Method and mobile transceiver having advanced network selection

A mobile transceiver, comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory coupled to the processor;
• a satellite receiver coupled to the processor;
• and
• a plurality of wireless transceivers coupled to the processor;
• wherein the memory has tangibly stored thereon executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the mobile transceiver to:
• wake up a processor and a satellite receiver from a low power mode in response to a time-based wakeup event or sensor-based wakeup event;
• determine a location of the mobile transceiver using the satellite receiver;
• determine whether the determined location corresponds to a waypoint in a pre-programmed travel itinerary, the travel itinerary being stored in a memory of the mobile transceiver and defining a number of waypoints along a planned route, each of the waypoints defining a location, the waypoints including an origin endpoint, a destination endpoint and intermediate locations between the origin endpoint and destination endpoint;
• in response to a determination that the determined location corresponds to a waypoint in the travel itinerary:
• identify a predetermined wireless transceiver from a plurality of wireless transceivers in accordance with the wake-up event;
• activate the predetermined wireless transceiver;
• search for wireless service using the predetermined wireless transceiver;
• and
• send an asset tracking log to an asset tracking service in response to wireless service being available.

A non-transitory machine readable medium having tangibly stored thereon executable instructions that, when executed by a processor of a mobile transceiver, the mobile transceiver comprising a processor, a memory, a satellite receiver, and a plurality of wireless transceivers coupled to the processor, cause the mobile transceiver to:

• wake up a processor and a satellite receiver from a low power mode in response to a time based wakeup event or a sensor based wakeup event;
• determine a location of the mobile transceiver using the satellite receiver;
• determine whether the determined location corresponds to a waypoint in a pre-programmed travel itinerary, the travel itinerary being stored in a memory of the mobile transceiver and defining a number of waypoints along a planned route, each of the waypoints defining a location, the waypoints including an origin endpoint, a destination endpoint and intermediate locations between the origin endpoint and destination endpoint;
• in response to a determination that the determined location corresponds to a waypoint in the travel itinerary:
• identify a predetermined wireless transceiver from a plurality of wireless transceivers in accordance with the wake-up event;
• activate the predetermined wireless transceiver;
• search for wireless service using the predetermined wireless transceiver;
• and
• send an asset tracking log to an asset tracking service in response to wireless service being available.