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Globalstar

Globalstar Canada is responsible for the sales and distribution of Globalstar products throughout Canada. Whether you're in the heart of the city or in remote locations, Globalstar will provide you with high quality, affordable, and reliable satellite communications. Globalstar customers can roam in over 90 countries worldwide.

WHO / WHAT IS GLOBALSTAR?

Globalstar is a consortium of the world's leading telecommunications service providers, equipment and satellite manufacturers. The partnership was founded in 1991 to create the Globalstar Communications System.
 

GLOBALSTAR COMMUNICATONS SYSTEM:

  • Provides communication services in areas not covered by regular or cellular service.
  • Eliminates "holes in phone coverage.
  • Provides a rapid and economical way for developing nations to build up their phone infrastructure and capabilities
 

GLOBALSTAR SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY:

  • The Globalstar Communications System merges mobile cellular and satellite communications technologies and standards to provide a global roaming solution for cellular phone users.
  • Inside any cellular service area, a subscriber may roam to other cellular networks or switch to the Globalstar network.
 

GLOBALSTAR SYSTEM CONSISTS OF:

  • A satellite constellation of 48 low-Earth-orbiting (LEO) satellites in a 1414 kilometer orbit (878 miles) above the earth
  • Multiple ground stations called "Gateways"
  • The phones that communicate with the satellite