-- Employing Level 3's Network and Infrastructure to Help
Reach Globalstar Customers in 120 Countries
BROOMFIELD, Colorado,
Dec. 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/
-- Globalstar (NYSE: GSAT), an international satellite
communications provider, has selected Level 3 Communications, Inc.
(NYSE: LVLT) to provide a fully meshed Multi-Protocol Label
Switching (MPLS) network for their ground stations across the
globe.
A multinational company with customers on every continent,
Globalstar is upgrading its backbone infrastructure and needed a
network provider that could offer connectivity and continuity
around the globe. They selected Level 3's network and services for
its resilient, secure and redundant capabilities.
"Level 3 has a global, world-class network," said Jay Monroe, CEO of Globalstar. "By selecting
Level 3's meshed MPLS architecture, we are enhancing our
reliability to provide optimal service and capabilities for our
customers today and with our second generation network deployment
in 2015. Level 3 was a logical choice for many reasons, including
their deep U.S. fiber footprint which we plan to use for our
terrestrial low power service (TLPS) wireless broadband
deployment."
"At our core, we enable the world to communicate," said
Edward Morche, senior vice president
of Sales for Level 3. "Providing Globalstar with our secure,
flexible services means their customers can tap into our network
around the globe."
For more information on Level 3's advanced network and service
offerings, visit www.level3.com.
About Globalstar, Inc.
Globalstar is a leading provider of mobile satellite voice and data
services. Globalstar offers these services to government,
commercial and recreational users in more than 120 countries around
the world. The Company's products include mobile and fixed
satellite telephones, simplex and duplex satellite data modems and
flexible service packages. Many land based and maritime industries
benefit from Globalstar with increased productivity from remote
areas beyond cellular and landline service. Globalstar 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 users. Globalstar data solutions
are ideal for various asset and personal tracking, data monitoring
and SCADA applications.
About Level 3 Communications
Level 3 Communications,
Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) is a Fortune 500 company that provides local,
national and global communications services to enterprise,
government and carrier customers. Level 3's comprehensive portfolio
of secure, managed solutions includes fiber and infrastructure
solutions; IP-based voice and data communications; wide-area
Ethernet services; video and content distribution; data center and
cloud-based solutions. Level 3 serves customers in more than 500
markets in over 60 countries across a global services platform
anchored by owned fiber networks on three continents and connected
by extensive undersea facilities. For more information, please
visit www.level3.com or get to know us on Twitter, Facebook and
LinkedIn.
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Communications, Inc.
The information contained under the caption "About
Globalstar" has been provided by Globalstar, which is solely
responsible for its content.
Forward-Looking Statement
Some
statements made in this press release are forward-looking in nature
and are based on management's current expectations or beliefs.
These forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of performance
and are subject to a number of uncertainties and other factors,
many of which are outside Level 3's control, which could cause
actual events to differ materially from those expressed or implied
by the statements. Important factors that could prevent Level 3
from achieving its stated goals include, but are not limited to,
the company's ability to: successfully integrate the tw telecom
acquisition; manage risks associated with continued uncertainty in
the global economy; increase revenue from its services to realize
its targets for financial and operating performance; maintain and
increase traffic on its network; develop and maintain effective
business support systems; manage system and network failures or
disruptions; avert the breach of its network and computer system
security measures; develop new services that meet customer demands
and generate acceptable margins; manage the future expansion or
adaptation of its network to remain competitive; defend
intellectual property and proprietary rights; manage continued or
accelerated decreases in market pricing for communications
services; obtain capacity for its network from other providers and
interconnect its network with other networks on favorable terms;
attract and retain qualified management and other personnel;
successfully integrate future acquisitions; effectively manage
political, legal, regulatory, foreign currency and other risks it
is exposed to due to its substantial international operations;
mitigate its exposure to contingent liabilities; and meet all of
the terms and conditions of its debt obligations. Additional
information concerning these and other important factors can be
found within Level 3's filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Statements in this press release should be evaluated in
light of these important factors. Level 3 is under no obligation
to, and expressly disclaims any such obligation to, update or alter
its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events, or otherwise.
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