Globalstar GSP-1700: Satellite phone
Globalstar has introduced a lighter, smaller satellite phone with the Globalstar GSP-1700. It plans to operate in more than 120 countries in six continents around the world, with the support of CDMA cell networks as well as EV-DO standard.
There doesn’t seem to be a whole bunch of bell-and-whistles features on this one. The battery is good for 4 hours of talking and 36 hours of standby. However, it does have six operating languages including English, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. You gotta like the way the antennas swing out like that, too.
| COMPONENT | OPERATIONAL | NON-OPERATIONAL |
| Phone | -20 to +55ºC (-4 to +131ºF) | -30 to +60ºC (-22 to +140ºF ) |
| Vocoder | 8k variable rate vocoder for Globalstar mode | |
| Frequency Range (channel center frequency) |
Globalstar Transmit: 1610.73 to 1620.57 MHz Globalstar Receive: 2484.39 to 2499.15 MHz |
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| Technology | Globalstar Satellite Mode (CDMA) | |
| Talk Time/Standby Time: |
Normal operation for four (4) hours of talk time (+26 dBm)
Ten (10) hours of standby time (no slotted paging)
Thirty-six (36) hours of standby time (slotted paging) when not in ring while stow mode |
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* All measurements for height and volume include standard battery and assume the Globalstar antenna is stowed.
Stumble It! | Posted by Paul on November 10, 2006 4:48 PM
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