
GLOBALSTAR TO OFFER ENHANCED CARIBBEAN REGION SATELLITE PHONE COVERAGE
Gateway expansion now underway in eastern Caribbean; New Florida gateway to be built for
improved central/western Caribbean coverage
San Jose, CA , February 11th, 2004 -
Globalstar,
the world's most widely-used handheld satellite phone service, has begun engineering and
development work aimed at providing enhanced service coverage and system capacity for its
customers in the Caribbean and southeastern U.S. regions. When completed, this work should
lead to improved call connectivity and reliability, as well as a greater capability to handle
anticipated call traffic in this area for years to come.
Improvements in Globalstar's Caribbean service are expected to begin in April of this year,
when the company is scheduled to complete installation of a new, fourth antenna at its existing
gateway in Las Palmas, Puerto Rico. The new antenna will provide greater reliability and redundancy
for Globalstar service across the eastern Caribbean and parts of the Atlantic Ocean.
Later this year, site preparation and construction work are expected to begin on an entirely
new gateway in southern Florida, providing additional coverage and service capacity across a
broad area reaching from the Bahamas and the southeastern U.S. to the Gulf of Mexico and
western Caribbean.
"Across the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico regions, Globalstar has been seeing enormous growth
in the demand for satellite voice and data services among maritime customers, particularly in the
fields of offshore oil and gas exploration, fishing, and commercial shipping," said Tony Navarra,
president of Globalstar. "With the system expansion programs we are announcing today, Globalstar
and its owners are making a substantial commitment to - and investment in - this very important
market for us."
Globalstar offers satellite telecommunications services, for both voice and data, from virtually
anywhere in over 100 countries around the world. For more information, visit Globalstar's web site
at
www.globalstar.com.
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