Provides timely satellite AIS data for one of the largest search
and rescue regions in the world
ROCHELLE PARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 10, 2017--
ORBCOMM Inc. (Nasdaq:ORBC), a global provider of Machine-to-Machine
(M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, today announced the award
of a multi-year contract with the Australian Maritime Safety Authority
(AMSA) through ORBCOMM’s partner Kordia Pty Ltd (Kordia). ORBCOMM and
Kordia, a leading provider of mission-critical networks in New Zealand,
will provide satellite Automatic
Identification System (AIS) data used for ship
tracking and other maritime navigational and safety efforts to AMSA
for designated regions and specific maritime projects.
The AMSA contract award, which was the result of a competitive bid among
providers of space-based AIS data service, is funded for two years.
Headquartered in Canberra, Australia, AMSA is responsible for promoting
maritime safety of navigation and protection of the marine environment
as well as providing a national search and rescue service.
“We are pleased to announce the AMSA contract award through our partner
and telecom industry leader Kordia, which further demonstrates our
market leadership in providing the most comprehensive space-based AIS
service,” said Marc Eisenberg, ORBCOMM’s Chief Executive Officer.
“ORBCOMM’s AIS offering provides the best combination of quality and
price available in the market today, and we look forward to working with
our extensive network of channel partners to build on this momentum and
expand our AIS service with new government and commercial customers
worldwide.”
“Kordia currently already provides the SOLAS (Safety of the Life at Sea)
network – based out of Wellington, New Zealand, and Canberra, Australia
– which is responsible for monitoring around a quarter of the world’s
oceans. The awarding of the AMSA contract, in partnership with ORBCOMM,
further extends our offering in the maritime space by enabling us to
provide timely, reliable and cost-effective AIS data for one of the
largest search and rescue regions of the world,” said Scott Bartlett,
CEO of Kordia Group. “We look forward to working with AMSA to facilitate
maritime surveillance and intelligence, and in turn ensure safety of
life at sea within the Australian continent and surrounding regions.”
Leveraging the enhanced capabilities of its new, advanced OG2
satellite network, ORBCOMM’s AIS
service provides unmatched global coverage and latency and processes
over 23 million messages from over 180,000 unique vessels per day, which
is well ahead of all other AIS services.
About ORBCOMM Inc.
ORBCOMM Inc. (Nasdaq: ORBC) is a leading global provider of Machine-to-Machine
(M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions and the only commercial
satellite network dedicated to M2M. ORBCOMM’s unique combination of
global satellite, cellular and dual-mode network connectivity, hardware,
web reporting applications and software is the M2M industry’s most
complete service offering. Our solutions are designed to remotely track,
monitor, and control fixed and mobile assets in core vertical markets
including transportation & distribution, heavy equipment, industrial
fixed assets, oil & gas, maritime, mining and government. In addition,
ORBCOMM provides Automatic Identification System (AIS) data services for
vessel tracking to improve maritime safety to government and commercial
customers worldwide.
With nearly 20 years of innovation and expertise in M2M, ORBCOMM has
more than 1.72 million subscribers with a diverse customer base
including premier OEMs such as Caterpillar Inc., Doosan Infracore
America, Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd., John Deere, Komatsu
Ltd., and Volvo Construction Equipment, as well as end-to-end solutions
customers such as C&S Wholesale, Canadian National Railways, CR England,
Hub Group, KLLM Transport Services, Marten Transport, Swift
Transportation, Target, Tropicana, Tyson Foods, Walmart and Werner
Enterprises. For more information, visit www.orbcomm.com.
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Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements
generally relate to our plans, objectives and expectations for future
events and include statements about our expectations, beliefs, plans,
objectives, intentions, assumptions and other statements that are not
historical facts. Such forward-looking statements, including those
concerning the Company’s expectations, are subject to known and unknown
risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ
materially from the results, projected, expected or implied by the
forward-looking statements, some of which are beyond the Company’s
control, that may cause the Company’s actual results, performance or
achievements, or industry results, to be materially different from any
future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. In addition, specific consideration should
be given to various factors described in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors”
and Part II, Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations,” and elsewhere in our Annual Report
on Form 10-K, and other documents, on file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly
revise any forward-looking statements or cautionary factors, except as
required by law.
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