FCC Reauthorizes Globalstar’s HIBLEO-4 Constellation
August 19 2024 - 9:27AM
Business Wire
15-Year license extension ensures continued
exclusive operations in the Big LEO Band.
Globalstar, Inc. (NYSE American: GSAT), the next-generation
mobile satellite and communications services provider, today
announced that the United States Federal Communications Commission
(“FCC” or “the Commission”) has issued an order granting
Globalstar’s application to extend the term of its senior HIBLEO-4
authorization by an additional 15 years and operate up to 26
replacement satellites.
The Commission’s reauthorization enables Globalstar, with over
two decades of providing mobile satellite services globally, to
continue to invest in, operate, and innovate satellite and
communications solutions. Significantly, the Commission has
reaffirmed its prior decisions regarding Globalstar’s exclusive
operations in its licensed portion of the Big LEO Band.
The Commission stated in its order, “This modification grant
will enable Globalstar to continue to provide a variety of
essential voice and data communications services to consumers,
including safety-of-life services, through its global satellite
network.”
“Globalstar appreciates the time and resources devoted by the
Commission and its dedicated staff to consider and complete our
application in such a timely manner. The satellite refresh program
is expected to result in improved performance and coverage for
Globalstar’s mobile satellite services, including Direct to Device
satellite connections, around the world. Achieving this milestone
is imperative to Globalstar to enable us to complete our mission of
providing critical mobile satellite connectivity and lifesaving
technology worldwide,” said Dr. Paul E. Jacobs, CEO of Globalstar.
“The company is well positioned to meet the commercial demand for
our products and services.”
To learn more about Globalstar, visit:
https://www.globalstar.com/
About Globalstar, Inc.
Globalstar empowers its customers to connect, transmit, and
communicate in smarter ways – easily, quickly, securely, and
affordably – offering reliable satellite and terrestrial
connectivity services as an international telecom infrastructure
provider. The Company’s LEO satellite constellation ensures secure
data transmission for connecting and protecting assets,
transmitting critical operational data, and saving lives for
consumers, businesses, and government agencies across the globe.
Globalstar’s terrestrial spectrum, Band 53, and its 5G variant,
n53, offers carriers, cable companies, and system integrators a
versatile, fully licensed channel for private networks with a
growing ecosystem to improve customer wireless connectivity, while
Globalstar’s XCOM RAN product offers significant capacity gains in
dense wireless deployments. In addition to SPOT GPS messengers,
Globalstar offers next-generation IoT hardware and software
products for efficiently tracking and monitoring assets, processing
smart data at the edge, and managing analytics with cloud-based
telematics solutions to drive safety, productivity, and
profitability.
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