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Globalstar Enhances Service in Florida and Caribbean by Opening Satellite Gateway in Sebring17 July 2005
Globalstar LLC, the world's most widely used handheld satellite phone provider and a leading
supplier of high-value satellite voice and data services to business,
announced today enhanced service coverage in Florida, the Gulf of Mexico, and
the Caribbean with the opening of a new Globalstar gateway in Sebring,
Florida. The Federal Communications Commission has approved the operation of
a new Globalstar gateway to ensure that enhanced service and coverage would be
available with hurricane season approaching earlier than usual this year.
Globalstar expects the gateway to begin operation later today, immediately
providing expanded satellite coverage in the Southeastern United States and
the Caribbean.
"The opening of the Sebring Gateway is a major milestone for Globalstar
and represents a significant commitment to continuously improving service and
coverage for our maritime business, recreational and emergency response
customers who rely on satellite communications in that region of our North
American service area," said Jay Monroe, CEO and Chairman of Globalstar LLC.
"Further, the opening represents another step in Globalstar's effort to
continually upgrade our network infrastructure to accommodate a growing number
of subscribers and support new applications that use Globalstar voice and data
services."
The Sebring Gateway, the company's first newly constructed gateway since
2004, was originally expected to be fully operational August 1. However, with
hurricane season approaching earlier than usual this year, work was
accelerated and the FCC application process was accelerated to ensure that
enhanced service and coverage would be available in Florida, the Gulf of
Mexico and the Caribbean. The FCC used its power to grant a special
temporary authority to enable Globalstar to operate the gateway while the FCC
processes Globalstar's application to operate the facility permanently.
Globalstar has a solid track record with county, state and federal
agencies involved in disaster relief, emergency response and law enforcement.
Last year, response teams used Globalstar satellite handsets to coordinate
relief efforts following the aftermath of the hurricanes which hit the Florida
region. Agencies such as FEMA have been long-standing users of Globalstar, in
order to provide emergency communications service during incidents around the
country.
While contingency communications applications are an immediate need,
Globalstar originally conceived the Sebring gateway to serve a burgeoning
number of users in the region. "The need is immediate, not only for emergency
communications, but for our customers who regularly use Globalstar voice and
data services," added Monroe. "Some of our most prolific users are in the
Caribbean and surrounding areas, including recreational boaters, oil & gas
companies and other industrial users. Growth among these segments continues
to exceed our expectations, and we focus our efforts to maintain our service
at levels our customers have come to expect."
About Globalstar
Globalstar offers high value, quality satellite voice and data services to
commercial and recreational users from virtually anywhere in more than 120
countries. The company's voice and data products include mobile and fixed
satellite units, simplex and duplex satellite data modems and flexible service
packages. Many industries benefit from Globalstar with increased productivity
from remote areas beyond cellular and landline service. Global customer
segments include; oil and gas, government, mining, forestry, commercial
fishing, utilities, military, transportation, heavy construction as well as
individual recreational users. Globalstar service is available for as little
as US$ 0.14 per minute in the United States.
For more information, visit Globalstar's web site at
For media information, please contact:
John Dark
Globalstar
john.dark@globalstar.com
408.933.4413
Susan Radd
Edelman for Globalstar
susan.radd@edelman.com
650.429.2740
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For further information: John Dark of Globalstar, +1-408-933-4413 or
john.dark@globalstar.com; or Susan Radd of Edelman, +1-650-429-2740 or
susan.radd@edelman.com, for Globalstar
Source: NewsWire
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