Komatsu Ltd., a mining and construction equipment manufacturer, has entered into an agreement with ORBCOMM (News - Alert) to continue providing wireless data services for their heavy equipment telematics applications.

 

The new multi-year agreement will build upon the successful KOMTRAX and VHMS product lines, which use the ORBCOMM network today.

 

Komatsu's KOMTRAX and VHMS systems are onboard machine monitoring and communications systems that track critical operating metrics, asset productivity, and performance information, around the globe.

 

'Komatsu's new agreement with ORBCOMM is an affirmation of the value of our global satellite machine to machine (M2M) network as a key component in Komatsu's telematics applications, and validates our position as the leader in heavy equipment telematics,' said Marc Eisenberg, CEO of ORBCOMM, in a statement.

 

Eisenberg said that Komatsu will continue to benefit from ORBCOMM's global two-way data communications capability and coverage, giving its customers considerable operating advantages through enhanced visibility and management of their remote assets.

ORBCOMM is a global satellite data communications company, focused on Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications.

 

Back in April ORBCOMM, Inc. and Quake Global, Inc. a manufacturer of ORBCOMM M2M modems had announced their next generation of satellite modems for the ORBCOMM satellite network with the Q4000 and Q-Pro series of QUAKE products.

These robust, reliable and highly configurable devices have received Type Acceptance Testing (TAT (News - Alert)) approval from ORBCOMM and units are available for immediate delivery.

 

Though small enough to fit in a hand, the Q4000 is a rugged industrial grade modem with dual-mode operation over the ORBCOMM satellite network and GSM terrestrial networks.

 

With embedded GPS, the highly customizable Q4000/Q-Pro are versatile, all-in-one remote asset tracking solutions. They are designed to meet stringent automotive power conditioning requirements and have extremely low power consumption for extended battery operation.

 

The Q4000/Q-Pro also incorporates an application programming interface (API) that allows developers to utilize their functions to create customized onboard applications. 

Utilizing QUAKE's patented technology and unified communications protocol, system integrators need only develop a single protocol to communicate across the ORBCOMM satellite system and terrestrial networks. This functionality significantly reduces development time and costs.