SA-built and operated HyperPulse offers permanent device and sensor connection for better animal management when virtual fencing and feeding
Farm operations battling to stay connected due to weak mobile coverage can now switch to the Myriota-built HyperPulse on a 5G network highly scalable connectivity platform that makes it simple to track animals across all landscapes.
Industry partners to Myriota will be offering the service from the 15 December in Australia, Brazil, Mexico, Saudi Arabia and the United States, with some customers in animal tracking already connected to the network through the Early Access Program.
HyperPulse is fully designed, built and operated in Australia by Myriota, combining the company’s 5G NTN architecture with L-band capacity leased from Viasat.
HyperPulse will complement Myriota’s commercially available UltraLiteTM service – that is focused on the most extreme energy efficiency, while HyperPulsewill deliver lower latency and higher daily data allowances.
It is armed with functions that provide more detailed reporting and richer sensing, including vehicle asset tracking and monitoring for heavy equipment, sensing for weather stations along with soil, air and water quality monitoring; and animal management.
Built on 3GPP 5G NTN standards, and leveraging Viasat’s satellite infrastructure, HyperPulse offers seamless interoperability with a growing number of NTN-capable chipsets and devices, providing a standards-aligned pathway for long-term deployment and global scalability.
Because modern IoT solutions demand more than a network connection alone, Myriota is also releasing a set of enablement products to support its IoT partner ecosystem in seamlessly integrating and developing solutions for the HyperPulse network.
Launching alongside the service is the first of these tools – the HyperPulse Developer Kit. It supports rapid prototyping and proof-of-concept validation and is designed for field use, with a weatherproof enclosure, battery operation, and multiple sensor and interface options.
Ben Cade, CEO of Myriota, explains the release further, “With HyperPulse, we’re making 5G non-terrestrial connectivity a practical reality for IoT at scale. By delivering higher data allowances, lower latency and standards-based coverage.
HyperPulse gives farm operations the ability to track and monitor assets, gather insights, and make decisions – even in the most remote and challenging environments. With a roadmap of additional functions coming next year, this is an exciting step forward for IoT connectivity worldwide.”
Luliia Sergeeva, CEO of Custodia, an Early Access customer, added, “As an engineering-driven IoT business based in Saudi Arabia, we’re integrating HyperPulse into our next-generation animal tracking solutions to deliver reliable, low-power satellite connectivity across the Kingdom’s most remote environments.
“This technology will prove transformative for wildlife conservation teams and livestock owners, enabling scalable, cost-effective monitoring in areas where connectivity was previously impossible,” Luliia Sergeeva concluded.
See more about HyperPulse here.
How HyperPulse will help farm operations
● Cattle operations that struggle significantly with their vast size and the inherent lack of reliable connectivity can use HyperPulse for a permanent connection. And avoid traditional technologies like towers or LoRaWAN gateways frequently present maintenance challenges, leading to failure.
● HyperPulse‑connected collars and tags can continuously track cattle movement, activity and, in some cases, vital signs, even when herds range hundreds of kilometres from the nearest tower. Sudden changes in behaviour – like a sharp drop in activity, reduced grazing or unusual isolation from the herd – can flag potential illness hours or days before it would be spotted visually, giving producers time to intervene, reduce mortalities and improve welfare.
● The same always‑on location data makes cattle theft much harder and riskier. If animals are moved out of a designated paddock, trucked at odd hours or taken towards unauthorised sale yards or borders, automated alerts can go straight to the producer or authorities, turning what used to be silent stock losses into traceable criminal events with a clear digital trail.
● By combining animal movement, grazing patterns and environmental data, producers can match feed and water to actual need, reducing waste and improving animal welfare. The result is more kilograms of production per hectare, with better traceability and lower environmental impact.
● For highly dispersed or long-ranging herds, direct-to-satellite tracking via HyperPulse offers a low-cost option that alleviates the need for installing and maintaining ground-based infrastructure, such as gateways or poles. For densely populated herds within fencing or with limited ranging, HyperPulse can offer a cost-effective backhaul when combined with individual LoRa-enabled sensors, or can be used as a backup solution for when animals roam outside of an existing terrestrial network ● Can be applied for regulations like the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) that require verified geolocation data for the entire lifespan of an animal to ensure products do not come from land deforested after December 31, 2020. These rules apply to both EU and non-EU producers exporting to the EU market. HyperPulse provides reliable connectivity that enables continuous animal location tracking in remote areas, can operate for several years without requiring frequent replacement of batteries.
