verizon's latest focus for global IoT is North America and Western Europe. (Pixabay) Verizon Business is taking its IoT connectivity global, meaning it’s expanding its IoT coverage to 170 countries and activating global customers using eSIM technology. Verizon has been offering IoT roaming in the past in select markets, but this new direction has it enabling permanent roaming in Canada and Western Europe, according to a company representative. It’s also allowing U.S. multinational companies to contract locally. The global coverage offers organizations the chance to manage an array of IoT devices, including asset trackers, industrial gateways and sensors via the self-service ThingSpace platform, according to the carrier.