Globalstar's Duplex Satellite Module

Satellite communications are used by utility, transportation, maritime, oil and gas, government, military, and environmental monitoring for applications like as monitoring applications, basic Internet and email access, SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition), and telemetry. And Globalstar has the parts to make these apps possible. The company has announced that it has started to receive shipments of the new GSP-1720 satellite data and voice module (SDVM) from manufacturer QUALCOMM Incorporated. With the SDVM being approximately half the size of the previous GSP-1620 modem board and approximately 33 percent of the weight, the GSP-1720 offers integrators, OEMs, and developers a more compact wireless solution for data applications that require or use two-way satellite communications. The GSP-1720 also integrates a number of new features including a more efficient power management system, passive and powered antenna capability and multiple port connectivity with both USB and serial connections. The GSP-1720 SDVM is also voice capable, which will provide developers the ability to integrate voice capability into their various satellite data solutions. Duplex satellite data modems provide solutions for a wide variety of customers looking for wireless data communications within and beyond the reach of traditional wireless and terrestrial infrastructure. Globalstar will make a range of antennas available for the SDVM, designed for maritime installations as well as mobile and fixed land applications. The company is also developing an Integrator’s Kit with the associated manuals, development and power cables, and software. Globalstar expects to launch the GSP-1720 and the associated Integrator’s Kit to developers and OEMs later this spring.