MILPITAS, Calif., Nov. 5, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Globalstar, Inc. (Nasdaq:GSAT), a leading provider of mobile satellite voice and data services to businesses, governments and consumers, today announced it has installed a simplex data applique at its new gateway ground station in Nigeria. The applique installation completes construction of the gateway which will provide Globalstar satellite coverage to Nigeria, the surrounding portions of Western and Central Africa, as well as parts of the coastal Atlantic and Gulf of Guinea maritime region. Globalstar independent service provider Globaltouch (West Africa) Limited (GWAL) based in Lagos, Nigeria will operate the gateway located in Kaduna. Globalstar owns a 30 percent equity stake in the new service provider operation.

Beginning this week, GWAL expects to initially offer Globalstar Simplex data solutions for a variety of logistics, supply chain management, government asset tracking applications plus SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger(TM) tracking and messaging products and services for both enterprise and consumer applications. GWAL plans to offer Globalstar's entire suite of current and next-generation advanced satellite voice and duplex-data solutions following the launch of the Globalstar second-generation constellation which is expected to begin next year. With the new gateway Globalstar and GWAL provide expanded continuous satellite coverage from Europe southward to most of Angola, west to the Atlantic coast maritime region and east to Sudan.

"We are very pleased to be working with our new Nigeria partner Globaltouch West Africa, as we launch coverage and once again broaden the market for our high quality Simplex data M2M enterprise solutions and our award-winning SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger products," said Marty Neilsen, Vice President, New Business Ventures, Globalstar, Inc. "We expect this oil-rich and heavily populated nation plus the surrounding region to be highly suited for our unique mix of enterprise and consumer mobile satellite solutions. The completion of this gateway is a testament to our partnership with Globaltouch and it also further demonstrates our international commitment to expand the geographic territory of where we market all of our high value products and services."

Engr. I.A. Mohammed, Managing Director of Globaltouch, further stated, "Globaltouch is excited to be bringing Globalstar's satellite services to Nigeria and the surrounding countries. We are proud and honored to have Globalstar, Inc., with its global experience, as a partner in this venture.