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The sunset of 2G and 3G cellular networks is poised to disrupt countless industries and leave millions of devices stranded. This transition, while signifying progress towards faster technologies, exposes a significant vulnerability within the Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem, particularly affecting critical infrastructure like smart meters. In the United Kingdom... View Full Article

GSatSolar Series is the world's first solar-powered satellite tracking device designed for the most rugged and remote areas. Before GSatSolar, tracking options in these challenging environments were severely limited. In early 2021, GSE revolutionized the field by launching the GSatSolar, and later that year, the GSatRancher followed. Since their introduction, these... View Full Article

The trucking logistics sector faces substantial challenges in maintaining constant connectivity across fleets, particularly when vehicles traverse remote, rural, or otherwise underserved areas with poor cellular coverage. These connectivity gaps hinder real-time tracking of vehicles and cargo, efficient route management, and timely communication between drivers and... View Full Article

Capitalize on the Power of Solar-Satellite-Based Asset Tracking with GSatSolar In today's fast-paced world, businesses and organizations rely heavily on efficient asset-tracking solutions to manage their operations effectively. Traditional tracking systems, however, often fall short when it comes to tracking assets in remote or off-grid locations where cellular... View Full Article

Conservation Innovation with wings In the vast skies of South Africa and across the African continent, the once plentiful vulture populations are facing a silent but significant threat to their existence. Habitat loss, poisoning, and illegal wildlife trade have pushed many vulture species to the brink of extinction. Amidst these challenges, however, innovative... View Full Article

Asset Mismanagement in Road Construction: The High Cost of Lost Attachments In the road construction industry, managing attachments like milling heads, cold planers, compactors, and pavers is fraught with challenges, particularly when these costly components are frequently detached and left on worksites. The lack of a reliable tracking system often results in... View Full Article

Overcoming Monitoring Challenges in Wildlife Conservation Wildlife conservation efforts, particularly in vast and remote natural habitats, are significantly hindered by challenges in tracking and monitoring animal populations. The expansive territories these animals roam, coupled with the rugged and often inaccessible landscapes, make it difficult for... View Full Article

About the Show World Ag Expo 2024 World Ag Expo is a new show for us. World Ag Expo 2024 takes place in Tulare, CA Tuesday February 13 - Thursday February 15 at the International Agri-Center. Join GSE, Kubota, New Holland, Bobcat, and hundreds of others for 3 days of seminars, agtech expo, and industry networking. Why we are going David Chalona and... View Full Article

About the Show CattleCon 2024 CattleCon is where the beef industry meets! CattleCon 2024 takes place in Orlando, FL Wednesday January 31 - Friday February 2 at the Orange County Convention Center South Concourse. Join GSE, John Deere, AgriWebb, Cargill, and hundreds of others for 3 days of education, agtech expo, and industry networking. Why we are... View Full Article

Spotlight Series Overview Many of the GSE blog series have great content about how GSE solutions can help people across dozens of industries collect, move, and manage the data intelligence of their business. This series will get more specific and focus on the specific features of those products and solutions, and how they deliver value to people in specific job... View Full Article

GSatSolar Expanding Remote IoT Opportunities GSE is excited to announce a partnership with Globalstar that adds the GSatSolar to their product portfolio and increases their product offerings to the remote IoT market. GSE’s GSatSolar terminal has been pushing and expanding the boundaries of what defines a “trackable asset” to include hundreds of things that could... View Full Article

Series Overview This article is the fourth in a series about what it takes to deploy a fully functioning remote data ecosystem for your organization. Anywhere you have assets in the field, whether it’s machinery, people, tools, light vehicles, or specialized equipment, those assets are generating information that could be valuable or critical to running a successful... View Full Article

If it roams, GSE can track it Building on the success of the GSatRancher, GSE is expanding its GSatSolar Series with exclusive animal tracking packages for as little as $5/month. Since launching the GSatRancher for cattle tracking in April of 2021, the GSatSolar Series has been tested in a number of animal and IoT markets, and the success in conservation has changed... View Full Article

Growing business in the satellite industry can be an incredibly daunting challenge. For most, it means either racing other companies to capitalize on better hardware opportunities, competing in a globally open software provider market, or generally existing with the goal of expansion when the primary market (people and places that lack reliable communications)... View Full Article

