Harman and Orbcomm join forces to provide sophisticated asset intelligence and data services
In a significant move to enhance visibility, intelligence, and operational efficiency across major industries, HARMAN International and ORBCOMM have partnered in the industrial Internet of Things (IoT) sector. This strategic alliance aims to leverage HARMAN's expertise in data modernization, industrial AI, and advanced analytics, combining it with ORBCOMM's market-leading IoT solutions.
**Key Focus Areas:**
The partnership will integrate HARMAN's cutting-edge DataOps and Agentic-AI technologies with ORBCOMM's IoT solutions to create AI-driven asset intelligence. This collaboration is expected to strengthen and expand ORBCOMM's R&D operations, scaling innovation and delivering advanced data and platform engineering.
The alliance is particularly focused on global supply chain and cold chain markets, aiming to deliver more intelligent solutions for industrial IoT. The partnership will also reinforce HARMAN's ongoing commitment to digital transformation across industries.
**Establishing an Innovation Hub in Bangalore**
As part of the collaboration, a new extended development centre will be established in Bangalore, a fast-growing technology hub. This centre is expected to catalyse innovation for smarter, more resilient industrial IoT solutions.
**Expected Outcomes:**
The partnership is expected to unlock powerful insights and automation, enabling high-quality decision-making and redefining asset tracking at a global scale. ORBCOMM will use HARMAN's expertise in building end-to-end connectivity solutions and Agentic-AI accelerators to transform data into actionable insights, driving efficiency, safety, resilience, and sustainability for its customers.
This partnership is a critical step forward in ORBCOMM's broader mission to digitalise the end-to-end smart container journey, including at port, at sea, and on land. The collaboration is not limited to specific markets but covers automotive, consumer, enterprise, and industrial IoT solutions.
Vikas Gupta, the executive vice president and general manager at HARMAN, stated that the partnership will evolve industrial IoT with advanced data and AI platforms. Udaya Shrivastava, the chief technology and information officer at ORBCOMM, stated that the strategic collaboration with HARMAN marks a new chapter in delivering asset intelligence solutions.
The partnership between HARMAN International and ORBCOMM is a significant step towards revolutionizing the industrial IoT sector, promising enhanced operational efficiency, sustainability, and resilience for businesses worldwide.
[1] ORBCOMM chooses HARMAN Digital Transformation Solutions for its leadership in data modernisation, industrial AI, data science, and advanced BI and analytics services. [2] The partnership aims to strengthen and expand ORBCOMM's R&D operations, scaling innovation and delivering advanced data and platform engineering. [3] The collaboration is focused on connected technologies for automotive, consumer, and enterprise markets, as well as industrial IoT solutions.
- The strategic collaboration between HARMAN International and ORBCOMM in the industrial IoT sector aims to leverage HARMAN's expertise in data-and-cloud-computing, including data modernization, industrial AI, and advanced analytics, to deliver advanced data and platform engineering that will drive innovation in the finance, technology, and various industries.
- In an effort to scale innovation and deliver advanced solutions, the partnership between ORBCOMM and HARMAN International will focus on integrated manufacturing processes by combining ORBCOMM's IoT solutions with HARMAN's DataOps, Agentic-AI technologies, and cutting-edge technologies, ultimately strengthening the finance, technology, and various industries.
