SATELLITE DATA BOOM EXPECTED IN SOUTH AMERICA

Installation of gateway appliqué expands simplex data coverage throughout Peru and parts of western South America

Globalstar, a world leader in providing mobile satellite voice and data services to business, announced today that its independent gateway operator in Peru, TE.SA.M Peru SA, plans to offer simplex, or one-way, data services to Globalstar customers throughout Peru and parts of Bolivia, Brazil, Columbia, Ecuador, northern Chile and the Pacific coast maritime region.

The capability to offer simplex data service and solutions is the result of additional hardware being added at the ground station or satellite gateway operated by TE.SA.M Peru SA. The satellite gateway is used to provide Globalstar customers with access to ground based telephone and data networks via the Globalstar satellite constellation.

“Today’s announcement plus the recent deployment of simplex data service from our gateway in Venezuela, demonstrate our continued commitment to introduce new satellite data solutions, to meet the growing demands of the South American marketplace”, said Jay Monroe, Chairman and CEO of Globalstar LLC. Mr. Monroe went on to add, “Simplex data is one of our fastest growing services and with this newly expanded coverage, we now anticipate seeing similar growth in the South American market.”

Globalstar has offered simplex data service in the U.S and Canada since 2003, and throughout Europe, the Middle East and across the north Atlantic region since early 2005. It is one of the fastest growing company segments with the number of Globalstar simplex data subscribers increasing in 2005 by approximately 300% to over 20,000 users. Globalstar recently announced expansion of simplex data coverage into parts of Australia and the Asia Pacific region. The Asset Intelligence unit of GE's Equipment Services Business also selected the Globalstar simplex data network for use with its worldwide asset management services and solutions.

Globalstar simplex allows customers to track mobile assets -- such as vehicles, tractor-trailers, railcars, cargo containers and marine vessels, using GPS or other location-based software. Because of this, it is an ideal solution for various AVL, marine and fishing vessel monitoring applications. The service can also be used for a wide variety of industrial and security applications to monitor and send information from fixed assets, such as environmental measuring instruments and utility meters, or report the state of various mobile devices and their locations.

Using the Globalstar satellite network and an approved integrated simplex modem solution, companies will be able to economically monitor their assets from virtually anywhere within the Globalstar simplex coverage area. The data is sent back to a customer's control and monitoring facility via the Globalstar constellation of low-earth-orbiting satellites. This information can be received at any time from remote installations far beyond the reach of ground-based communications systems. Commencing in the second quarter of 2006, TE.SA.M. Perú S.A. plans to begin customer field trials of its simplex data offering.

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