Cellular network operator Cell C has partnered with tracking company SA Electronic Tracking Systems (ETS) to use its GSM network to recover stolen goods that have been hidden indoors, outdoors or underground.
A Cell C statement says the companies will use their combined technologies in an intelligent wireless and portable communication solution. The Mtrack solution will locate and recover assets across a range of industries spanning automobiles, telecommunications, construction, transport and banking, and plant and machinery hire firms.
According to the statement, GPS-based (satellite-based) tracking systems are hard wired and often monitor the vehicle cab only, and their power supplies are vulnerable to disconnection as they are easy to find. Mtrack protects both vehicles and loads, presenting a problem for criminals as they do not know which package contains the wireless device.
"Cell C will provide ETS with SIM cards which will capacitate, by way of data transmission, their unique security and alert product called Mtrack," says Jim Courtney, Cell C`s chief commercial officer.
Courtney says Mtrack, the first tracking device of its kind to get SA Insurance Association approval, has been on the market for three years, with a number of blue chip companies as clients.
"Mtrack is the ideal security device for these markets because it is self-powered, requires no external power or aerials and can be covertly placed inside the framework of the vehicle, machine or product within minutes," says Deon Bayly, ETS MD.
He claims that, for instance, within the transport sector, the service is able to track and recover the truck as well as the asset/load and trailer, while other products are only able to recover the truck.
This is Cell C`s first business partnership with a tracking firm. The company hopes it will provide a platform from which to enter into other partnerships, using its network to provide technological solutions to address a range of social and economic problems.
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