Delivers industry-leading satellite AIS data services and robust
analytics to monitor Canadian and global maritime traffic
ROCHELLE PARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 28, 2017--
ORBCOMM Inc. (Nasdaq:ORBC), a global provider of Machine-to-Machine
(M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, today announced that its
Canadian partner Maerospace, an industry expert in advanced data
analytics, has won a multi-year contract with the Government of Canada.
Through its Canadian subsidiary SkyWave, ORBCOMM will provide satellite Automatic
Identification System (AIS) data used for ship
tracking and other maritime navigational and safety efforts in
conjunction with Maerospace’s TimeCaster™ technology to the Government
of Canada for monitoring Canadian and global maritime traffic.
The Government of Canada contract award was the result of a competitive
procurement process among providers and integrators of space-based AIS
data service and is funded for one year with one-year options, which
could potentially extend the contract for a total of three years. The
initial task order for this new contract received by Maerospace is more
than three and a half times the value of the previous contract.
“We look forward to partnering with Maerospace to deliver comprehensive
and timely AIS data and robust analytics to the Government of Canada to
support their maritime domain awareness efforts,” said Marc Eisenberg,
ORBCOMM’s Chief Executive Officer. “We have a large presence in Canada
with approximately 150 employees, and this contract is a significant win
for ORBCOMM that reaffirms our position as the industry’s preferred
provider of satellite AIS data.”
“The Government of Canada contract is an exciting opportunity for
ORBCOMM and Maerospace to leverage our advanced data collection and
analytics capabilities to provide a best-in-class satellite AIS maritime
data service,” said Eric Meger, Founder and CEO of Maerospace. “We are
committed to providing our Canadian customer with a complete situational
picture of vessel activity worldwide to help make their borders more
secure and their environmental responses more effective.”
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
through a combination of satellite and terrestrial AIS data, 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.
About Maerospace Corporation
Maerospace Corp., based in Canada, is a global supplier of real-time,
predictive analytics to the maritime market. Their core product,
TimeCaster™ provides a dramatic improvement in the accuracy and
completeness of the maritime picture. Their Advisor™ product analyzes
this picture to detect and provide real-time alerts on anomalous
behavior. TimeCaster™ and Advisor™ together deliver the world’s most
accurate picture of the maritime domain for maritime authorities and
commercial ship and cargo tracking companies. For more information,
visit www.maerospace.com.
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Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements
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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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