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COVINGTON, La.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Globalstar, Inc. (NYSE American: GSAT) (“Globalstar” or the “Company”) today announced the formation of a global strategic alliance with XCOM Labs (“XCOM”). Globalstar and XCOM will jointly seek to commercialize XCOM’s capacity-multiplying technology with Globalstar’s Band n53 for dense 5G deployments in the US and in other countries where Globalstar has terrestrial rights.
Jay Monroe, Globalstar Executive Chairman commented, “The Company’s global mid-band spectrum portfolio is a significant asset and we welcome the great minds at XCOM and their technology to help us realize its full potential. Our strategy for maximizing the value of this asset is to continue to partner with the best companies possible to bring unique technologies and applications to market utilizing Band n53. Today’s announcement represents a substantial leap forward in this effort.”
New technology provides backup safety for hikers going off-the-grid
SPOT technology connects to satellites so hikers can call for help, even without cell phone service or a fully charged battery. Author: Rachel Cole Updated: 10:24 PM MST February 10, 2021
PHOENIX Have you ever been on one of the thousands of trails in Arizona and lost cell phone reception or had a battery die?
A technology known as SPOT has been developed to ensure hiker safety while on the trails. It is a range of products that are satellite powered.
Representatives like Denise Davila with the company said they own and operate 24 low earth-orbit satellites, which enable communication for anyone who goes “off the grid.”
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Qualcomm to Include Band N53 in New 5G Flagship Modem
COVINGTON, La.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Globalstar, Inc. (NYSE American: GSAT) (“Globalstar” or the “Company”) today announced that Qualcomm Inc. has included Globalstar’s Band n53 in its new 5G X65 modem. The X65 is Qualcomm’s flagship 5G modem and adds global 5G band support for n53. With Qualcomm’s support the potential device ecosystem expands significantly to include the most popular smartphones, laptops, tablets, automated equipment and other IoT modules.
Kyle Pickens, VP Strategy said, “Qualcomm’s support of Band n53 represents a significant milestone in our efforts to commercialize our spectrum in the US and all other countries where we have or expect to obtain terrestrial authority.”
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SPOT Partners With Battlbox to Drive Awareness of Winter Safety
January 20, 2021 GMT
COVINGTON, La. (BUSINESS WIRE) Jan 20, 2021
SPOT LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Globalstar, Inc. (NYSE American: GSAT) and leader in satellite messaging and emergency notification technologies, today announced its partnership with monthly subscription box service, Battlbox. As part of the partnership, Battlbox Pro Box subscribers will receive a SPOT Gen4, the next generation of the SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger™, with up to 6 months of service.
The SPOT Gen4 is part of an award-winning product portfolio that provides an affordable and vital line of communication with friends, family, colleagues and the GEOS International Emergency Response Coordination Center (IERCC) using GPS location and satellite connectivity powered by Globalstar.
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Globalstar Signs Agreement With Ceres Tag, the World’s Only Direct to Satellite Livestock Smart Ear Tag
Globalstar Signs Agreement With Ceres Tag, the World’s Only Direct to Satellite Livestock Smart Ear Tag Globalstar, Inc. (NYSE American: GSAT) (Globalstar or the Company) today announced that it has signed a commercial agreement with Ceres Tag, to supply satellite services to the livestock industry through the worlds first and only smart ear tag for traceability provenance, biosecurity, health, animal welfare, production improvement and theft reduction. This agreement follows Ceres Tags recent success in winning the SVG Ventures THRIVE Challenge and their ear tag being named as the #1 Big Breakthrough Technology for Ag Change in the Next Decade by the AgJournal of Weekend Australian.