GlobeNewswire
2010-03-11
SPOT Satellite Communicator and Earthmate PN-60w Combines GPS
Navigation With Custom Messaging and Emergency Notification
MILPITAS, Calif., March 11, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Globalstar, Inc.
(Nasdaq:GSAT), a leading provider of mobile satellite voice and data
services to businesses, governments and consumers, today announced it
has received a substantial order for the initial delivery of more than
15,000 SPOT Satellite Communicators from DeLorme, an innovation leader
in mapping and GPS technologies. The introductory order will address
DeLorme's retail distribution channel fill requirements. Earlier this
year at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the two companies
jointly announced the introduction of the world's first rugged,
handheld GPS and satellite communicator product. The DeLorme
Earthmate(R) PN-60w with SPOT Satellite Communicator is the first
handheld GPS navigation device capable of sending customized text
messages even when the user is operating far beyond the range of
cellular communications. The product is expected to be ready for
general availability beginning in late spring.
"The DeLorme Earthmate PN-60w with the SPOT Satellite Communicator
provides customers with the utility of a sophisticated handheld GPS
device combined with SPOT's global satellite messaging and tracking
capability," said Peter Dalton, Chief Executive Officer of Globalstar
Inc. "We were very pleased with the reception this new product received
when it was unveiled at CES and today's announcement further
demonstrates the level of market excitement and potential pent up
demand there is for a handheld GPS device capable of sending customized
text messages and location coordinates from virtually anywhere in the
world."
The revolutionary SPOT Satellite Communicator, designed exclusively for
the new PN-60w, merges SPOT satellite message functionality with
DeLorme's state-of-the-art GPS mapping utility. Together, this
integrated solution offers broad messaging capabilities enabling users
to send freeform text messages using the PN-60w's keyboard to select
individuals or groups, even when the user is far beyond the range of
traditional terrestrial-based wireless communications.
Established SPOT technology allows real-time location updates and the
ability to summon help in an emergency. Custom messages and waypoints
can easily be shared with social networking sites like
SPOTadventures.com, Geocaching.com, Twitter, and Facebook. As an
emergency back-up, the SPOT Satellite Communicator has stand-alone
capability to send location-based SOS notification to an emergency
response center.
For more information regarding the SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger please
visit www.findmespot.com.
About Globalstar, Inc.
With over 375,000 subscribers, Globalstar is a leading provider of
mobile satellite voice and data services. Globalstar offers these
services to 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. Global 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.
For more information regarding Globalstar, please visit Globalstar's
web site at www.globalstar.com
About DeLorme
DeLorme is the longtime leader in innovative mapping and GPS solutions
serving millions of satisfied consumers and enterprise customers. Based
in Yarmouth, ME, DeLorme offers a unique set of core competencies
across the complex areas of map data creation and management, software
development, and integration with GPS. The ability to develop all the
critical components necessary to compete in the fast-changing
navigation world provides a distinct competitive advantage. DeLorme is
one of a handful of mapmakers that still own and produce their own
content, and its Street Atlas USA, Topo USA, XMap, and Earthmate GPS
products have introduced countless first-to-market innovations. To
learn more, go to www.delorme.com.
Safe Harbor Language for Globalstar Releases
This press release contains certain statements such as, "The product is
expected to be ready for general availability beginning in late
spring," that are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements
are subject to a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, many
of which are beyond our control, including demand for our products and
services, including commercial acceptance of our Simplex products,
including SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger, and the ability to retain and
migrate our two-way communications services subscribers to our
second-generation constellation when it is deployed; problems relating
to the construction, launch or in-orbit performance of our existing and
future satellites, including the effects of the degrading ability of
our first-generation satellite constellation to support two-way
communication; problems relating to the ground-based facilities
operated by us or by independent gateway operators; competition and its
competitiveness vis-a-vis other providers of satellite and ground-based
communications products and services; the pace and effects of industry
consolidation; the continued availability of launch insurance on
commercially reasonable terms, and the effects of any insurance
exclusions; changes in technology; our ability to continue to attract
and retain qualified personnel; worldwide economic, geopolitical and
business conditions and risks associated with doing business on a
global basis; and legal, regulatory, and tax developments, including
changes in domestic and international government regulation.
Any forward-looking statements made in this press release speak as of
the date made and are not guarantees of future performance. Actual
results or developments may differ materially from the expectations
expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements, and we
undertake no obligation to update any such statements. Additional
information on factors that could influence our financial results is
included in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form
10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K.
CONTACT: Globalstar, Inc.
Media information:
Dean Hirasawa
(408) 933-4006
Dean.hirasawa@globalstar.com
Spot LLC
Media Contact:
Derek Moore
(408) 933-4112
Derek.moore@findmespot.com
Skyya Communications
Susan Donahue
(646) 454-9378
Susan.donahue@skyya.com