Globalstar Introduces World's Lowest Power-Consuming Satellite Network Chipset for Global M2M Solutions
February 11 2014 - 5:00AM
Highlights:
- With the lowest power consumption in the M2M industry, the STX3
global simplex transmitter can operate for many months or years
without requiring human intervention
- Roughly the size of a quarter, the low-cost, easy-to-integrate
STX3 chipset enables VARs and OEMs to develop smaller, more
efficient M2M solutions
- Size and price point make the STX3 ideal for devices that
require a backup communication option when out of range of the
GPRS/GSM network
- The module can be used in a wide range of assets including
liquid petroleum gas (LPG) tanks, water tanks, pipelines, remote
meter applications, cars, trucks, boats, animal tracking devices
and sea or land containers
Today, Globalstar Inc. (OTCQB:GSAT) launched the STX3 simplex
satellite global transmitter, featuring the lowest power-consuming
technology currently on the market. This makes the STX3 a key
requirement for customers whose monitoring devices are dispersed in
remote and harsh environments.
A photo accompanying this release is available at
http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=23536
Globalstar engineers have shrunk the chip technology to be a
third of the size of its predecessor, the widely-deployed STX2.
About the size of a quarter, and with low-cost and low-power, the
STX3 is designed to be easily integrated into a broad range of M2M
devices and applications for cost-effective remote sensing,
tracking and monitoring of items as diverse as sheep, ships and
meters.
These attributes also make the STX3 ideal for hybrid
GPRS/GSM-based M2M tracking or monitoring devices to provide a
cost-effective, satellite-based backup communications solution for
areas where mobile network reception is either patchy or
non-existent.
Ovinto, an M2M telematics specialist based in Belgium, is one
VAR who has been testing the STX3 chipset. "We have been using the
STX2 for many years as it meets our stringent requirements for
reliability in even the harshest of environments including contact
with explosive materials," said Frederick Ronse, Founder and CEO of
Ovinto. "We have been testing the STX3 and see great potential in
using this new technology, particularly its very long battery life.
Our customers want to use Ovinto Sat with the reassurance that they
can go years without having to replace device batteries in wagons
and containers across Europe."
Mobiltex Data Ltd., of Calgary, Alberta, was the first company
to design a product specifically around the STX3. Engineering
Manager Tony da Costa praised the product saying, "The small size
of the Globalstar STX3 transmitter module was a crucial factor that
allowed Mobiltex to design a unique miniature remote pipeline
monitoring product that could be mounted inside existing
space-constrained enclosures. Coupled with the excellent Globalstar
Simplex coverage footprint, low recurring monthly service costs,
and low transmitter power requirements, the decision to use
Globalstar for this product was an easy one."
The STX3 module sends one-way data messages via the Globalstar
Simplex Network when integrated into a tracking or monitoring
device. The module is easily integrated into devices for fixed and
mobile asset management, remote sensing, data reporting and data
logging applications over a near-global network. Use cases include:
dual device tracking (GSM/Satellite), animal tracking, pipeline
management, fleet management (marine and vehicular) and many other
M2M applications with size constraints.
"We see a huge opportunity for VARs and OEMs to incorporate the
STX3 chipset into compact and efficient communications devices
targeted at a wide and fast-growing range of vertical markets,"
said Jay Monroe, Chairman and CEO of Globalstar. "With its
unrivalled low power consumption and small size, this chipset has
the potential to accelerate the adoption of satellite-based M2M –
both satellite-only solutions and hybrid cellular/satellite
offerings."
For more information on Globalstar, and a list of dealers and
retailers carrying Globalstar products, visit
www.globalstar.com.
The photo is also available via AP PhotoExpress.
CONTACT: For media information please contact:
United States:
Brad Grantham
Peter Mayer
granthamb@peteramayer.com
225.215.4483
Canada:
Caroline McGrath
CMM Communications Group
caroline@cmm-communications.com
416.972.1642
Europe:
White Tiger Communications
GlobalstarTeam@whitetigercommunications.net
+44 (0)7799 768464
Globalstar (AMEX:GSAT)
Historical Stock Chart
From Mar 2024 to Apr 2024
Globalstar (AMEX:GSAT)
Historical Stock Chart
From Apr 2023 to Apr 2024