Globalstar Announces 3GPP Approval of Band 53 for 2.4 GHz Terrestrial Spectrum
December 17 2018 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Globalstar, Inc. (NYSE American:GSAT) (“Globalstar” or the
“Company”), announced that the Third Generation Partnership Project
(“3GPP”) has approved a global standard for terrestrial use of
Globalstar’s spectrum at 2483.5-2495 MHz.
3GPP has designated Globalstar’s terrestrial S-band as Band 53,
which now permits LTE services in the U.S. with additional
geographies expected to be added in 2019.
The approval provides for Time Division Duplex (“TDD”) services
in Band 53 as a standalone band and allows Globalstar’s spectrum to
serve as an anchor channel for carrier aggregation and LAA next
year. The physical properties of the 2.4 GHz band enable high
capacity indoor and outdoor applications benefiting from intensive
levels of spectral reuse without the need for macro cellular
coordination. Band 53 can now be integrated into user equipment and
cellular infrastructure.
Uniquely, Band 53 provides a single coast-to-coast contiguous
license in the U.S., and the growing number of international
terrestrial approvals provide harmonization opportunities
globally.
Jay Monroe, Executive Chairman of Globalstar, commented, “3GPP
standardization represents an important milestone in the Company’s
spectrum efforts. We appreciate the industry’s support of our band
and the many parties who participated in its technical development
leading to approval. This process is the culmination of intensive
standards work and we highly value our technical team who drove
this to completion on an accelerated schedule.”
About Globalstar
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, M2M 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.
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