Globalstar, Inc. (GSAT) R&D Focused on Product Front and Ground Infrastructure

July 24, 2014

Timothy Taylor, Globalstar, Inc.’s (GSAT) Vice President of Finance, Operations and Strategy, says the company’s research and development efforts are currently twofold. He says one area of focus is the product front and leveraging in-house engineering teams.

“We focus on designing and producing satellite components that are small and inexpensive enough to fit into the smaller devices preferred by our customer base,” Taylor says. “Our teams work on advanced plastics technology, user-interface upgrades and — very important to satellite communications — battery technology.”

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Additionally, Taylor says the R&D team is focused on upgrading the company’s ground infrastructure. He says the current system is about 15 years old, and updates will meaningfully improve the user experience.

“That means that data speeds will be increased by 25 times, and the network protocol will be upgraded to modern technology,” Taylor says. “At the end of the day, this results in much faster transmission speeds, which will significantly improve our competitive position.”