07/06/2026
A leasing company in Nairobi deploys 800 multifunction printers across corporate offices.
At end-of-lease, 40 of them have vanished.
That's KES 20 million — written off. Every year. From one product line, in one city.
Now multiply that across MRI scanners walking off hospital floors. Ventilators that migrate between wards and never come back. Commercial treadmills that disappear during gym renovations.
The problem isn't theft alone. It's invisibility.
GPS tracks vehicles brilliantly. But the moment a high-value asset passes through a building's front door, it goes dark. Concrete, steel, and glass block satellite signals completely. The asset is indoors — and untrackable.
Until now.
We've just published a deep-dive into how iTrace Africa is solving indoor asset tracking across the continent:
→ Compact cellular trackers (149 × 51 × 21 mm) that fit inside a printer's service panel
→ Wi-Fi positioning that locates assets to within 10–100 metres indoors — no GPS needed
→ Independent NB-IoT cellular connection that nobody in the building can switch off
→ Satellite recovery mode that activates the moment equipment is stolen
→ Two AA batteries. Ten years of battery life. No wiring. No charging.
Whether you lease 50 copiers or manage 5,000 medical devices across ten countries — every asset is now visible, recoverable, and accountable.
Read the full article: https://itraceafrica.itraceafrica.com/blog/indoor-asset-tracking-leased-equipment-africa
