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ORBCOMM ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT WITH MAJOR WIRELESS CARRIER

New Service Will Allow ORBCOMM To Offer Wireless Data Plans That Combine Satellite and Cellular Wireless Services

Stellar Satellite Communications, MobiApps and Quake Global Set To Offer Dual Mode Satellite/Cellular Devices To Take Advantage Of The Combined Service


Fort Lee, NJ, May 16, 2007 – ORBCOMM (Nasdaq: ORBC), announced today that it would begin offering terrestrial wireless services to complement its existing satellite-based wireless services.  The addition of terrestrial wireless technologies will enable the company to expand its global M2M services and its leadership in this space.  The company has entered into a formal agreement with one of the four largest wireless carriers in the United States.  ORBCOMM will resell the carrier’s wireless airtime services for M2M applications, allowing ORBCOMM to offer the industry’s first blended airtime plans from a global M2M satellite carrier that incorporate both cellular and satellite data plans for one low price.  The combined rate plans will be marketed by ORBCOMM to address a diverse range of applications that require ubiquitous coverage and high-data rate capability.

 

ORBCOMM’s CEO, Jerome Eisenberg said, “The combination of ORBCOMM’s satellite capabilities with this carrier’s robust terrestrial capabilities creates a very compelling combination of coverage, performance and price.”  He continued, “This will create a first in our industry: satellite coverage and cellular capability from a single provider. Furthermore, ORBCOMM will bring this dual-mode service to market at prices that most people associate with single-mode services.”

 

Devices that will take advantage of both networks are already available from several vendors, including Stellar Satellite Communications and MobiApps, with others in development.  These “dual mode” devices will allow users to access both networks, selecting the appropriate network depending on the user’s data messaging requirements. 

 

 

About ORBCOMM

ORBCOMM is a global satellite data communications company that provides reliable, cost-effective data communications services to customers around the world through its unique low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite network and global ground infrastructure.  A diverse customer base, including industry leaders General Electric, Caterpillar Inc., Volvo Group, XATA, Hitachi and Komatsu, uses ORBCOMM services to track, monitor and control mobile and fixed assets, including trucks, containers, marine vessels, locomotives, heavy machinery, pipelines, oil wells, utility meters and storage tanks anywhere in the world.  For more information call 1-800-ORBCOMM or visit its website at www.orbcomm.com.

 

Contacts

 

Media Inquiries:

William Molesworth

Vice President, Marketing, ORBCOMM Inc.

(703) 433-6506

Molesworth.William@orbcomm.com     

 

Jennifer Lattif

The Abernathy MacGregor Group

212-371-5999

jcl@abmac.com