05.02.2009

ORBCOMM Satellite Data Modem Provider MobiApps Appoints GLYN Ltd as its ANZ Distributor

Despite having one of the largest mobile phone networks in the world, Australia’s telcos like Telstra, Optus and Vodafone covers only 20% of the Australian landmass leaving 80% out of mobile coverage, especially for Machine-to-Machine (M2M) applications.

Glyn Ltd addresses this problem by partnering with MobiApps™, a leading provider of satellite and hybrid terrestrial technologies for commercial communications.  MobiApps delivers transceivers that combine satellite communications and a GPS receiver on a single chipset. MobiApps also converges wireless communications technologies such as 802.11, GPRS, CDMA, and satellite to provide global communications capabilities at a low marginal cost – allowing clients to deploy state-of-the-art communications products across a number of industrial applications.

Among MobiApps’ product range, GLYN is promoting its satellite transceivers such as the m10 Satellite Data Modem.  The m10 OEM Transceiver provides worldwide satellite data transmit and receive capabilities for asset-tracking and industrial remote communications. The m10 operates with the ORBCOMM low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite network, providing unlimited global coverage with no blockage. ORBCOMM is a leading global satellite data communications company focused exclusively on M2M communications. ORBCOMM provides low cost, reliable, two-way data communications services around the world through a global network of low-earth orbit satellites and accompanying ground infrastructure. The system can send and receive short messages, between six bytes and several kilobytes, in near real-time, allowing users to access critical information readily, often from areas beyond the geographic reach of terrestrial systems.  It can significantly improve asset utilization by allowing automated monitoring, tracking, and management of fixed and mobile assets around the world.

Possible application areas for MobiApps satellite transceivers include remote asset tracking, utility monitoring, mining, agriculture, livestock management, water management, military and homeland security.

The m10 is well-suited for high volume applications equipped with an intelligent controller requiring only low-cost satellite communications. Its two-chip revolutionary design includes the Analog Devices Blackfin®DSP and MobiApps' m1375 RF Module, creating a fully integrated satellite transceiver, ready to connect serially to an application processor. Additional field-proven features make the m10 an ideal choice for managing and monitoring remote and mobile assets. Developers and system integrators can leverage the m10's low operations.

m10 Advantages:
● Designed for OEM use
● Simple serial interface to host processor
● Small form factor
● Direct mounting to PCB or via cable (Optional)
● Industrial grade temperature, shock & vibration resistance

Other MobiApps ORBCOMM satellite transceivers include the m100 and m200.  m100 has additional features such as a GPS receiver aside from the MobiApps ORBCOMM RF module while m200 has additional interface like CAN bus.

For more information on MobiApps ORBCOMM satellite transceivers or ORBCOMM satellite network, please send us an email at sales@glyn.com.au