Botswana Grants Globalstar’s First International Terrestrial Spectrum Approval
November 16 2017 - 8:30AM
Globalstar, Inc. (NYSE American:GSAT) announced today that the
Botswana Communications Regulator Authority (BOCRA) has granted
terrestrial authority to Globalstar’s Botswana subsidiary to
provide terrestrial mobile broadband services over 16.5 MHz of
S-band spectrum at 2483.5 to 2500 MHz.
In 2014, in partnership with Broadband Botswana Internet (BBi),
Globalstar announced the commencement of construction of its
commercial gateway located in Gaborone, Botswana. This project
brought commercial SPOT and Simplex service to southern Africa in
2015. Through this gateway, Globalstar provides coverage to
Botswana, South Africa, Namibia, Mozambique, Tanzania, Madagascar,
Swaziland, Lesotho, Malawi, Angola, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Burundi and
Zambia, in addition to surrounding ocean areas for the commercial
shipping markets.
Globalstar filed its application for terrestrial authority in
Botswana in early 2017 and appreciates BOCRA's accelerated review.
With this approval, Botswana becomes the first country outside of
the US to approve Globalstar’s terrestrial S-band authority and the
first country to approve the authority over 16.5 MHz across
Globalstar’s licensed 2.4 GHz holdings.
“We would like to thank the team at BOCRA for their prompt
review and approval of our application. BOCRA is a leader in
spectrum policy for the continent of Africa and this approval
provides Botswana with significant expanded spectrum for
terrestrial mobile broadband. We believe other regulators across
Africa and the world will agree that BOCRA’s approval represents
sound spectrum policy for consumers and we look forward to
additional approvals,” said Jay Monroe, Chief Executive Officer of
Globalstar.
About Globalstar, Inc.
Globalstar is a leading provider of mobile satellite voice and
data services. Customers around the world in industries such as
government, emergency management, marine, logging, oil & gas
and outdoor recreation rely on Globalstar to conduct business
smarter and faster, maintain peace of mind and access emergency
personnel. Globalstar data solutions are ideal for various asset
and personal tracking, data monitoring, SCADA and IoT applications.
The Company's products include mobile and fixed satellite
telephones, the innovative Sat-Fi satellite hotspot, Simplex and
Duplex satellite data modems, tracking devices and flexible service
packages.
Globalstar, Inc.Samantha de
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