Developing the Next Generation M2M Satellite Tracking Solutions

On March 17th Skymira Founder and CEO, Bob Landsfield joined with other industry leaders at Satellite 2010 to discuss the future of next generation M2M satellite tracking solutions. After years of being confined largely to the commercial vehicle and GMDSS safety markets, the panel discussed how satellite tracking solutions are emerging in several new applications, including heavy equipment and fixed asset monitoring, military Blue Force Tracking, flight following, LRIT and personal tracking. As can be imagined, much of the emphasis was on consumer and personal applications -- basically a pursuit of the next killer application.

While there is no doubt consumer applications can drive significant demand for hardware and communication services, we believe there is an even bigger opportunity that remains under-leveraged. That opportunity is businesses with a large percentage of revenues and costs being generated through remotely located operations. For the past decade, satellite and cellular manufacturers pursuing non-commercial markets have historically placed more emphasis on the technology itself and less on actual business application. That left businesses with investments clearly underleveraged. Yet this focus was not in vain. If there is a silver lining to be had, it’s that we’ve arrived at a point in time where there is an abundance of great technology, increased accessibility and lower cost of communication services.

For over 10 years now, Skymira has been creating remote information systems for businesses, leveraging this same M2M satellite tracking technology. Our focus has been decidedly on the applications. Quite simply, we survey the client landscape looking for opportunities where remote data can be connected to the enterprise. The value that can be generated when this previously untapped data is turned into decision making information and increased control is huge. Return on investment is even more significant. If you’re interested in learning more, we encourage you to contact us.