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How Open RAN Powers Innovation for Multi-Generation Private Networks
3/28/2025
The O-RAN Alliance, formed by major MNOs in 2018, sought to jumpstart innovation in telecom by bringing the speed of software development to a hardware-bound industry. The Alliances reference designs used open and standardized interfaces to virtualize network elements that had been housed in hardware. Read More >
Next-Generation Telecommunications Company Announces Satellite Control Center
3/19/2025
Globalstar, Inc., a next-generation telecommunications infrastructure and technology provider, announced the grand opening of its state-of-the-art Satellite Operations Control Center (“SOCC”) at its headquarters in Covington, La. on March 17. This milestone marks the expansion of Globalstar’s operational capabilities and reinforces the Company’s strategic growth as it advances next-generation satellite and connectivity. Read More >
Globalstar opens doors on new operations control centre
3/19/2025
Apple-backed Globalstar unveiled a new operations control centre at its headquarters in the US state of Louisiana, a move the satellite player stated was key to its expansion efforts. Read More >
Covington-based satellite company Globalstar unveils new control center
3/18/2025
Covington-based Globalstar, a satellite company that powers communiations between handheld devices, celebrated the opening of its new control center Monday. Read More >
Mobile operators look to satellite technology to end ‘not spot’ plague
2/8/2025
The article discusses how the race to make satellite-connected mobile phones accessible is heating up, noting the most recent industry news around “direct to device” services. Read More >
Mobile operators look to satellite technology to end ‘not spot’ plague
2/8/2025
The emergence of satellite-enabled phones is being hailed as the most significant revolution in mobile communication in decades — even as some of the more bullish claims from operators about their performance are being questioned. Read More >
Next-Gen Globalstar: CEO Paul Jacobs Talks Growth in D2D, IoT, and Satellite/Cellular Convergence
1/14/2025
Globalstar CEO Paul Jacobs spoke with Via Satellite after the company’s investor day in December as he wrapped up his first full calendar year leading the company. Jacobs digs into how Globalstar’s financial turnaround is fueling the next generation of the company, and where the company is looking to grow. Read More >
Momentum for Satellite Direct-to-Device Hits Critical Mass Heading into 2025
1/14/2025
The past year was full of new investments, new partnerships and service trials, regulatory developments, and more and more satellites functioning as "cell towers in space." After a year of key milestones, analysts and leaders share the issues they are watching as the direct-to-device market continues to develop Read More >
What is Globalstar building for Apple?
12/19/2024
Apple is plowing a total of $1.7 billion into its satellite partner Globalstar for the construction of a new satellite constellation. But what exactly will that constellation look like? And what will it be able to do? Following its recent analyst day, Globalstar's CEO Paul Jacobs shed a bit of light on the new satellite constellation that Globalstar is building for iPhone vendor Apple. Read More >
Globalstar CEO Isn't Convinced People Will Pay for Cellular Starlink
12/17/2024
The hype is building for SpaceX's cellular Starlink and other smartphone-based satellite services. But Globalstar CEO Paul Jacobs questions if customers will actually pay for such services. Read More >