Quake
Global
Expands
Its
ORBCOMM
Related
Business
by
Acquiring
Stellar
Satellite
Communications
Ltd.
9
August
2010
ORBCOMM
Inc.,
a
global
satellite
data
communications
company
focusing
on
two-way
Machine-to-Machine
(M2M)
communications
and
a
leading
provider
of
space-based
Automatic
Identification
System
(AIS)
services,
has
entered
into
an
agreement
to
sell
the
assets
of
Stellar
Satellite
Communications
LTD.,
a
wholly-owned
subsidiary
that
sells
satellite
hardware,
to
Quake
Global,
Inc.,
a
leading
manufacturer
of
M2M
based
satellite
and
terrestrial
communicators.
Through
this
acquisition
and
the
planned
continuation
of
Stellar’s
operations
in
Dulles,
Virginia,
QUAKE
will
establish
an
East
Coast
office.
This
will
enable
QUAKE,
whose
headquarters
are
in
San
Diego,
to
expand
and
improve
its
customer
service
and
sales
efforts.
Stellar’s
strong
presence
products
tailored
to
the
transportation
and
trailer
tracking
markets
will
open
new
market
segments
for
QUAKE.
“Adding
Stellar’s
catalog
of
ORBCOMM
modems
to
the
already
extensive
line
of
QUAKE
communicators
will
strengthen
our
long-standing
relationship
with
ORBCOMM
and
will
reinforce
QUAKE’s
position
as
the
leader
among
satellite
M2M
device
manufacturers,”
said
Polina
Braunstein,
President
&
CEO
of
Quake
Global.
“The
integration
of
the
personnel
and
engineering
talents
of
these
two
very
experienced
companies
that
were
pioneers
in
the
manufacture
of
satellite
subscriber
communicators
will
work
to
develop
a
new
generation
of
smart
modems
poised
to
take
full
advantage
of
the
next
generation
of
satellites
that
are
on
the
near
horizon.”
“We
highly
value
our
long-standing
partnership
with
Quake
Global
and
believe
it
is
the
best
fit
for
Stellar
and
its
customers,”
said
Marc
Eisenberg,
CEO
of
ORBCOMM.
“QUAKE’s
renowned
track
record
for
developing
cutting
edge
modem
technology
and
for
supplying
highly
reliable,
industrial
grade
hardware
to
the
marketplace,
have
helped
to
propel
ORBCOMM
into
the
dynamic
global
satellite
network
it
is
today.
Stellar’s
leadership
position
in
transportation
and
cargo
tracking
is
an
excellent
complement
to
QUAKE’s
success
in
heavy
equipment
and
OEM
telematics.”
