28 Years
Longest Customer Tenure
About Us
Ground Control uses satellite and cellular technology to connect people and things – and we specialize in connecting hard-to-reach people and things. From wind farm telemetry to catch management, flood warnings to forestry machinery, when you have a remote data transfer challenge, we’ve got you covered.
What We Do
We design and build our own technology, from low power, small form factor satellite IoT devices through to handheld, two way messaging-enabled trackers. For many customers, these work out of the box, supported by our subscription, device and data management platform, Cloudloop.
We also engineer custom solutions, and like nothing more than solving difficult connectivity problems; it’s the genesis of each new packaged solution.
4,500
Customers in 130 Countries
205,000
Devices in Active Use
Connected Across Leading Satellite Networks
Our History
Ground Control was launched when three leading brands – Ground Control, Wireless Innovation and Rock Seven – united to create a best-in-class technology and service provider in satellite IoT and tracking. We have a huge breadth and depth of experience across multiple industries and applications, and we pride ourselves on the longevity of our customer relationships.
Our team operates from four main locations in the UK and USA, with field technicians stationed in satellite-usage hotspots like Texas and the east coast of Scotland, so we’re close to our customers when it matters most.
Part of CLS Group
In September 2025, Ground Control joined the CLS Group (Collecte Localisation Satellites), an international company using space-based solutions to better understand and protect our planet. CLS has formal “société à mission” (mission-driven company) status under French law, which anchors its purpose and social/environmental objectives in its bylaws.
As we continue to grow within the CLS family, we aim to retain the character of a small business; loyal, personable and approachable. It might be old-fashioned, but we treat our customers as we’d want to be treated: with personal attention, expert insight, and objective advice. And with CLS’s mission at our back, we’re doubling down on solutions that deliver reliability today and a more sustainable tomorrow.
How We Add Value For Customers
Product Creation & Customization
Because we built it, we can customize it. Our ability to set up complex geofences for our tracking devices came from a customer suggestion, as did the ability to pair heart rate monitors with our RockSTAR personal tracker, and have it transmit a heart rate with each location.
Device & Data Management
Our cloud-based management solution, Cloudloop, helps customers control airtime subscriptions and remotely manage terminals and assets. Cloudloop Data turns message-based transmissions into usable data and delivers them into customers’ own systems and applications.
Lightweight & Simplified APIs
Cloudloop is an API-first platform, and everything that can be done within the platform can also be done programmatically in your own software. It features native messaging and data storage to simplify integration and debugging for developers.
Chase-The-Sun Technical Support
We have extensive industry experience, and understand the challenges our customers face when looking to deploy remote or emergency communication solutions. With teams located across the US and UK, we offer almost around-the-clock support and advice.
Meet The Leadership Team
Alastair MacLeod
CEO
Alastair joined the team in October 2020, having previously led the team at Teralytics, and had senior roles at Orange and Solera. With a background in tech, telco, SaaS, DaaS, and big data, Alastair is well equipped to guide Ground Control through our evolution.
Jeff Staples
President
Jeff has led our North America operation since 2008, and there's nothing worth knowing about satcoms that Jeff doesn't know. With a strong customer success orientation, Jeff has personally overseen the development of many of our best selling products.
Tina Gantley
CFO
Tina joined Ground Control in April 2021 and was promoted to CFO in May 2026. She brings extensive financial leadership experience across international technology businesses, following earlier roles at Integrate, Distil Networks and RingCentral, and six years with Grant Thornton.
Ric Searle
CTO
Ric was the co-founder of Rock Seven, which was acquired by Wireless Innovation Ltd (now trading as Ground Control) in October 2018. Ric is entrepreneurial with strong technical skills; the brains behind Cloudloop, YB Tracking and the Rock product portfolio.
Oliver Potter
COO
Oliver joined Ground Control from Truphone, where he was the Director of IoT & Software. Oliver guides our Product, Service and Operations teams, driving efficiencies, developing growth strategies, and ensuring that we deliver quality in all aspects of service delivery.
Can We Help You?
We’d love to hear from you. Call us or complete the Contact Us form and one of our team will be in touch. We promise to provide objective, expert advice on the best solution for your remote or emergency connectivity requirements, wherever you are in the world.