Low Cost tracker
Complete Visibility for Fleets & Assets
DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DEUTSCHE TELEKOM
Gimasi collaborated with Deutsche Telekom to fully integrate the Tracker with the GIoT Cloud Platform, enabling real-time monitoring of thousands of assets worldwide.
Smart asset tracking
Key Features
The IoT Low Cost Tracker is a ready-to-deploy solution for locating and monitoring mobile assets across logistics and industrial environments. With the 3rd generation, the device introduces a new housing and battery design, while still maintaining the flexible connectivity and cloud integration required for scalable asset tracking.
As a result, the Low Cost Tracker remains reliable, compact, and easy to deploy. At the same time, it delivers actionable insights across transport, logistics, and industrial workflows. Therefore, the following section highlights its main applications and selected success stories.
LCT Advanced
3rd Generation
Wi-Fi-first asset positioning, with GPS and cell-based fallback for broader coverage across indoor and outdoor environments. NB-IoT / LTE-M / 2G connectivity, combined with motion, free-fall, tamper and temperature monitoring in a rugged, battery-powered IP68 device. GIoT Cloud management for location history, alarms, geofences, rules, device status and role-based access from one platform.
Radio positioning accuracy: Wi-Fi ~50 m (standard) · GPS ~5 m (fallback) · Cell-based positioning (if GPS/Wi-Fi unavailable): LTE-M / 2G ~0.5–5 km, NB-IoT up to ~35 km (only DE). The accuracy depends on environmental conditions, positioning method, cell density, and network coverage .
LCT Essential
2nd Generation
LCT Essential is a battery-powered IoT tracker designed for simple, low-maintenance asset visibility. It uses Wi-Fi scanning for positioning, with cell-based positioning as fallback, and communicates over 2G, NB-IoT or LTE-M. Its rugged IP68 design and energy-efficient operation make it well suited for logistics, industrial equipment and reusable assets
LCT Advanced vs LCT Essential
Compare the technical characteristics of the current LCT Advanced 3rd Generation with the previous LCT Essential 2nd Generation.
| Specification | Low Cost Tracker Advanced 3rd Generation · Current | Low Cost Tracker Essential 2nd Generation · Previous |
|---|---|---|
Positioning & localization | LCT Advanced · 3rd Generation
| LCT Essential · 2nd Generation
|
Positioning method | LCT Advanced · 3rd Generation Cellular location & Wi-Fi sniffing GPS is used as a fallback. | LCT Essential · 2nd Generation Wi-Fi & cellular localization |
Integrated sensors | LCT Advanced · 3rd Generation
| LCT Essential · 2nd Generation
|
Connectivity | LCT Advanced · 3rd Generation NB-IoT · LTE-M · 2G | LCT Essential · 2nd Generation NB-IoT · LTE-M · 2G |
Platform / Cloud | LCT Advanced · 3rd Generation GIoT Cloud Platform | LCT Essential · 2nd Generation GIoT Cloud Platform |
Battery lifetime | LCT Advanced · 3rd Generation ~5 years Depending on transmission frequency, network conditions, and the operating environment. Under favorable conditions, significantly longer battery life may be achieved. | LCT Essential · 2nd Generation Up to 5 years Based on the previous-generation operating conditions. |
Housing | LCT Essential · 2nd Generation IP68 | LCT Essential · 2nd Generation IP68 |
Typical applications | LCT Advanced · 3rd Generation
| LCT Essential · 2nd Generation
|
* Additional equipment is required for Bluetooth localization.
** Cell-based location accuracy depends on the number of detected cells and triangulation conditions.
Specifications may vary depending on device generation, configuration, network availability and operating conditions.
From asset location
to operational visibility
Integrating the Low Cost Tracker with the GIoT Cloud Platform brings device and location data into one centralized environment. From there, tenants can monitor connected assets, review their status, configure devices, create geofences, and define alerts or rules based on operational needs. In addition, this centralized setup makes asset information easier to manage and interpret. As a result, location data becomes part of the business workflow rather than remaining isolated at device level.
AI Generated
Applications
The Low Cost Tracker IoT combines smart connectivity, cloud integration, and rugged reliability to help ensure that every mobile asset is accounted for. Whether used across industrial sites, logistics fleets, or telecom infrastructure, it provides real-time visibility, operational control, and actionable insights. At the same time, all relevant data is brought together through the GIoT Cloud Platform, making asset monitoring easier to manage and integrate into daily operations.
Warehouse & Inventory Management
Locate assets across warehouses and operational sites. In particular, Wi-Fi positioning helps identify where equipment, containers or goods are located, both indoors and outdoors.
Industrial Equipment
Monitor the location and condition of mobile equipment. At the same time, motion, free-fall, geofence, temperature and tamper events provide greater visibility over valuable assets.
Logistic & Transport
Follow assets as they move between warehouses or customer sites. Meanwhile, cellular connectivity supports data transmission in transit, while geofences and alerts help identify arrivals, departures or unexpected movements.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The Low Cost Tracker (LCT) is a battery-powered IoT tracking solution for monitoring business assets across warehouses, buildings, sites and transport environments. The solution combines the tracker, embedded cellular connectivity, a cloud-based dashboard and API access.
Both devices are trackers, both support Wi-Fi and cell-based positioning, but LCT Advanced also includes GPS positioning (as fallback) and a mounting-contact feature for tamper detection. Advanced is therefore suited to applications requiring broader positioning options and additional device monitoring.
Both trackers can use 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi scanning and cellular positioning. If Wi-Fi information is unavailable, Essential can fall back to LTE-M or 2G positioning, while Advanced first uses GPS before falling back to cellular positioning.
No. Wi-Fi is used to collect information for positioning, while device data is transmitted through the tracker’s embedded NB-IoT, LTE-M or 2G cellular connectivity. This allows deployment without relying on the customer’s local network for data transmission
Not in the traditional continuous-GPS sense. The trackers send data according to configurable reporting intervals and can also transmit based on events such as motion start or stop. GPS is available on LCT Advanced as one of its positioning methods rather than as continuous always-on tracking.
LCT devices can monitor movement, standstill, free-fall and temperature, while rules and geofences can trigger relevant alarms. LCT Advanced additionally supports mounting-contact monitoring, allowing the platform to detect when the tracker is removed from its installed position
Devices are delivered already registered in the GIoT cloud platform and can be configured remotely. Users can manage reporting intervals, sensors, rules and device data through the dashboard, while role-based access and a REST API support integration into existing workflows and systems. Both variants are IP68 rated, operate from −20 °C to +60 °C, and Telekom specifies a battery operating period of up to five years under defined usage conditions.
GIoT is the cloud platform used to manage LCT devices, data and events from one central interface. Authorised users can view location and device status, configure rules and geofences, monitor alarms and battery information, and manage access by tenant and user role. The platform can also support integration with external systems via API.