GlobalStar said it developed an emergency communications system c...
GlobalStar said it developed an emergency communications system consisting of a satellite backhaul network mated to a miniaturized cellular system, or picocell. The system can link to the public telephone network, GlobalStar said. Called GEMCOMS, the fixed unit system…
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is “similar to one of the products that Globalstar plans to develop if and when the FCC grants an authorization to deploy an Ancillary Terrestrial Component (ATC),” a company statement said. Officials said they expect an FCC ruling on GlobalStar’s ATC application 4th quarter this year. GEMCOMS consists of multiple Globalstar fixed phones connected to a mini cellular switch, so emergency workers can use Globalstar to call anyone on the public telephone network using standard cell phones, officials said. The system permits connection to satellite from inside buildings, said a spokeswoman for National Communications System, which deployed a unit in the St. Bernard parish.