Globalstar Satellite Phone Sales and Rentals.
Globalstar provides affordable, dependable high
quality satellite voice and data service across
North America and Caribbean. When your business
centers on remote worksites and working in remote
areas beyond cellular and traditional landline
service Globalstar is the answer to your requirement
for reliable and affordable communications.
Globalstar connects you to the people and
information that matter most from virtually anywhere
in over 120 countries around the world. Now,
wherever life takes you, you'll have the benefit of
reliable voice and data communications.
Enhanced Alaska Coverage
New! Announcing enhanced service coverage in Alaska
and the Yukon. A new Globalstar gateway in Wasilla,
Alaska, serving these areas began operation on June
21, 2006, and is another major milestone in our
continuous efforts to keep you in touch when you go
further and do more.
Data Coverage
The map below shows Direct Dial-up data coverage.
Quality of Service
The map below provides a forecast of service quality
for Globalstar users around the world. Pricing may
vary depending on call origination and destination
locations.
Voice and Dial-up Data Coverage Map
Note: Actual coverage may vary
because of gateway deployment, local licensing and
other factors. Globalstar service is a satellite
radio technology subject to transmission limitations
caused by type of terrain, service area limits,
customer equipment use and other variable
conditions. Contact Customer Care to obtain details
on roaming and service availability prior to
traveling.
Map indicates coverage for voice and dial-up data
calls only. Direct Internet calls (Dialing #777
send) can be made from all regions except China and
the following Central American countries: Belize,
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras,
Nicaragua, Panama and the surrounding coastal waters
of these countries.
Globalstar's services connect you to the people
and information you need most - whenever and
wherever you need it. Globalstar's wide range of
Voice and Data services allow you to reach maximum
efficiency and enhance the value of your satellite
phone. Globalstar is committed to expanding the
range of services available to you. Explore our
services to find out how they deliver solutions to
suit a variety of communications needs.
About GlobalStar
The Globalstar system is designed to produce high
quality satellite-based telephony services to a
broad range of users. Globalstar meets those needs
of cellular users who roam outside of coverage areas
and people who work in remote areas where
terrestrial systems do not exist. Globalstar
travelers can have reliable communications while
residents of under-served markets can use fixed-site
phones to satisfy their needs for basic telephony.
Globalstar phones look and work like mobile
or fixed phones with which you're familiar. The
difference between the two is that the Globalstar
satellite phone extends your coverage area far
beyond existing phone networks, carrying your call
over an exceptionally clear, secure Code Divisional
Multiple Access (CDMA) satellite signal. Globalstar
has a constellation of 48 Low-Earth Orbiting (LEO)
satellites that pick up signals from over 80% of the
Earth's surface, (except the extreme Polar Regions
and some mid-ocean regions). When several satellites
pick up a call, this "path diversity" reduces the
possibility of blocked or dropped calls. If
buildings or terrain block the phone's line-of-sight
to a satellite, a "soft hand-off" will take the
place switching the call to an another satellite
with no interruption. This satellite continues
transmission of the original signal to one of
several terrestrial "gateways." With Globalstar, you
will have the additional advantages of using
low-earth orbiting satellites without any
perceptible voice delays and receive lighter/smaller
all-in-one handsets.
When the gateways process calls, they distribute
them to an existing fixed and cellular local
network. Terrestrial gateways are an important
aspect of Globalstar's strategy to keep its
technology and equipment easily accessible and to
integrate the services as close as possible with
existing local telephony networks. This design helps
make the Globalstar telephone system and services
easy to manage, expand and improve.
About GlobalStar
The Globalstar system is designed to produce high
quality satellite-based telephony services to a
broad range of users. Globalstar meets those needs
of cellular users who roam outside of coverage areas
and people who work in remote areas where
terrestrial systems do not exist. Globalstar
travelers can have reliable communications while
residents of under-served markets can use fixed-site
phones to satisfy their needs for basic telephony.
Globalstar phones look and work like mobile or fixed
phones with which you're familiar. The difference
between the two is that the Globalstar satellite
phone extends your coverage area far beyond existing
phone networks, carrying your call over an
exceptionally clear, secure Code Divisional Multiple
Access (CDMA) satellite signal. Globalstar has a
constellation of 48 Low-Earth Orbiting (LEO)
satellites that pick up signals from over 80% of the
Earth's surface, (except the extreme Polar Regions
and some mid-ocean regions). When several satellites
pick up a call, this "path diversity" reduces the
possibility of blocked or dropped calls. If
buildings or terrain block the phone's line-of-sight
to a satellite, a "soft hand-off" will take the
place switching the call to an another satellite
with no interruption. This satellite continues
transmission of the original signal to one of
several terrestrial "gateways." With Globalstar, you
will have the additional advantages of using
low-earth orbiting satellites without any
perceptible voice delays and receive lighter/smaller
all-in-one handsets.
How the
Globalstar Satellite Phone Works
Globalstar satellite phone service is delivered
thought 48 Low-Earth-Orbiting Satellites providing
both voice and data services. The Globalstar LEO
constellation is only 700 miles from earth which
allows for the highest quality voice clarity of any
satellite phone in the industry.
QualComm's Code Division Multiple Access or (CDMA)
technology is the basis of the Globalstar's digital
satellite service. This technology allows for signal
security, superior quality, fewer dropped calls, and
greater reliability.
Globalstar uses redundancy with every call a
customer places. A call is routed through as many as
four satellites which then combine the signal into a
single static free call. If one of the paths to one
of the satellites is blocked the other satellites
keep the call from terminating. This is called (Path
Diversity) which minimizes dropped calls and
enhances the quality of the Globalstar satellite
phone service.
Globalstar's (Bent-Pipe Technology) allow the call
to be first beamed up to the satellite and then
retransmitted to a relatively close gateway. The
call is then sent through to its call destination
through land-line or cellular networks. The
Globalstar Gateway carries out all the processing
and switching of the calls rather than the satellite
itself. This improves the reliability of the call
delivery.
The Globalstar satellite phone Gateways that provide
service to United States, Canada, Caribbean, and
Mexico include: Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico; San Martin,
Mexico; Clifton, Texas; Smiths Falls, Ontario; and
High River, Alberta. A new Gateway is under
construction in south Florida and is expected to be
completed by the end of 2004. This new Gateway will
enhance services to the Bahamas and will provide
additional coverage in the North Atlantic. After the
Florida Gateway is functional Globalstar plans to
add a Gateway to enhance service in Alaska. There
are numerous other Gateways that provide service to
over 100 countries throughout the world. The Gateway
currently servicing Iraq is located in Turkey.
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