A cellular tracker with satellite fallback, for continuity where terrestrial coverage does not reach. Cellular stays the normal path; the satellite link carries messages that must arrive regardless of where the asset is.
An asset that crosses an ocean, sits on a remote site, or travels a long stretch of empty road does not need a second tracking system. It needs one device that escalates when the normal path fails.
The device attempts cellular first, because it is far cheaper in both energy and money per message. It buffers on failure. Where the message is routine it waits; where continuity is required — a geofence breach, a tamper event, a temperature excursion, or simply too long without contact — it escalates to the satellite link with a reduced payload.
The platform then reconciles both transports into one continuous asset history, rather than producing two datasets with a gap in the middle. The gap is exactly where loss and delay tend to happen, which is why closing it is the point.
| Parameter | Detail |
|---|---|
| Primary link | LTE-M, NB-IoT or LTE Cat-1 with GNSS |
| Fallback link | Non-terrestrial satellite |
| Escalation | By message criticality and time since last contact |
| Payload | Reduced on the satellite path, where every byte costs |
| Energy | Satellite messaging costs substantially more per message than cellular |
| Reconciliation | Both transports assembled into one continuous history |
| Typical markets | Maritime, logistics, remote infrastructure, mining |
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When the message is critical — a geofence breach, tamper, temperature excursion — or when too long has passed without contact. Routine position reports wait for cellular, because satellite messaging costs substantially more energy and money.
It can, which is why the satellite path uses its own sparser reporting policy and reduced payloads rather than mirroring the cellular schedule.
Messages are buffered with original timestamps and flushed in order when coverage returns, and the platform reconciles both transports into a single asset history rather than two datasets.
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