The FCC approved Globalstar's upgrade of its LEO constellation, rejecting a petition from SpaceX to deny the request.
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The move is part of a larger shakeup at Globalstar, a number of XCOM executives will take senior leadership positions.
Globalstar has been investing in its satellite IoT business with Haight and Patel as new hires.
The platform is designed to provide a lower barrier of entry for partners to develop custom applications and solutions.
This appointment comes after Globalstar purchased 17 new satellites from MDA in order to replenish and extend the life of its existing SPOT Low-Earth Orbit...
Shortly after the announcement, MDA has signed an agreement with Rocket Lab to build the bus systems for the new Globalstar satellites.
At the end of 2020, Inmarsat had 1.2m satellite IoT subscribers, whereas Iridium and Globalstar had 1.1m and 0.4m subscribers respectively.
