Globalstar

For several years, it seems there has been little good news to report about the mobile satellite industry. It is one that has been marked by marginal peaks and inconceivable …

The bad news for Globalstar Telecommunications Ltd. continues to mount following the filing of a second complaint by Ericsson Inc. against the mobile satellite communications provider, claiming Globalstar failed to …

WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association late Friday petitioned the Federal Communications Commission to reallocate spectrum assigned to struggling mobile satellite firms to cellular phone carriers struggling to capture additional …

WASHINGTON-In an unexpected twist pitting billionaire Craig McCaw against a mobile-phone industry he once towered over, sources say the Federal Communications Commission may propose making some mobile satellite service spectrum-including …

The monthly average revenue per user (ARPU) of Southern Cone cellular operators fell more than 50 percent during the last five years. In 1996, a cellular user in Argentina spent …

New ICO Global Communications Holdings Ltd. has hand-delivered a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael K. Powell, asking the commission to allow mobile satellite service operators to use MSS …

Globalstar L.P. reported revenues for the fourth quarter and year ended Dec. 31 of $1.1 million and $3.7 million, respectively, however the company continues to see minimal growth in voice …

WASHINGTON-Law firm Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll P.L.L.C. filed a lawsuit against Globalstar Telecommunications Ltd. and Loral Space & Communications Ltd. in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District …

NEW YORK-Loral Space & Communications Ltd. reiterated in its fourth quarter and year-end 2000 financial results that it is substantially revising its plan for participation in the broadband communications market …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-Globalstar has closed deals with Telef

NEW YORK-Although some satellite companies, like Globalstar L.P. and Iridium, have stumbled badly while chasing mobile telephony, provision of broadband communications remains a meaningful business opportunity for these extraterrestrial carriers, …

LOS ANGELES-Loral Space & Communications will forgo plans to deploy a two-way broadband satellite system and instead focus on its core strengths of providing data delivery platforms for outside customers, …

Qualcomm Inc. said it is reviewing the need for and timing of its proposed initial public offering of Qualcomm Spinco Inc., the company’s semiconductor business, which it plans to spin …

It has been less than 20 years since the first commercial cellular phone call was completed in the United States. The date was Oct. 13, 1983. Bob Barnett, then president …

Globalstar Telecommunications Ltd. took a bold, albeit peculiar, step last week, announcing it is suspending indefinitely principal and interest payments on all its funded debt, including its credit facility, vendor …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Globalstar could be the last hope for global mobile personal communications by satellite (GMPCS) survival in Africa. During a heated debate at the Satcom Africa ’99 conference held …

NEW YORK-Although the technology-laden Nasdaq posted its strongest one-day gain ever in response to the Federal Reserve Board’s surprise rate cut Jan. 3, the market remains poised for gradual shakeout …

Globalstar USA, in desperate need of some debt relief, announced it launched Globalstar Data Services, which will provide 9,600 bit per-second Internet connectivity for the same per-minute rate as voice …

NEW YORK-Globalstar do Brasil and South American transportation company Itapemirim have teamed up to put mobile phones on 43 inner-city buses in South America. The service is scheduled to start …

NEW YORK-Globalstar do Brasil and South American transportation company Itapemirim have teamed up to put mobile phones on 43 inner-city buses in South America. The service is scheduled to start …

Qualcomm released its fourth-quarter financial results ending Sept. 30 after the stock market closed last Thursday, showing a 10-percent increase in net income for the quarter compared with the fourth …

The satellite-based telecommunications market made headlines again last week as Globalstar Telecommunications Ltd. released disappointing financial results and bankrupt provider Iridium L.L.C. endorsed a $25 million buyout bid from former …

WASHINGTON-As the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau prepared to celebrate its one-year anniversary, the agency fined Qualcomm Inc. $25,000 for not complying with the 911 strongest-signal rules. The fine, which was agreed …

The satellite-based telecommunications market made headlines again as Globalstar Telecommunications released disappointing financial results and bankrupt provider Iridium endorsed a US$25 million buyout bid from former airline executive Dan Colussy. …

SAN FRANCISCO-Globalstar USA introduced the “Time or Money” promotional pricing offer, where customers who purchase either a handheld or fixed satellite phone and sign up for Globalstar service receive a …