Orbcomm Inc.
A maker of satellite and cellular gear that lets businesses track and control far-flung assets — shipping containers, trailers, heavy equipment, and vessels — even where cell signals fade. Its name blends "orbital" and "communications," fitting a company born in 1993 as a venture of Orbital Sciences, the rocket builder that filed the world's first license for such a network in 1990. The satellites were designed to act like an "orbiting packet router" in the sky.