Maxwest Telecom is a mobile telecommunications company founded in 2011. They design and produce unlocked GSM cellular phones, smartphones, and tablets. Their products are divided into four categories namely Gravity, Astro, Nitro, and Simple Solution.

Maxwest is an importer that identifies phones it likes in China, rebrands them, and brings them to the Americas. The Orbit 6100 is a perfect example of a current Chinese trend: a lower-cost, lower-quality rip-off of Huawei's 6.1-inch Ascend Mate phablet.