AT&T is collaborating with Geoforce to provide asset tracking and monitoring capabilities for rugged, non-powered industrial equipment through AT&T Business.

The partnership expands AT&T’s IoT offerings beyond connected vehicles and powered equipment to include assets such as containers, tanks, trailers, and other field equipment that often operate in remote or infrastructure-limited environments.

It gives AT&T Business customers access to Geoforce’s asset intelligence platform, which combines GPS-based tracking hardware with software designed to manage large fleets of industrial equipment.

Unlike traditional vehicle telematics systems, Geoforce’s platform focuses specifically on non-powered assets – equipment that does not have its own electrical system but still requires monitoring for location, utilization, and security. Those assets are common across industries including oil and gas, construction, defense, rail, waste management, and equipment rental operations.

Geoforce’s ruggedized tracking devices integrate with the company’s cloud-based asset management platform.

Leveraging carrier-scale IoT networks

Through the collaboration, AT&T Business customers will be able to deploy those solutions using connectivity supported by AT&T’s IoT network infrastructure. The platform will operate on AT&T’s LTE-M network, a low-power wide-area (LPWA) connectivity technology designed specifically for IoT devices that require long battery life and wide-area coverage.

LPWA networks such as LTE-M are commonly used for applications where devices transmit relatively small amounts of data but must operate for extended periods without maintenance.

AT&T’s network scale also plays a role in enabling large enterprise deployments. According to the company, its global network carries roughly one exabyte of data per day.

Industry analysts have continued to rank AT&T among leading global IoT connectivity providers. In its 2025 IoT Peer Benchmarking Report, Transforma Insights cited AT&T’s scale, reliability, and enterprise capabilities in IoT deployments.

Enterprise IoT moves beyond pilots

The companies said the collaboration reflects a broader shift in the enterprise IoT market as organizations move away from small-scale proof-of-concept (PoC) deployments toward standardized platforms embedded within enterprise operations.

“Industrial asset management has reached a point where scale, reliability, and enterprise alignment matter as much as the technology itself,” Geoforce CEO James MacLean explained.

Geoforce currently tracks more than 300,000 industrial assets across 110 countries.