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Enhancing Connectivity In
Remote Agricultural Areas

With Spacecom’s Satellite Iot Solution

CASE STUDY | 31.07.2024

Customer Challenge

Providing Reliable IoT Connectivity in Remote Agricultural Areas Omega Farms, located in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, faced significant challenges in achieving reliable connectivity for its IoT systems.
Like many other remote areas, this farm required a robust solution to track and monitor farm animals, oversee environmental conditions, manage automatic irrigation systems, and monitor harvest activities. Limited terrestrial network infrastructure made maintaining constant communication and data transmission difficult, hindering effective farm management. Omega Farms needed a cost-effective, easy-to-deploy solution to ensure reliable connectivity across their expansive and remote agricultural land.

How We Helped

Spacecom’s Satellite IoT Solution Enhances Precision Agriculture Spacecom, in collaboration with Ayecka, provided Omega Farms with a comprehensive Satellite IoT-as-a-Service solution. This solution, powered by Spacecom’s AMOS GEO satellites and Ayecka AR-1100 satcom terminals, offered a reliable, independent, and sustainable off-grid IoT service.

Key features of the solution included:

LoRaWAN Technology:
Enabled data collection and transmission via Ku-band frequencies over GEO satellites.

Proactive Monitoring Systems: Implemented to swiftly identify and address any issues or malfunctions.

IoT Features:
Animal tracking, automatic irrigation control, greenhouse and open field management, solar panel power monitoring, harvest and crop management, and anti-theft and vandalism security systems.

Seamless Integration:
Facilitated with existing networks and devices, ensuring coverage even in the most remote areas.

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Results

Omega Farms Achieves Operational Efficiency and Enhanced Farm Management With Spacecom’s Satellite
IoT-as-a-Service, Omega Farms realized significant improvements in their operations:

Enhanced Animal Tracking: Seamless cattle tracking, improving overall farm management.

Improved Data Collection and Analysis: Enabled fast responses to evolving incidents through continuous data monitoring.

Increased Security: Future integration plans include “panic buttons,” supervised gates, and machinery for streamlined operations and enhanced safety measures.

Expanded Capabilities: Planned integration of surveillance cameras to augment security through advanced surveillance capabilities.

About the Customer

Omega Farms is a leading agricultural enterprise in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. The farm is dedicated to modernizing it’s operations by adopting advanced technologies, aiming to enhance productivity, efficiency, and security. The integration of Spacecom’s Satellite IoT-as-a-Service aligns with Omega Farms’ commitment to leveraging innovative solutions to overcome the challenges of remote agricultural management.

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Benefits and Future Plans:

Empowering Agriculture with Advanced IoT Solutions
Spacecom’s Satellite IoT solution has enabled Omega Farms to achieve:​

Reliable, Always-On Connectivity: Ensuring real-time communication and monitoring.

Cost-Efficiency: Providing a cost-effective solution for remote IoT applications.

Scalability: The solution is easily expandable to include additional features and capabilities.

Ease of Use: User-friendly interfaces and off-the-shelf hardware ensure simple installation and operation.

Moving forward, Omega Farms plans to expand the use of Spacecom’s IoT services, integrating new features such as surveillance cameras and enhanced security measures. This expansion will further enhance the farm’s operational efficiency and security, solidifying Spacecom’s role as a crucial partner in their technological advancement and success in precision agriculture.

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