Spanish satellite IoT provider Sateliot has teamed up with UK based IoT monitoring technology firm t42, to offer global tracking of containers throughout transit. This builds on earlier deals to assemble the required components, including eSIM based roaming services, and the satellites themselves, as well as terrestrial mobile networks. The overall platform is not confined to shipping but open to any enterprise requiring remote coverage that can stray beyond the reach of terrestrial cellular networks. This includes power grids, energy companies, and environmental modelers. The system uses the cellular NB-IoT (Cat-NB) LPWAN protocol set, based on specifications covered by 3GPP Release 17 under 5G NR. The two companies say they have already deployed “thousands of 5G-IoT sensors” in shipping containers…