HD Hyundai Construction Equipment, the South Korean manufacturer, has gone on to select Iridium Communications so as to provide satellite connectivity when it comes to its Hi MATE vehicle monitoring system.
The integration enables HD Hyundai to go ahead and extend the reach of the services of Hi MATE, which includes diagnostic data and location tracking as well as geofencing across the new regions and markets throughout the world.
Apparently, the Hi MATE vehicle monitoring system is made use of for remote management when it comes to excavators as well as wheel loaders through delivering information like engine hours, fuel consumption, and certain other performance metrics.
The solution tracks the equipment in order to decrease the downtime and also support daily operations and also offers daily reports, which go on to notify the operators in advance with regard to equipment location as well as operational information.
Iridium remarked that the addition of the satellite Internet-of-Things connection of Iridium means that the users can very well track the machinery in real time right from the remote sites where the traditional network infrastructure is not available.
Iridium goes on to operate a mobile satellite network that covers the planet, offering voice, data, and positioning, navigation, and timing – PNT services.
Its technology provides an alternative to the fixed on-site communications systems by way of enabling the worldwide asset connectivity.
The company goes on to supply satellite links for customers across sectors where critical operational data has to be transmitted dependably and with ownership from distant or even difficult-to-reach locations.
Iridium also works with partner companies in order to deliver global communications services throughout a range of sectors.
Apparently, in 2024, Iridium went on to expand its service offering by way of acquisition of Satelles, thereby adding advanced PNT capacities to its portfolio. The company is headquartered in the US state of Virginia.
Tim Last, the Iridium executive vice-president, said that as a leading equipment manufacturer, HD Hyundai Construction Equipment has gone on to set the bar pretty high in terms of reliability through adding the low-latency and reliable connectivity of Iridium to Hi MATE, hence in a way helping their customers to gain access to the critical data in spite of the deployment conditions.
He added that with Iridium Short Burst Data – SBD, the customers of Hyundai can gain unmatched global coverage as well as mission-critical dependability, which are key advantages when it comes to equipment operating even in the most remote locations.
Notably, in May 2025, HD Hyundai Construction Equipment went ahead and opened a factory at the Ulsan Campus located in Dong-gu, South Korea.