ROCHELLE PARK, N.J., June 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ORBCOMM today announced
the enrichment of its managed network offering with the launch of its next-
generation satellite IoT service
(https://www.orbcomm.com/en/partners/connectivity/satellite/ogx), OGx, featuring
innovative network capabilities and flexible pricing. Today's release initiates
the network's rollout, featuring patented technology designed to significantly
reduce IoT solution power consumption. This will help enable IoT solutions to
either match traditional performance at lower costs or exceed it at the same
cost.
The OGx network joins ORBCOMM's industry-leading end-to-end industrial IoT
managed network technology ecosystem, which includes satellite and terrestrial
services, IoT devices and data analytics platforms.
OGx helps enable IoT solution providers to bring powerful, more affordable IoT
solutions to market across low-, medium- and high-data usage applications in
agriculture (https://www.orbcomm.com/en/solutions/natural-resources/iot-
agriculture), heavy equipment (https://www.orbcomm.com/en/solutions/heavy-
equipment), maritime (https://www.orbcomm.com/en/solutions/maritime), mining
(https://www.orbcomm.com/en/solutions/heavy-equipment/iot-mining), oil and gas
(https://www.orbcomm.com/en/solutions/natural-resources/iot-oil-gas),
transportation (https://www.orbcomm.com/en/solutions/transportation), utilities
(https://www.orbcomm.com/en/solutions/natural-resources/iot-smart-grid) and
more. Applications range from optimizing agricultural production
(https://www.orbcomm.com/PDF/casestudies/ponce.pdf) and enhancing cargo safety
to helping ensure responsible fishing practices and reducing the environmental
impact of resource extraction. IoT solution providers can use OGx to drive new
revenue streams and growth in high-value industrial markets.
"OGx combines innovation with affordability to deliver a state-of-the-art IoT
service, further enhancing our ability to provide efficient connectivity and
secure data flow throughout our IoT network infrastructure," said Dave Roscoe,
ORBCOMM's EVP/GM. "OGx embodies our mission by empowering systems integrators
and IoT solution providers to develop IoT applications that help their customers
improve productivity, reduce waste and increase sustainability."
With over a decade of experience operating its previous-generation IsatData Pro
(IDP) satellite service, ORBCOMM developed OGx to maintain its standards of
near-global connectivity, comprehensive regulatory compliance and industry-
leading development tools, resources and support. OGx leverages existing network
infrastructure with new technology to help efficiently tap its full potential.
ORBCOMM value-added reseller AMCi Wireless has already seen power efficiencies
while testing OGx in the oil and gas industry, according to Michael Carton,
AMCi's CEO.
"What has been remarkable in our early testing is the power savings," said
Carton. "We have already seen lower power usage and we expect this will get even
better as we roll out OGx across our service offerings. OGx will be central to
our industrial digitalization initiatives because lower power consumption will
lead to continuing savings and will help streamline facility processes and
procedures with visualization for enhanced automation, productivity and asset
utilization."
The OGx network's unique design can help considerably reduce the power
consumption of terminals compared to those on the IDP network. The power savings
help solution providers reduce hardware costs-by using smaller batteries, solar
panels, power supplies and enclosures-or increase message frequencies and reduce
latencies using the same hardware.
The network is compatible with ORBCOMM's existing ST-series of IoT devices with
a local or over-the-air firmware upgrade, so current users can take advantage of
the new service without requiring new hardware.
OGx is offered with flexible data pricing designed to allow customers to use as
much data as they need when they need it, helping reduce overage charges and
enabling innovative IoT applications for a broader customer base with new use
cases across multiple industries.
ORBCOMM's OGx IoT service will be commercially available with nearly global
coverage starting June 18, 2024. ORBCOMM will be rolling out additional features
and functionalities for the network in the near future, opening ongoing growth
opportunities for IoT solution providers and further enhancing ORBCOMM's
industrial IoT managed network technology.
About ORBCOMM
ORBCOMM is a pioneer in IoT technology, empowering customers with insight to
make data-driven decisions that help them optimize their operations, maximize
profitability and build a more sustainable future. With 30 years of experience
and one of the most comprehensive solution portfolios in the industry, ORBCOMM
enables the management of over a million assets worldwide for a diverse customer
base spanning transportation, supply chain, heavy equipment, maritime, natural
resources and government. To learn how ORBCOMM is driving the evolution of
industry through the power of data, visit www.orbcomm.com
(http://www.orbcomm.com/).
Media contact
Lina Paerez, SVP of Global Marketing and Communications
+1 613.875.1485
paerez.lina@orbcomm.com (mailto:paerez.lina@orbcomm.com)
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