How can a Globalstar Fixed Site satellite phone help me communicate?

A Globalstar Fixed Site satellite phone can provide a cost effective communication solution for remote business or residents outside of terrestrial land-line or cellular communications. The Globalstar Fixed Site solution is ideal for remote commercial and industrial site that require day to day voice, fax and data communications. Mining, construction, forestry, utilities and remote hunting and fishing lodge all can benefit from affordable satellite phone communications provided by the Globalstar Fixed site phone technology. Business and government agency are relying on the Globalstar Fixed site phone as backup communications in the event the local telephone infrastructure is disputed. Even in cases of total power failure the Globalstar phones provide communication when all other forms of communication are disrupted.

People owning a residence in a remote location where it is not cost effective to bring in land-line service can now take advantage of the Globalstar satellite phone technology with an affordable high quality and reliable option. Now where phone access was not available remote communities, farms, vacation properties and rural homes can have crystal clear voice, fax, and Internet access with Globalstar’s Superior CDMA digital satellite technology in a cost effective solution.

Globalstar’s fixed site units include an external antenna that will need to be mounted outdoors with a clear view of the sky. You would need to mount the antenna where it has at least 80% view of the sky. Unlike satellite TV dishes the Globalstar external antenna is an omni directional antenna which does not need to be calibrated to acquire a stationary satellite. Globalstar’s satellite constellation is made up of 48 low earth orbiting satellites. The Globalstar fixed site unit can be connected to up to four satellites at one time giving high quality path diversity. The antenna is connected to a junction box where a standard off the shelf desktop or cordless phone can be connected to with cat 5 telephone wiring. These units are signal circuit unit give you one phone line per unit where a limited number of extension can be added to this phone line.

Globalstar offers two series of fixed site units first of which is the GSP-2900 series which has the capability of voice, fax and data solutions. It will support up to 800 ft of telephone cable and 450 ft of cat 5 data cable. You can connect up to five extension phones up to this unit with standard phone including cordless phones and answering machines. The GSP-2900 can be interfaced as a trunk line for phones switches key systems or PBX. If you have fax requirements an optional StarFax device is available allowing you to connect a standard off the shelf fax machine. With the fax service you will have a separate fax number from you voice number. An optional Data kit is required for Internet access. If you require higher speed Internet access than the native 9.6K you have the option of the StarPort data compression device which would give you dial up speed connection up to 56K. The StarPort also allows you to have fax service without requiring two devices. The GSP-2900 can be purchased with low profile and remote antenna allowing the unit to be place on boats or vehicles.

The second fixed site unit offered by Globalstar is an ideal cost effective solution giving the reliability of satellite phone service. The FAU-200 is a single circuit unit (one phone line) which supports up to three phone jack or extensions. You can use standard off the shelf desktop or cordless phones off each phone jack. Note the FAU-200 is a voice only product and does not support Data or Fax services.