ORBCOMM Inc. has commenced construction of a Gateway Earth Station (GES) in Hartebeesthoek, South Africa. In addition, ORBCOMM signed an agreement with CSIR Satellite Applications Center for the establishment, installation and maintenance operation at the site.

The construction on the GES commenced in early April 2010. This new GES is a terrestrial link to ORBCOMM's network of low-Earth orbit satellites providing low-cost, near real-time, two-way machine-to-machine (M2M) satellite communications. ORBCOMM's expanding network of ground infrastructure makes it possible for VARs, IVARs, and OEMs, to develop a product using a single global standard and enjoy world-wide operation with a single airtime agreement and no roaming charges.