Cloudloop & RockBLOCK Satellite IoT (Ground Control)

Ground Control (trading entity Ground Control Technologies UK Ltd) supplies satellite IoT and M2M connectivity, with offices in Gloucester and Hampshire in the United Kingdom and in Las Vegas, United States. It addresses the need to connect and track remote assets, vessels and sensors beyond terrestrial networks, and reports about 4,500 customers in 130 countries and about 205,000 devices in use.

The offer combines UK-manufactured satellite devices such as RockFLEET (vessel tracking), RockBLOCK (messaging) and RockREMOTE with the Cloudloop platform. Cloudloop covers subscription management, data, device management and tracking, and delivers data by API, MQTT, webhooks and email over Iridium, Viasat and Globalstar networks.

• Subscription Manager: manages airtime plans and SIMs across satellite networks.
• Device Manager: remote configuration and monitoring of connected devices.
• Data delivery: API, MQTT, webhook and email integration into customer systems.
• Tracking: location tracking of vessels and assets.
• RockFLEET Assured: vessel tracking with an Iridium PNT reference for GNSS-disrupted areas.
• Multi-network access: Iridium, Viasat and Globalstar connectivity.

Tracking and messaging for fishing vessels operating offshore in the South China Sea. Remote reporting from unmanned water-level or flood sensors in mountainous provinces. Monitoring mobile equipment on mining and plantation sites without cellular coverage.

One platform manages SIMs, devices and data across several satellite networks. Data reaches existing systems through API, MQTT and webhooks. Devices and airtime plans cover vessels, fixed sites and mobile assets. Case studies cite fleets of over 700 RockFLEET units.

Interference with GNSS and the need for resilient links are pushing maritime, utility and defence users toward satellite IoT with assured positioning. Remote monitoring of water, wildfire and geohazard sites is also growing. In Southeast Asia, fishing fleets and offshore assets are relevant use cases.

Offices in Gloucester and Hampshire (UK) and Las Vegas (US); footer names Ground Control Technologies UK Ltd. Reports about 4,500 customers in 130 countries. Case studies include Pivotel, the Canadian Coast Guard and RWE.