ORBCOMM Operations Monthly Report

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Network Connectivity
Dick Gossen, Aeris.net Bill Molesworth,
Orbcomm Chuck Wood, Cingular Wireless
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Network Connectivity

• Dick Gossen
• President and CEO
• Aeris.net

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ORBCOMM About Us

• ORBCOMM provides narrow band two-way digital
  messaging, data communications, and
  geo-positioning services on a global basis.
• We own and operate a network consisting of 30 Low
  Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites and terrestrial
  gateways deployed around the world

• Mobile Assets
• Truck Trailers
• Railcars
• Construction Equipment
• Locomotives
• Cargo and Containers

• Fixed Assets
• Oil and Gas
• Towers
• Meters

• Telematics and Messaging
• Automotive
• Trucks
• Planes
• Boats

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ORBCOMM Advantage

• Built from the ground up to serve M2M markets
• Satellite coverage at Cellular and Paging prices
• Inexpensive hardware solutions
• Worldwide coverage with a single carrier
• One specification for equipment, regardless of
  market
• 100 message delivery No blackout areas
• Redundant system with minimal outages

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ORBCOMM System

• Space Segment

• Ground Segment

• Subscriber Segment

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ORBCOMM Space and Ground Segments
Gateway Earth Stations
Satellites (30 in 6 Orbital Planes)
Subscriber Links Uplink DownlinkVHF VHF148-150
MHz 137-138 MHz2,400 bps 4,800
Gateway Links Uplink DownlinkVHF VHF149
MHz 137 MHz56 Kbps 56 Kbps
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Current Constellation Coverage Pattern
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Typical ORBCOMM Performance

• Message Latency Measurements message delivery
  from SC to Message Switch

Based on performance measurements taken at
Dulles, VA measured over several months
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Subscriber Equipment - Stellar

• The DS-100
• Robust satellite transceiver
• Small OEM form factor. It provides connectivity
  to the ORBCOMM network at lowest cost satellite
  radio offered to date
• Targeted to satisfy the need for basic modem
  only applications.

• The DS-300
• programmable ORBCOMM subscriber communicator
• Includes on-board application processor
• power conditioning circuitry
• battery charger
• digital/analog IOs

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Subscriber Equipment - Quake

• The Q1200
• On-board application microprocessor
• 2 RS-232 ports
• 12 Volt DC operation

• The Q1400
• On-board application microprocessor
• 2 digital and 2 RS-232 Inputs/ Outputs
• Integrated GPS
• 9 V to 18 V DC operation

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ORBCOMM Partners
ORBCOMM is a core communications platform at many
of the leading companies in M2M today.
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Case Study - Itron
Survey of Existing Communications Technologies

• POTS
• Good connectivity, standard modems etc.
• General reluctance in utilities customers to
  provide adedicated line required by most AMR
  products in market
• Some utilities are allowed to charge some
  cannot
• Often the cost of providing a phone line is
  high, customer may not chose the tariff
  requiring AMR device

• Cellular
• Eases the problem of install costs of land lines
• Connectivity, coverage cost are a issue
• Cellular transceiver design longevity not proven
• Analog infrastructure going away, Digital still
  coming up.

• Paging
• Eases the problem of installed costs of land
  lines.
• Coverage is of primary concern
• Some utilities may consider it an Old technology,
  fears of obsolescence

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Case Study - Itron
The Solution ORBCOMM

• Why Satellite based?
• No Coverage issues like Pager or Cellular
• Airtime Prices are competitive with Cellular
  prices Paging prices
• From a cost of ownership perspective, is cheaper
  than a land line solution
• Works with Itrons multi-vendor MV90 system
• AMR application is not sensitive to 30 seconds to
  several minute latency of LEO constellation

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William Molesworth Vice President, Business
Development Fixed Site Markets ORBCOMM LLC 2115
Linwood Ave Ft. Lee, NJ 07438 Tel (703)
433-6506 Cell [phone]
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Network Connectivity

• Craig Wood
• B2B Data Channel Manager
• Cingular Wireless

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