Network Infrastructure · Satellite Edge Gateway
Unitgate: the edge gateway between remote devices and your applications.
Unitgate sits between remote satellite and LTE terminals and the systems that use their data. It handles the binary device communication, mediates it into standards such as MQTT and JSON, and manages end-to-end connectivity for traditional satellite M2M and IoT devices and the equipment and sensors connected to them.
Plug & play devices
Connect many types of equipment and sensors without custom integration per device.
Standard data out
Binary satellite messages delivered as MQTT and JSON your applications understand.
Every network
Iridium, Inmarsat/Orbcomm IDP, BGAN M2M and LTE handled through one gateway.
Proven in the field
Running environmental, pipeline, airport and fisheries monitoring today.
Capabilities
What Unitgate does
Everything needed to take raw device data from the most remote places on earth into your own systems.
Binary protocol handling
Decodes compact binary payloads from satellite and LTE terminals, and encodes commands back to them.
Mediation to MQTT & JSON
Publishes device data as MQTT topics and JSON, ready for IoT platforms, dashboards and databases.
End-to-end connectivity
Manages the full path from sensor to application, including acknowledgements and delivery status.
Two-way commands
Send configuration changes, polls and commands from your applications back to remote devices.
Multi-network support
Iridium SBD, Iridium Certus M2M, Inmarsat and Orbcomm IDP, BGAN M2M and mobile network M2M.
Global LTE SIM cards
Own LTE SIM cards with worldwide roaming at no additional cost, managed alongside satellite links.
Plug & play equipment
Connect many different types of sensors and equipment through the same gateway design.
Monitoring & alerts
Device health, missing reports and threshold events visible and alerted in one place.
Secure delivery
Authenticated, encrypted delivery into your environment, with a full message history.
Integrated networks
Connects the satellite and cellular M2M networks you already use
Unitgate integrates directly with the main satellite M2M services and with mobile network operators, so mixed fleets of devices can report through one gateway.
Iridium
Truly global, pole-to-pole coverage.
- Iridium SBD (Short Burst Data)
- Iridium Certus M2M
- Two-way messaging and commands
Inmarsat & Orbcomm IDP
IsatData Pro for low-data remote assets.
- Inmarsat IDP
- Orbcomm IDP
- Remote terminal configuration
Inmarsat BGAN M2M
IP-based M2M for larger data volumes.
- BGAN M2M terminals
- IP data and telemetry
- Always-on connectivity
Mobile networks & LTE
Cellular M2M where coverage allows.
- Traditional mobile network operators' M2M services
- Own LTE SIM cards with worldwide roaming
- No additional roaming cost
How it works
How Unitgate works
- 01
Connect
Sensors and equipment connect to a satellite or LTE terminal in the field.
- 02
Transmit
The terminal sends compact binary messages over Iridium, IDP, BGAN M2M or LTE.
- 03
Decode
Unitgate receives, decodes and validates each message and links it to the right device.
- 04
Mediate
Data is published as MQTT and JSON to your applications, and commands flow back the other way.
Why it matters
Proven across demanding projects.
Unitgate is used today in many projects worldwide: satellite-based environmental monitoring, monitoring of military airports, oil pipeline monitoring in Saudi Arabia and in Liberia, and oil monitoring for Schlumberger. Wherever assets sit beyond terrestrial networks, Unitgate brings their data home reliably.
The edge gateway for regulatory fishing.
In regulatory fisheries monitoring, Unitgate acts as the satellite edge gateway that lets many different types of equipment connect in a plug & play design. Terminals, sensors and electronic reporting devices from different vendors report through the same gateway into the authority's systems.
FAQ
Questions we're often asked
What is Unitgate?
A satellite edge gateway that sits between remote satellite and LTE terminals and your applications. It handles the binary device communication and delivers the data in standard formats such as MQTT and JSON.
Which networks does Unitgate support?
Iridium SBD, Iridium Certus M2M, Inmarsat and Orbcomm IDP, Inmarsat BGAN M2M and M2M services from traditional mobile network operators, plus Mobilware's own LTE SIM cards.
Can I send commands to devices?
Yes. Unitgate supports two-way communication, so applications can send polls, configuration changes and commands back to remote devices.
Do the LTE SIM cards cost extra when roaming?
No. Mobilware's own LTE SIM cards offer worldwide roaming without additional cost.
Where is Unitgate used today?
In environmental monitoring, military airport monitoring, oil pipeline monitoring in Saudi Arabia and Liberia, oil monitoring for Schlumberger, and as the edge gateway for regulatory fisheries monitoring.
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