[CEL in satellite phone deal with Globalstar.]
Monday February 14, 11:16 am Eastern Time
Mexico's Iusacell and Globalstar in satellite phone deal
MEXICO CITY, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Nuevo Grupo Iusacell,
Mexico's second largest cellular operator, will start
marketing satellite phone services and products
from Globalstar de Mexico, provider of Globalstar
Telecommunications (NasdaqNM:GSTRF - news).
The two firms said in a news release Monday that Iusacell
(NYSE:CEL - news) will offer customers Globalstar satellite
telephone systems that use land-based CDMA (code division
multiple access) technology for communications within the
cellular coverage area of Iusacell.
The Mexican firm also will offer Globalstar's services where
cellular coverage is unavailable.
``The Globalstar systems are trimodal, and they provide CDMA,
analog and satellite digital transmissions in a single
terminal unit,' said Amaury Rivera, Iusacell's vice
president of marketing.
Iusacell, managed and operated by subsidiaries of U.S. phone
firm Bell Atlantic (NYSE:BEL - news), had some 1.1 million
suscribers as of September 30, and is second to market leader
Telcel, the cellular unit of former monopoly Telefonos de
Mexico (Telmex) (NYSE:TMX - news).
Telcel reported 5.272 million users by the end of 1999. |
