Keeping in Touch
SATELLITE phone sales are surging. Asset tracking services are in ascendancy. There must be a mining boom on..
Australia's Mining Monthly., September 2008 - Satellite Appliance Sales' Gary Martin said advanced technology products in the market place were in high demand from some of Australia's largest miners.
Martin's company is a dealer for the recently launched Pivotel Iridium satellite mobile phone service. The service was launched in July and covers all of Australia and 200 nautical miles off the Australian coast. It uses a constellation of 66 low earth orbit satellites... Read more
New Second-Generation Satellites
Globalstar Begins Production Assembly and Testing of New Second-Generation Satellites
August 27, 2008 - Globalstar prepares to provide next-generation of wireless services as delivery of first new satellites is less than a year away MILPITAS, CA. -- (August 27, 2008) - Globalstar, Inc..Read more...
Keep track of movements
Your mobile rings and there is a text message advising of an alarm- your boat is on the move and it shouldn't be.
It may be broken free from its mooring or worse still, some grub is nicking it. Gold Coast technology company Pivotel Group has developed a device called a TracerTrak, which enables boat owners to monitor where their boat is...Read more...
Tracking technology boosts Bris-Gladstone
New tracking technologies have helped the Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race reach a larger in ternational audience as its website recorded more than 1.6 million hits over the Easter weekend.
The 64-yacht field was fitted with the cutting-edge satellite tracking services TracerTrak, which enables fans to track the yachts on a map on the race's official website. The sponsorship deal with TracerTrak owners, Pivotel Group, led to about 1.6 millions hits.... Read more...
Satellite yacht tracking for QLD's blue water classic
February 2008 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS company Pivotel Group will help fans keep a close watch on the Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race after signing up as major partner of the iconic Easter blue water classic.
It is anticipated a fleet of 100 yachts will contest this year's 60th anniversary race with each boat fitted out with Pivotel's state-of-the-art TracerTrak, enabling fans to see the location of the entrants via the internet throughout the race... Read more...
CDMA network closure postponed
January 2008 - The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, today announced closure of the CDMA network would be postponed beyond 28 January 2008... Read more...
Globalstar, INC. Signs Second-Generation Satellite Constellation Launch Contract With Arianespace
Satellite service provider finalizes agreements for deployment of new satellite network with launches scheduled to begin in the summer of 2009 MILPITAS, CA., September 04 2007 - Globalstar, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSAT), a leading provider of mobile satellite voice and data services to businesses, governments, and individuals, today announced it has signed a launch agreement with European launch services company Arianespace for the launch of Globalstar's second-generation LEO (low earth orbit) satellite constellation. Read more.Globalstar, INC. Signs Contract with Alcatel Alenia Space for Second-Generation LEO Satellite Constellation
New constellation of 48 satellites designed to last through at least 2025, Launches planned to commence in 2009.
MILPITAS, CA., December 04 2006 - Globalstar, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSAT), a leading provider of mobile satellite voice and data services to businesses, government and individuals, and Alcatel Alenia Space, the European leader for satellite systems, announced today that the two companies have signed a contract under which Alcatel Alenia Space will design, manufacture and deliver the Globalstar second-generation constellation of 48 low-earth-orbit (LEO) satellites. Read more