Inmarsat Connected Agri-Food Supply Chain


Inmarsat uses our global capability on land, sea and air to provide bespoke managed solutions to improve quality of raw materials, reduce cost, provide full traceability back to farm gate and use data driven approaches to monitor progress against the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Examples of our work include aggregation and collation of data at the level of primary production to monitor water use, field level weather, crop storage, machinery and logistics tracking. We combine these capabilities to provide managed services to solve our clients biggest challenges such as improving shelf-life of fresh produce, optimising supply management through production forecasts, verifying sustainability and ethical claims and enabling continuous improvement.

Solutions utilise our global satellite network, providing the ability to gather real-time data in areas of unreliable or non-existent cellular internet connectivity. We use our own Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) enablement platform, which provides the ability to connect data producing devices such as sensors, machinery and assets to the customer's choice of cloud platforms and business applications. Our platform is hardware and software agnostic, so we have flexibility to choose the right tools for your specific needs.

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Pricing model

Inmarsat have a range of pricing models depending on the solution required. Fully managed services can be provisioned on a monthly subscription fee or modular pricing models that are aligned to our customers' requirements. For simpler or smaller solutions, it may be more suitable to provide per unit pricing for hardware and connectivity. Inmarsat and our partner network will work with our customers to design the pricing model.

Installation process

Typically our solutions are installed by a network of local Distribution Partners (DP) of Inmarsat. Where required, Inmarsat will provide additional support and expertise to ensure that the solution meets the needs of the customer. Depending on the solution required, these can be installed by the farmer or their team. Inmarsat has a very exclusive network of partners throughout the world that have the required manpower to install the solutions.

Ongoing maintenance required and support provided in Australia

Inmarsat have a global 24/7 service support team that provide 1st and 2nd line support service to our customers and partners. In addition, the Inmarsat Enterprise team have a global team of solutions engineers who can provide additional support and expertise across all time zones. Inmarsat's global network of distribution and service partners can all provide additional regional support.

Units deployed commercially500+
Energy source

Solar, Battery powered, Mains powered, Other: diesel generator

Communications compatibility

NB-IoT, Cat M1, LoRaWAN, Sigfox, Wifi, 3G/4G, Bluetooth

Data ownership policy

Inmarsat places the highest importance on data ownership, retention, disposal and has extremely robust data protection policies. Inmarsat is ISO 27001 certified and all Inmarsat IT data and security policies are fully aligned with this standard. Read Inmarsat's privacy and security policy. Further information on Inmarsat's Data Ownership policies can be provided on request.

Data privacy and security policy

Inmarsat places the highest importance on data ownership, retention, disposal and has extremely robust data protection policies. Inmarsat is ISO 27001 certified and all Inmarsat IT data and security policies are fully aligned with this standard. Read Inmarsat's privacy and security policy. Further information on Inmarsat's data ownership policies can be provided on request.

CompanyInmarsat Enterprise
Supported RegionsAll of Australia
Focus areas
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