The value problem — what you actually need to solve
Operations leaders do not wake up asking "what technology should we use?" They ask practical questions:
- Can I see assets in real-time across my entire facility?
- What does it cost per asset per year?
- Will it work indoors, outdoors, underground, in metal buildings?
- Can I add 1,000 more assets without rebuilding the network?
- How long before batteries die and I am replacing them constantly?
Traditional solutions fail these tests in predictable ways:
GPS-only
Works outdoors, blind indoors. $30–100/month per device.
LoRaWAN-only
Gateway infrastructure required. Limited scalability indoors.
WiFi-based
Requires power and infrastructure at every point.
Cellular
Expensive subscriptions. Dead zones in basements and warehouses.
The hidden cost: You pick a technology, build your network around it, then realize it does not work in the basement. Now you are retrofitting a second system. TagFinder supports multiple technologies — but optimizes deeply for mesh networks, where ROI is strongest.
The mesh network advantage — Wirepas + EverTag
Wirepas is a mesh networking protocol designed for IoT. Unlike star networks where every device talks to a central base station, mesh networks let each device relay signals through neighbors — like a bucket brigade that reroutes when someone drops out.
How it works in your warehouse
- 1.Deploy EverTag devices and battery-powered anchors across your facility
- 2.Each tag communicates with nearby tags (range ~50–100 m)
- 3.The network automatically routes data through relays to the central gateway
- 4.If one tag fails, others route around it — self-healing, no dead zones
| Traditional network | Wirepas mesh |
|---|---|
| One base station covers one area | Every tag extends coverage |
| Dead zones = blind spots | Self-healing — no dead zones |
| Add device = add base station | Add device = improves network |
| Single point of failure | Redundant paths everywhere |
| Expensive infrastructure | Minimal infrastructure |
Real example — 5,000 m² warehouse
GPS / cellular
- 20 receivers across facility — €50,000+ infrastructure
- Outdoors only; indoors = blind spots
- €30–50/month × 100 tags = €60,000/year subscriptions
- 5-year TCO: €300,000+
Wirepas mesh (EverTag)
- 40 EverTags — ~€8,000 hardware, self-organizing network
- Coverage everywhere — walls, underground, metal buildings
- No per-tag subscription — platform cost only
- 5-year TCO: ~€40,000
Wirepas technical deep dive — why it is efficient
Most mesh protocols (Zigbee, Thread, Bluetooth Mesh) use flooding — every device broadcasts constantly, draining batteries unpredictably. Wirepas uses synchronized timeslots: devices wake, transmit, and sleep in a coordinated rhythm. Result: predictable power consumption and multi-year battery life on EverTag Mesh.
- Synchronous mesh — no random retransmissions draining batteries
- EverTag: IP68, -40°C to +85°C, 5+ year battery, NFC configuration
- 1 MB Flash + 256 KB RAM — reliable data buffering in tough radio environments
- Self-healing routing — network adapts when devices move or fail
TagFinder sits on top of this infrastructure as a cloud-native platform — real-time tracking, cold chain monitoring, and asset utilization from a single login, with open REST APIs and WebSocket streaming. Deploy in an afternoon. Monitor around the clock. Prove compliance automatically.
Three solutions, one platform
Deploy in an afternoon. Monitor around the clock.
From EUR 2.50/tag/month. No feature gates. Hardware you buy once, software you subscribe to.