Smart ear tags that never lose signal, wherever the herd goes

Livestock producers make time-sensitive decisions based on data: Is a cow in estrus? Has a bull stopped mounting? Is a calf missing from the herd? When that data is delayed or dropped because of poor cellular coverage, the consequences are measurable: missed breeding windows, undetected illness, animal losses.

This case study documents how 701x, a precision ranching technology company based in Fargo, North Dakota, solved that problem. 701x builds smart ear tags loaded with multiparameter sensors that track animal health, breeding activity, and location in real time. To deliver on always-on connectivity across remote U.S. pastures, 701x partnered with Flolive. The result: a single eUICC SIM that autonomously switches between multiple operator networks and falls back to NTN satellite access when there is no cellular signal at all.

With Flolive powering every tag, 701x reached a level of reliability that most remote IoT deployments only aspire to: data that flows wherever the herd roams, with zero manual intervention. Today, 701x is applying the same SIM technology to international markets, tapping the Flolive global carrier library of more than 20 mobile operators through one integration and one SKU.

Read the full case study to learn:

• How 701x solved rural coverage gaps with a single multi-IMSI eUICC SIM that autonomously hops between operator networks, with no manual configuration required

• Why NTN satellite fallback on the same SIM is the critical last line of connectivity for IoT devices in true no-coverage zones

• The four livestock alerts that depend entirely on uninterrupted data flow: estrus detection, bull breeding activity, early illness signs, and missing-calf location

• How the Flolive one-integration, one-SKU platform gives IoT device makers access to 20+ operators globally without added complexity
• How 701x is now scaling its proven U.S. connectivity model to international markets on the exact same SIM technology