Thales Alenia Spaceto Build Flight Model Satellites for Globalstar Inc.
Globalstar Inc. announced that satellite manufacturer Thales Alenia Space has begun production, assembly, integration and testing of the first Globalstar second-generation flight model satellites. Globalstar, Thales Alenia Space and Arianespace company officials presented the latest updates to members of the media and investment community at the Thales Alenia Space satellite manufacturing facility located in Cannes, France. The new satellites, scheduled for delivery beginning next June, will be used to provide Globalstar’s next-generation of advanced mobile satellite voice and data services.The Globalstar second-generation constellation has a 15-year contracted lifespan which secures the company’s space segment through at least 2025. Globalstar expects the new constellation and ground network to provide faster data speeds required to support a variety of next-generation Internet-protocol (IP) based services. The network is being designed to ensure backwards compatibility for current customers and the Company is evaluating next-generation commercial and consumer wireless services including push-to-talk, multicasting, duplex SMS, advanced messaging, and the ability to support mobile video applications.
Globalstar, with over 325,000 subscribers, is the world’s largest provider of mobile satellite voice and data services. The Company's products include mobile and fixed satellite telephones, simplex and duplex satellite data modems and flexible service packages. Many land based and maritime industries benefit from Globalstar with increased productivity from remote areas beyond cellular and landline service. Global customer sectors include: oil and gas, government, mining, forestry, commercial fishing, utilities, military, transportation, heavy construction, emergency preparedness, and business continuity as well as individuals and recreational users in more than 120 countries around the world. Globalstar data solutions are ideal for various asset and personal tracking, data monitoring and SCADA applications.
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