// Use Cases · Satellite IoT

Networks that shipped.

Six representative deployments across industries — the problem, the architecture, the bearer mix and the numbers that mattered.

Maritime
Case · MAR-01

Fleet telemetry across 80 vessels, GEO + LEO failover

Problem

Operator running mixed VSAT and L-band hardware with no unified visibility and >15% comms downtime in equatorial routes.

Solution

Hybrid GEO + Starlink architecture, unified MQTT broker on a vessel-edge gateway with store-and-forward, single observability plane.

VSAT KuStarlink MaritimeMQTTEdge gatewayGrafana
99.6%
Uplink availability
−42%
Cost per MB
11 wk
Time to first vessel
Energy
Case · ENE-02

Remote oil-field SCADA backhaul over Iridium SBD

Problem

300+ wellheads in low-signal terrain, $$$ legacy VSAT contracts, no realistic path to fibre or cellular.

Solution

Migrated low-rate SCADA to Iridium SBD with payload compression at the RTU; reserved VSAT only for high-bandwidth video.

Iridium SBDModbusDNP3Edge compressionSCADA Historian
−68%
Comms OpEx
<6 s
Alarm latency
0
Field truck rolls / month
Logistics
Case · LOG-03

Smart container tracking with multi-IMSI eSIM + satellite

Problem

Global container operator losing visibility on transoceanic legs and in carrier-poor regions.

Solution

Dual-radio devices: multi-IMSI cellular as primary, low-rate satellite (Inmarsat IsatData Pro) for high-seas pings. Centralised device fleet management with FOTA.

eSIMNB-IoTInmarsat IDPFOTATime-series DB
100%
Voyage visibility
5 yr
Device battery life
50k+
Endpoints deployed
Agriculture
Case · AGR-04

LoRaWAN + satellite backhaul for precision irrigation

Problem

Farms on the edge of cellular coverage with 1000s of soil sensors and no reliable upstream link.

Solution

Private LoRaWAN with rooftop gateways backhauled over satellite IoT (Swarm-style nano-sats), local AI inference for irrigation triggers.

LoRaWANSwarm / NTNNode-REDEdge AIAWS IoT
−27%
Water usage
+18%
Yield
5 yr
Sensor battery
Mining
Case · MIN-05

Autonomous-haulage backbone in remote pit operation

Problem

Off-grid pit with no cellular, autonomous vehicles needing low-latency telemetry and OTA updates.

Solution

Private LTE for in-pit, LEO satellite for off-site control and OTA delivery, microwave for video. Single SDN overlay.

Private LTEOneWeb / LEOMicrowaveSD-WANOPC-UA
<50 ms
Pit-to-NOC latency
24/7
Autonomous operation
100%
OTA success rate
Defence
Case · DEF-06

Tactical edge sensor network — ruggedised, COMSEC-ready

Problem

Mobile units operating across contested spectrum, need encrypted, hot-swappable connectivity bearers.

Solution

Multi-bearer edge router (L-band, Ku, LTE, mesh) with policy-based routing and operator-defined COMSEC profiles.

Iridium CertusKu VSATLTEMANET meshType-1 COMSEC ready
Bearer redundancy
<30 s
Bearer switchover
Field-proven
Across 3 theatres

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