Globalstar, publicly owned and headquartered in the US, was founded in 1993 and employs approximately 400 individuals. Its parent company is Amazon. The company specializes in telecoms, operating a proprietary constellation of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites to provide communication solutions in remote areas where terrestrial networks are unavailable or unreliable. Globalstar's business model includes a "Satellite-as-a-Infrastructure" strategy, demonstrated by its multi-year partnership with Apple to power Emergency SOS via satellite for the iPhone and an acquisition agreement by Amazon to expand the Amazon LEO satellite network. Leveraging its spectrum assets (Band n53) and terrestrial radio technology (XCOM RAN), Globalstar provides connectivity for industrial IoT, emergency services, and consumer safety on a global scale.
On April 23, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) reaffirmed Globalstar's exclusive operating rights within its mobile satellite services (MSS) spectrum, dismissing requests from SpaceX and other operators to share or enter these bands. The FCC order specifically maintained Globalstar and Iridium's rights in the "Big LEO" band for Non-Geostationary Orbit (NGSO) operations and rejected SpaceX's bid to access the 1.6/2.4GHz radio spectrum that Globalstar currently uses for its satellite services, including those for Apple iPhones. This decision establishes clear rules for the use of radio spectrum in the rapidly expanding satellite-to-phone services market, where companies such as SpaceX, AST SpaceMobile, and Amazon-Globalstar are actively expanding.
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