Twilio and Electric Imp have formed a partnership to solve IoT challenges by combining reliable global connectivity with a mature application platform, enabling developers to build solutions in less time and deploy them worldwide. The partnership brings together two developer-centric companies, both of which have grown their businesses by empowering developers to experiment with new applications. The combined offering provides managed security, easy fail-safe OTA updates, built-in power management, cloud agents, and a wide range of I/O, while also reducing cost and increasing design freedom. A new generation imp, the imp006, is being unveiled, featuring a secure MCU placed directly on the product's PCB, connected to any combination of pre-approved cellular or WiFi radios, significantly reducing cost and increasing design freedom. The partnership aims to enable the creation of thousands of new IoT products and services, while also continuing innovation in the field of IoT.