Spotlight Series Overview Many of the GSE blog series have great content about how GSE solutions can help people across dozens of industries collect, move, and manage the data intelligence of their business. This series will get more specific and focus on the specific features of those products and solutions, and how they deliver value to people in specific job... View Full Article

Tracking anything under the sun wherever cellular connectivity is not available and when changing batteries is not practical, is now an attainable and affordable reality. Using the latest technology, GSE has bridged an expensive gap in satellite tracking by developing the GSatSolar Series, a set of low-cost, compact, rugged, solar-powered terminals. Imagine... View Full Article

Name Change: GSatRancher One thing we have noticed in our preliminary conversations is that our customers are already shortcutting the name of the GSatSolar Rancher to just "the Rancher" or "the GSatRancher." We hear you, it's easier, and it does make a lot of sense. Because of that, we've decided to just go ahead and make changes now so that everyone is speaking the... View Full Article

Let's Talk Terms Disruptive and Innovative It's buzzword time! We often hear the terms innovative and disruptive tossed around in a way that summons Inigo Montoya. Innovation requires problem solvers to take an entirely new approach to solving a problem, or to define the problem in an entirely different way. Disruption requires that solution to create a new... View Full Article

Series Overview This industrial design series is a great opportunity for us to show off the design processes we go through at GSE when we're creating new hardware products. This is the final piece of a six part series that points the spotlight at our new low-cost tracking terminal, the GSatSolar. If you have not read the other articles in this series, I suggest... View Full Article

The IoT Sandbox Oracle defines the Internet of Things (IoT) as the network of physical objects that are embedded with sensors, software, and other technologies for the purpose of connecting and exchanging data with other devices and systems over the internet. While this sounds complicated, what IoT truly provides is the ability for businesses to maximize, manage, and... View Full Article

Series Overview This industrial design series is a great opportunity for us to show off the design processes we go through at GSE when we're creating new hardware products. This is the penultimate article in a six part series that points the spotlight at our new low-cost tracking terminal, the GSatSolar. If you have not read the other articles in this series, I... View Full Article

Series Overview This industrial design series is a great opportunity for us to show off the design processes we go through at GSE when we're creating new hardware products. This is part 4 of a six part series that points the spotlight at our new low-cost tracking terminal, the GSatSolar. If you have not read the other articles in this series, I suggest starting with... View Full Article

Series Overview This industrial design series is a great opportunity for us to show off the design processes we go through at GSE when we're creating new hardware products. This is part 3 of a six part series that points the spotlight at our new low-cost tracking terminal, the GSatSolar. If you have not read the other articles in this series, I suggest starting with... View Full Article

Series Overview This industrial design series is a great opportunity for us to show off the design processes we go through at GSE when we're creating new hardware products. This is part 2 of a six part series that points the spotlight at our new low-cost tracking terminal, the GSatSolar. If you have not read the other articles in this series, I suggest starting with... View Full Article

When Global Satellite Engineering began working on the GSatSolar, we knew the technological pieces required to deliver a solar unit in a small form factor. Considering our own CEO Jeff Palmer had been a member of 4H in his youth, and still enjoys sharing stories of his successes at cattle competitions, we knew that with our goal to revolutionize the agricultural... View Full Article

Understanding the Role of Dumb Terminals Calling them dumb might sound mean, but the reality is that a significant portion of the satellite device market is comprised of simple, one-way terminals that transmit very limited data. While there are also incredibly powerful, complex machines in the field that are capable of managing communications switches, receiving over... View Full Article

As you have no doubt seen by now, we are very close to launching the GSatSolar, a tracking terminal we have been developing for low-intelligence-requirement applications across multiple markets. GSE has historically applied its engineering expertise to intelligent hardware, placing emphasis on behavior tracking and telematics. This terminal gives us a new offering... View Full Article

These case studies often begin with statistical data that shows a clearly defined pain point in a certain industry GSE has helped in the past. In the case of lone worker and man-down instances, however, the need to show numbers or percentages to convince anyone that a triggered SOS button is important seems disingenuous. We understand every life is important and that... View Full Article