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ORBCOMM

ORBCOMM, Inc.
Wireless data networking
Industry Telecommunications
Founded 1993 by Orbital Sciences and Teleglobe
Headquarters Rochelle Park, New Jersey, United States
Key people
Chairman: Jerome (Jerry) Eisenberg
CFO: Robert G. Costantini
CEO: Marc Eisenberg
EVP Technology and Operations: John J. Stolte
Products satellite communications and integration services
Revenue $178.3 million USD (2015)
Number of employees
560
Website www.orbcomm.com

ORBCOMM (NASDAQORBC) is an American company that offers machine to machine (M2M) communications solutions designed to track, monitor, and control fixed and mobile assets in markets including transportation, heavy equipment, maritime, oil and gas, utilities and government. The company provides hardware devices, modems, web applications and data services delivered over multiple satellite and cellular networks.

As of May 2016, ORBCOMM has more than 1.6 million billable subscriber communicators, serving Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) such as Caterpillar Inc., Doosan Infracore America, Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd., John Deere, Komatsu Limited, and Volvo Construction Equipment, as well as other customers such as C&S Wholesale Grocers, Canadian National Railways, CR England, Hub Group, KLLM Transport Services, Marten Transport, Swift Transportation, Target, Tropicana, Tyson Foods, Walmart and Werner Enterprises.

ORBCOMM owns and operates a global network of 31 LEO communications satellites and accompanying ground infrastructure including 16 Gateway Earth Stations (GESs) around the world. ORBCOMM is licensed to provide service in more than 130 countries and territories worldwide.


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