COVINGTON, La., Sept. 22, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Globalstar, Inc. (Nasdaq:GSAT), a leading provider of mobile satellite voice and data services to businesses, government and consumers, today announced that its satellite-based Simplex data network processed an average of over 6.5 million messages per week during the past four weeks. This number represents an increase in global Simplex data traffic of approximately 50 percent compared with the average number of weekly Simplex messages the Company processed in January of 2010.
Globalstar provides highly reliable satellite-based Simplex data M2M solutions for a variety of asset-tracking and data monitoring applications for enterprise and government customers. The Company's SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger™ also utilizes the Simplex data network to provide recreational consumers with web-based GPS tracking and messaging, even when they are far beyond the range of terrestrial mobile networks.
"Customers who simply want to track or monitor the condition of mobile assets virtually anywhere are surprised to learn of the affordability of our low cost but highly reliable solution that operates from some of the most remote regions around the globe,'" said Steve Smits, VP of International Sales and Marketing for Globalstar, Inc. "The low cost of acquisition combined with our affordable data rates make Globalstar an attractive solution for customers looking to effectively track everything from heavy equipment, vehicles and cargo containers to livestock and remote workers. Even as we launch our new constellation of satellites and restore our voice and duplex data services, we want to re-emphasize our commitment to providing innovative and affordable Simplex data M2M and SPOT retail solutions to this important and fast growing segment of the mobile satellite services marketplace."
Globalstar provides enterprise hardware solutions such as the Globalstar MMT™ to monitor on a daily basis the condition, or verify the location of, heavy construction equipment and other high value assets such as drilling equipment used in the oil and gas industry. The MMT, is a totally wireless device combining the latest Globalstar Simplex satellite, GPS and RF technologies with innovative battery design to deliver a "place-and-play", long service life solution. Globalstar's SmartONE™ solution is used to track the location or condition of assets such as cargo containers or oil well sites as often as every five to ten minutes. Designed for the intelligent management of powered and non-powered fixed and movable assets, SmartOne is a practical solution for engine runtime reporting and major fault monitoring applications. Value added resellers or VARs provide specialized back office solutions to interpret and customize the data being received from the remote assets via the Globalstar data network.
For additional information regarding commercial M2M Globalstar asset tracking solutions in the United States please contact Bob Bennett at (985) 335-1543 or via email at bob.bennett@globalstar.com. In Canada please contact Martin Jefferson at (905) 712-7110 or via email at mjefferson@globalstar.ca
For additional information regarding the SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger please visit the following link
For additional information on how to become a dealer or distributor of Globalstar data products and services, please see the information below.
In the United States please visit the following link
http://globalstar.com/en/becomeadealer/index.php?sidenav=68
In Canada please visit the following link
http://ca.globalstar.com/en/becomeadealer/index.php?sidenav=68
About Globalstar, Inc.
Globalstar is a leading provider of mobile satellite voice and data services. Globalstar offers these services to commercial customers and recreational consumers in more than 120 countries around the world. The Company's products include mobile and fixed satellite telephones, simplex and duplex satellite data modems, the SPOT family of mobile satellite consumer products including the SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger™ and flexible airtime service packages. Many land based and maritime 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, emergency preparedness, and business continuity as well as individual recreational consumers. Globalstar data solutions are ideal for various asset and personal tracking, data monitoring and SCADA applications. All SPOT products described in Globalstar or SPOT LLC press releases are the products of Spot LLC, which is not affiliated in any manner with Spot Image of Toulouse, France or Spot Image Corporation of Chantilly, Virginia.
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