Mobile Asset Management: Everything You Need to Know in 2025

Your field tech’s scanner slips out of his pocket. As a result, a $1,200 device, along with every barcode it had ever scanned, goes missing. 

This, unfortunately, is quite common in large organizations.

Approximately 16% of enterprise‑owned mobile devices disappear every year and drain about $5.45 million in direct losses and downtime.

Fortunately, we live in an era of Mobile Asset Management (MAM) platforms. 

By pairing every serial number with GPS pings, warranty timers, and custodians, devices remain visible from day one to their decommissioning. 

Before we list out our top mobile asset management picks, here’s a refresher.

TL;DR:

• Enterprises misplace around 16% of their field devices each year, resulting in approximately $5.45 million in downtime and direct losses. 
• Mobile Asset Management (MAM) addresses this issue by making every device continuously traceable.
• They combine low‑cost tags such as QR codes and RFID with RFID, Bluetooth LE, and GPS to balance price, read‑range, and indoor or outdoor use in any asset fleet.