Globalstar has announced construction of additional gateway infrastructure at its existing ground station at OTE’s commercial teleport in Nemea, Greece. Globalstar’s work in Nemea belongs to a substantial expansion of its global ground infrastructure to support its third-generation C-3 System.
Globalstar, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Globalstar Europe SAS, previously entered into a teleport hosting agreement with OTE in 2020, which resulted in the buildout of three six-meter tracking antennas and associated infrastructure at the Nemea site. Globalstar has now begun construction of three additional tracking antennas and associated infrastructure to support its expanded, third-generation C-3 mobile satellite system.
These new antennas in Greece are part of a global expansion including up to 90 new tracking antennas in approximately 35 gateways worldwide supporting Globalstar’s C-3 System, its third-generation and most advanced mobile satellite network to date. This expansion represents a significant investment in the functionality and capacity of the network and is designed to support a next-generation of services to hundreds of millions of people around the world.
“We are proud to be Globalstar’s partner of choice for such a significant project, which validates Greece’s strategic role in global satellite connectivity,” said Lykourgos Antonopoulos, Chief Commercial Officer Business Segment, OTE Group. “OTE, a member of the Telekom Group, with its state-of-the-art facilities, robust fibre connectivity, and highly skilled technical personnel ensures that we can fully support advanced satellite systems like the C‑3 constellation.”
“We again thank our US Commercial Services officers at our embassies around the region for their invaluable assistance in 2020 that led to our partnership with OTE who has fully supported our expanding ground station needs,” added L. Barbee Ponder, General Counsel & Vice President of Regulatory Affairs.
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