GlobalstarTM is the only integrated Cellular (CDMA or GSM) and Satellite mobile phone service that puts regional and remote locations all over Australia well and truly on the map. Working on cellular networks and over Satellite providing users it provides coverage right across Australia and its surrounding waters, out to New Zealand, New Caledonia, East Timor and up to 500 nautical miles into the Southern & Indian Oceans1.
Signals from a Globalstar phone or modem operating in Satellite mode are received by Globalstar’s constellation of Low Earth Orbiting (LEO) satellites and relayed to ground-based gateways, which then pass the call on into the public telephone network.
As a result, Globalstar is able to provide cost effective voice and data services to users who live, work, and travel in areas far beyond the reach of cellular networks.