ALAI Secure integra satélites Amazon LEO, mejora conectividad IoT

«Contar con una alternativa satelital permite ampliar las posibilidades de transmisión de datos desde esos puntos», dijo Ricardo Orjuela, gerente regional de ventas para Latinoamérica de ALAI Secure.

Chile produced 5.4 million metric tons of mine copper in 2025, accounting for 22.9% of global output, according to data from the Comisión Chilena del Cobre (Cochilco). But across the country’s high-altitude deserts and rugged mountain passes, critical mining machinery and environmental sensors frequently operate beyond the reach of terrestrial cellular networks.

When cellular coverage drops, extraction trucks, remote monitoring stations, and backup generators effectively turn into black boxes. While operators know the heavy equipment is running in the field, they lose real-time visibility into its mechanical health, precise location, and surrounding environmental conditions.

Those dead zones can trigger costly operational blind spots, ranging from unexplained mechanical downtime to unobserved safety incidents. To bridge the gap, ALAI Secure has integrated low-Earth orbit satellite connectivity from Amazon LEO for compatible Internet of Things devices, Zoom Tecnológico reported.

Modern satellite constellations orbit just a few hundred kilometers above the Earth, dramatically lowering both communication costs and latency compared to older geostationary systems. Small, low-power antennas can now transmit compact data packets carrying telemetry, operational hours, and environmental alarms without requiring heavy infrastructure.

The low-bandwidth transmissions fit the strict energy limits of remote IoT sensors, allowing devices to run for months on the same battery life expected on a standard cellular network. Practical applications in the field span fleet tracking along unserved interior roads, remote environmental monitoring, and anti-theft tracking for high-value machinery.

The setup adds an extra layer of cybersecurity by routing telemetry across an independent satellite network with end-to-end encryption rather than relying entirely on public cellular lines. As mining operations push deeper into isolated terrain, maintaining continuous visibility over scattered assets remains a central productivity hurdle for the industry.