{"city":"Covington","name":"Globalstar","slug":"globalstar","facts":[{"date":"2027-01-01","type":"ownership_change","value":"Amazon expects to close the Globalstar acquisition in 2027 pending regulatory approvals","source":"SpaceNews"},{"date":"2026-09-17","type":"partnership","value":"OpenTug and Globalstar are modernizing barge visibility with satellite tracking","source":"Globalstar"},{"date":"2026-09-17","type":"partnership","value":"Opsealog and Identec Solutions partnered to enhance Shell support-vessel operations using Globalstar connectivity","source":"Globalstar"},{"date":"2026-09-17","type":"deployment","value":"Advanced Tracking deployed more than 2,000 Globalstar SmartOne Solar transmitters in the leisure marine sector","source":"Globalstar"},{"date":"2026-08-18","type":"deployment","value":"First eight satellites of the satellite refresh launched","source":"Via Satellite"},{"date":"2026-08-15","type":"revenue_band","value":"[object Object]","source":"www.humanoidsdaily.com — 2026-08-15"}],"peers":[{"name":"AST SpaceMobile","rank":11,"slug":"ast-spacemobile","score":"84.5"},{"name":"Iridium","rank":24,"slug":"iridium","score":"79.5"},{"name":"SES","rank":39,"slug":"ses","score":"76.5"},{"name":"Eutelsat OneWeb","rank":40,"slug":"eutelsat-oneweb","score":"76"},{"name":"SKY Perfect JSAT","rank":41,"slug":"sky-perfect-jsat","score":"76"},{"name":"Viasat","rank":49,"slug":"viasat","score":"74"}],"stage":"Subsidiary","state":"Louisiana","aliases":["C-3 constellation"],"country":"United States","domains":[{"why":"Globalstar sells satellite connectivity and IoT tracking services to marine, logistics, industrial and consumer customers through products such as SmartOne Solar.","list":"Space 100","rank":46,"tier":"member","layer":"Satellites & spacecraft","total":75,"domain":"Space","scores":{"gate_ne":["firepower"],"leverage":8,"position":6,"progress":10,"firepower":8,"commercial":8,"deployment":9,"production":6,"technology":6},"edition":"November 2026","segment":"Communications constellations"}],"founded":null,"signals":[{"date":"2026-10-28","header":"U.S. regulators approved Amazon’s acquisition of Globalstar despite Yippy’s objection.","outlet":"Heise"},{"date":"2026-10-28","header":"Amazon is pursuing an acquisition of Globalstar despite an objection.","outlet":"Heise"},{"date":"2026-10-27","header":"Amazon received FCC approval to acquire Globalstar.","outlet":"Via Satellite"},{"date":"2026-10-19","header":"FCC authorized Globalstar’s C-3 satellite constellation for direct-to-device services.","outlet":"Via Satellite"},{"date":"2026-09-11","header":"Apple is keeping its satellite communication service free for another year.","outlet":"Heise"},{"date":"2026-08-16","header":"Globalstar’s eight replacement satellites are maneuvering to an approximately 1,414-kilometer operational orbit.","outlet":"sorae"}],"website":"https://globalstar.com","category":"Space · Applications","categories":[{"name":"Connectivity","domain":"Space","parent":"Space · Applications"}],"last_round":null,"updated_at":"2026-10-29T10:01:34.247+00:00","facts_total":27,"positioning":"Globalstar is a US satellite operator running a legacy LEO fleet (powering Apple's Emergency SOS and IoT), with Q2-26 revenue of $64.8M (~$270M run-rate, Apple wholesale capacity $40.1M of Q2) and its first eight MDA-built HIBLEO-4 replacement satellites launched in August 2026. It is being acquired by Amazon ($90.00 cash or 0.3210 AMZN shares, an 8-K in April 2026, close expected 2027), making the Apple satellite partner Amazon's second space-connectivity move (alongside Amazon Leo). Its FY26 outlook is suspended pending the merger.","sub_category":"Connectivity","signals_total":24,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/globalstar","title":"Globalstar · space, Covington, Louisiana, United States · scores, facts and signals · Frontier Tech Intelligence","description":"Globalstar sells satellite connectivity and IoT tracking services to marine, logistics, industrial and consumer customers through products such as SmartOne Solar. Space 100 rank 46 (score 75) 24 signals and 27 facts with sources.","publisher":"Frontier Tech Intelligence (Future Frontiers, a trade name of Essential Cognition Inc.)","note":"Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence; facts and signals carry their sources."}