Good pick-up leo, thanks.
So, this is the "twelfth gateway to initiate operations"
Interesting that while all the pre-commercial gateways and service providers have been rather low-key, some are downright secretive. I can only find formal announcements about eight other GWs: four in Can/US/Mexico, plus Italy, France, Brazil and S.Korea, and the only mention of S. Korea was in the January prospectus.
Leaving us to wonder:
1. Where are the other three? Presumably Argentina, China and S. Africa, but it's hard to know for sure
2. Why the veil of secrecy?
FWIW, my present take on the Gateway deployment status/plan:
Location, Operator, date live
1. Avezanno (Italy), Elsacom, 11/99
2. Presidente Prudente, (Brazil) Globalstar do Brazil 11/99
3. Aussaguel, (France) TESAM, 12/99
4. Clifton, (between Dallas and Austin Texas, USA) AirTouch, 12/99
5. Smith Falls, (Ontario,Canada) Cancom/AirTouch/Loral, 12/99
6. Yeoju (S. Korea), DACOM, billable service underway "now" as of 10Jan SEC filing
7. San Martin Texmelucan Puebla, (Mexico) JV of AirTouch/Loral/TelAutrey, 15Jan
8. High River (near Calgary, Alberta, Canada), Cancom/AirTouch/Loral , 19Jan
9. Karkila, (Finland) Globalstar Northern Europe, 9Feb
10. Bosque Allegre (central Argentina, near Corduba), TESAM, 15 Jan full commercial launch per 12/99 cc's; no evidence that's happened yet.
11. Beijing, (China) China Telecom, Service Launch 1Feb per 12/99 cc's; no evidence that's happened yet.
12. Delareyville (S. Africa), Vodafone , GW ready, waiting on license
13. Moscow, (Russia), Globaltel (JV of Globalstar and Ros Telcom), 15 Feb
14. Dubbo (New South Wales, Australia), Vodafone, 3/00 per G* Magazine
15. Managua, (Nicaragua) Globalstar Americas (said to be among first 15 on 12/17; no date for start of service given)
16. Camatagua, (Venezuela) TE.SA.M, start service 3/00
17. Novisibersk, (Russia) Globaltel) (JV of Globalstar and Ros Telcom), 15March
18. Meekatharra (Western Australia), Vodafone, 3/00 per G* Magazine
19. Mt Isa (Queensland, Australia), Vodafone, 3/00 per G* Magazine
20. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, TATCOM, Apr 2000, per Peter Bacon, 11/99
21. Lurin (Peru), TESAM, supposed to be among first 16 in various company briefs, but not listed among 64 countries for service by April
22. Khabarovsk, Russia, Globaltel (JV of Globalstar and Ros Telcom), 15 May
23. Chicunta (Columbia), TESAM, 3/2000 per local newspaper
24. Petrolina, (Brazil) Globalstar do Brazil, 2nd Qtr
25. Lanzhou (China) China Telecom, 2nd Qtr 2000
26. Ogulbey (near Ankara, Turkey), TESAM, service start 7/00, per 2/7 cc
27. Manaus, (Brazil) Globalstar do Brazil, 3rd Qtr 2000
28. Guangzhou, China Telecom, 3rd Qtr 2000
29. Taiwan, Chunghwa Telecom 3rdQtr2000, per CEUT
30. Viet Nam, TESAM, y/e 2000, per 2/99 interview
31. East Africa (Kenya and seven others), MTA
32. Malyasia, Vod/AirTouch/SimeDarby, unkn
33. Indonesia, Airtouch/PTIS, unkn
34. West Africa, Globaltouch Holdings, unkn
35. Middle East (Gulf states), AlMurjan, unknown [could use Riyadh GW?]
36. Thailand, Loxley Group, unknown (covered by VietNam GW?)
37. India 1 service provider TBA, y/e 2000 per 10/99 interview
38. India 2 service provider TBA
39. India 3 service provider TBA
40. Shanghai (China) China Telecom
41. Iceland/North Atlantic, Martel |
