UK
Globalstar Reseller
Global
Telesat Communications Surpasses
15,000
SPOT Sales
Milestone
Including
1,500
Devices
to
Safeguard
Lone
Workers
Highlights:
-
Leading UK
satellite technology specialist
reseller Global
Telesat Communications (GTC),
a subsidiary of Orbsat Corp, has reached the milestone
of 15,000 Globalstar SPOT
satellite device sales including SPOT
Gen3 and
SPOT
X satellite
messengers
and
SPOT
Trace tracking devices
-
GTC has sold an
aggregated 1,500 SPOT
devices
which are
being used
for staff
protection and safety at UK organisations
including the UK
Forestry Commission while NATO uses SPOT
Trace devices for oceanic tracking
studies
-
Since
initially
launching in 2007, pocket-sized, rugged and
affordable SPOT devices have been used in over
6,800 rescues
worldwide,
many of which were life-saving
Dublin,
Ireland -- October 22, 2019 -- InvestorsHub NewsWire
-- Globalstar
Europe Satellite Services Ltd.,
a wholly owned subsidiary of Globalstar,
Inc.
(NYSE
American:
GSAT) and the leader in satellite
messaging and emergency notification technologies, announced today
that UK specialist wireless and
satellite technology
reseller,
Global
Telesat Communications (GTC), a subsidiary of
Orbsat Corp (OTCQB:
OSAT), has surpassed the milestone of
selling
15,000 SPOT
devices. This includes
1,500
SPOT
units
deployed to
safeguard remote working or
at-risk employees
for organisations including
the UK
Forestry Commission and numerous other commercial and non-commercial
entities.
GTC's customer base for SPOT
spans both consumer and organisational
users
including
security firms, utilities,
maritime
operations specialists, sports event organisers,
government
agencies, professional remote
workers,
as well as adventurers and other
travellers.
GTC has won SPOT contracts
awarded by
government and commercial organisations including the
deployment
of more
than 850 SPOT
Gen3's
by the UK
Forestry Commission since
early
2016.
The Commission, and GTC's other
organisational customers, use SPOT Gen3 to improve the
safety of staff working in remote areas where alternative
communications are unreliable or unavailable. NATO procured its
SPOT Trace
devices from
GTC to
study ocean current movement, using buoys, for operational
purposes.
By using satellite
communications, enabled by
Globalstar's second-generation
Low-Earth Orbit
satellite fleet, SPOT enables users to stay
connected with emergency services, colleagues, friends and
family,
anywhere, even when beyond the reach of
mobile phone networks and radio
communications.
Both SPOT
Gen3 and SPOT
X, the
most recent addition to the SPOT
family, feature a one-touch SOS
button that instantly sends the user's GPS location to the
GEOS
International Emergency Response Coordination Centre
(IERCC) over Globalstar's satellite
network. The IERCC then transmits details to local first responders to
dispatch help to the user's location.
The devices' tracking feature
can help first responders, friends and colleagues to
locate users even if they are unable to
press the SOS button during
an
emergency.
Organisations which deploy
SPOT for staff safety have the option of configuring
their devices to directly
send an
SOS alert to in-house security and operation
centres,
instantly transmitting GPS co-ordinates for prompt
internal
emergency handling.
"The
milestones we are celebrating
today are testament to the high
quality, reach and reliability of Globalstar's satellite network
and its SPOT devices which enable
always-on communications and user
safety,"
says David Phipps, Chief Executive Officer of
Orbsat Corp: "Now with SPOT X, and its
extra two-way communications capabilities, we anticipate
continued strong
demand for SPOT products, and significant upward migration
from SPOT Gen3 to SPOT X by both professional and leisure
users."
SPOT X, launched in EMENA in
January 2019, offers full two-way SMS and
email as well as GPS tracking and a one-touch SOS button.
It
is the only
satellite messenger on the market to give users a permanent phone
number, easy check-in function and a full, backlit QWERTY keypad
for intuitive typing. SPOT X also offers the industry's longest
battery life in both tracking and SOS modes and is priced
competitively
"We are extremely proud of
the ongoing expansion and growing diversity of the SPOT user
base," said Mark
O'Connell,
Globalstar EMEA General Manager. "To be trusted to
safeguard
and provide lifeline communications
to staff as they carry out their
important duties in remote or dangerous environments
is both a
responsibility and an honour. We congratulate GTC
for achieving the milestone announced
today, and
we look forward to continuing to collaborate
to provide
safety and peace of mind to more
people,"
he added.
Since its 2007 launch, Globalstar's family
of SPOT GPS satellite messengers have helped to assist in
over
6,800 rescues worldwide,
in
many of
which lives were
saved.
About
GTC
Global
Telesat Communications Ltd (GTC), a subsidiary of
Orbsat Corp (OTCQB:
OSAT),
is a supplier of mobile voice and data communications services via
satellite. GTC provides equipment and airtime for use on all the
major satellite networks including Globalstar, Inmarsat, Iridium
and Thuraya allowing users in remote locations to make phone calls,
connect to the internet and track assets or personnel anywhere in
the world. For more information regarding GTC, please
visit www.globaltelesat.co.uk
About Orbsat Corp
Orbsat
provides services and solutions to fulfil the rapidly growing
global demand for satellite-based voice, high-speed data, tracking
and IoT connectivity services. Building upon its long-term
experience providing government, commercial, military and
individual consumers with Mobile Satellite Services, Orbsat is
positioned to capitalize on the significant opportunities being
created by global investments in new and upgraded satellite
networks. Orbsat's US and European based subsidiaries, Orbital
Satcom and Global Telesat Communications, have provided global
satellite connectivity solutions to more than 35,000 customers
located in over 160 countries across the world. www.orbsat.com
About
SPOT
SPOT LLC, a
subsidiary of Globalstar, Inc., provides affordable satellite
communication and tracking devices for recreational and business
use. SPOT messaging devices use both the GPS satellite network and
the Globalstar network to transmit text messages and GPS
coordinates. Since 2007, SPOT has provided peace of mind by
allowing customers to remain in contact completely independent of
mobile coverage, having initiated over 6,800 rescue callouts worldwide.
For more information, visit www.FindMeSPOT.eu.
Note that all SPOT products
described in this press release are the products of SPOT LLC, which
is not affiliated in any manner with Spot Image of Toulouse, France
or Spot Image Corporation of Chantilly, Virginia. SPOT
Gen3
is a trademark of
Spot LLC. All other trademarks are the property of their respective
owners.
For media
information, please contact:
Gavan Murphy
Globalstar Europe Satellite
Services Ltd.
gavan.murphy@globalstar.com
Cynthia Ritchie
White Tiger
Communications
cynthia@whitetigercommunications.net
+44 20 3514 2525
Media and
Investor Contact for Orbsat Corp:
Michael Glickman
MWGCO, Inc.
mike@mwgco.net
+1 917-397-2272