Sateliot has joined forces with the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) to deploy IoT sensors on endangered vultures across Africa.
Sateliot has partnered with the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) to deploy IoT sensors on endangered vultures across Africa. The aim is to combat wildlife poaching and track these threatened birds in remote regions.
This collaboration provides EWT with seamless access to Sateliot’s 5G satellite coverage at no extra cost. EWT can leverage the terrestrial mobile connectivity standard used by network operators without needing additional equipment. This enables expanded IoT deployments in Africa’s vast expanses where biodiversity is abundant but connectivity limited.
Alison Janicke, Head of Business Development at EWT, said, “Sateliot’s support will significantly impact our organisation by freeing up funds and resources for critical on-the-ground conservation efforts.”
Gianluca Redolfi, Chief Commercial Officer at Sateliot, said, “By harnessing our advanced capacity allocation techniques, NGOs can access free satellite capacity to maximise their conservation impact.”
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Hundreds of vultures facing extinction will be fitted with 5G IoT sensors. Besides that, monitoring and anti-poaching will work across remote areas in Africa and beyond. With vulture populations decimated by poisoning, innovative tracking is key to preserving these critical scavenging birds that keep ecosystems clean and disease-free.
