For some local color on the Brazil rollout, check out Jornal do Brasil on line at
jb.com.br
There were several articles about the press conference earlier this week, I ran them through the Altavista translator
babelfish.altavista.digital.com
and got the following:[note: dateline of articles is from Rio (as in Rio de Janero) which the av duly translates as "RIVER". It also has some problems with genders and tenses]. Bottom line, which was not well noted in press outside of Brazil, is that rollout starts there next month, and on a schedule well ahead of "G*USA"
"The controller confirmed that the preliminary launching of the new system of the
Globalstar goes to happen in the beginning of October, without costs for the users.
In November, it is initiated phase daily pay-advertising and, finally, in December,
the system enters in total operation."
From Jornal do Brazil
Globalstar says that despite the Qualcomm, they will not lack devices
Rui Pizzaro
RIVER - the president of the Globalstar of Brazil, Peter Maisonnave, assured
today that despite the announcement the intention the Qualcomm selling its
Division of Products of Consumption, she will not have lack of devices in the
market. " the devices of the Globalstar will be produced by the Qualcomm,
Ericsson and Telitel and the information on guarantee and assistance technique
already can be gotten by the telephone 0800-997-890. By the way, the company
already is accepting asked for of holds of devices for the beginning of the
operation, in November ", informed.
The world-wide Globalstar announced today, in the River, the official launching for
October of the world-wide system of mobile telephony saw satellite, that goes to
happen in some countries, between them, Brazil.
The Globalstar, led for the Loral Space Communications, is one joint venture
formed enters the biggest operators equipment manufacturers, including the
Qualcomm, AirTouch Communications, Alcatel, Germany, China Telecom,
Dacom, Daimler-Benz Aerospace, Elsacom, France Telecom, Hyundai, Sapace
System/Loral and Vodafone.
Already the Globalstar of Brazil, the association encloses the Loral SpaceCom,
the DASA Daimler-Chrysler Aerospace AG and the Brasilstar.
Navarrese it says that Globalstar will not repeat errors of the Iridium
Rui Pizzaro
RIVER - the world-wide president of the Globalstar, Anthony Navarra, assured
today that the company does not go to repeat the imprudências that had taken off
the Iridium competitor of the market and they had taken to ask for it
concordata."Acredito that the Iridium failed for charging prices raised in its jobs
and devices, for believing a market where the communication alone happened
between equipment of the Iridium and for not testing sufficient have lain the system
", explained Navarrese.
Navarrese it informed that the Globalstar received a credit facility from USS 500
million for investments from the Bank Of America, what it represents a test of the
confidence of the investors and credibility of the company. " We made the first test
of the world-wide system of mobile telephony in April of the passed year, with eight
satellites. We go to continue with tests until everything is ready to be offered. Our
telephones can be operated with the cellular system and of satellite and, for this,
already we close agreements with the Certep, of Ribeirão Preto (SP) and the
Sercontel, of Native of London, two important centers of agribusiness of the
Country ".
Still in accordance with the controller, qualified a Globalstar telephone will have
price estimated between 880 USS and USS 1.250, in Reals. The minute of the
colloquy will cost the equivalent the USS 1.00 or USS 2,00. The price charged for
the Iridium varied between 7 USS and USS 8,00.
Globalstar launchs in October mobile telephony saw satellite
Rui Pizarro RIO - the world-wide president of the Globalstar, Anthony Navarra, and
the president of the Globalstar of Brazil, Peter Maisonnave, had announced
officially little has the launching for the next month to the world-wide system of
mobile telephony saw satellite. The system of Globalstar communication goes to
function in some countries, including Brazil, where one of the 12 first terrestrial
stations is located - gateways - existing.
GEsse gateway, already in operation me the São Paulo city of President
Prudente, was the first one to communicate itself with satellites in the South
America. As, in Argentina, it starts to function in October.
Tony Navarra informed that the investments for the launching of the system in
Brazil until the next year add USS 180 million and in world-wide level, USS 4
billion. Still in accordance with it, the expectation is of generation up to 150 jobs,
only this year, and of attendance the 500 a thousand subscribers in five years - of
which 200 a thousand up to 2001.
Globalstar presents perspectives for Brazilian market
River - the Globalstar System, of world-wide communication saw satellite, goes to
launch in the next month its telephone. The just-nominated world-wide president of
the company, Navarrese Anthony, is in the River, where, then more, to 11h30, she
will give to details on the foreseen investments of USS 2.5 billion in the system of
world-wide telephonic communication saw satellite and the perspectives for the
Brazilian market, considered strategical for the company.
With 36 satellites in orbit, the Globalstar System will have to complete the
constellation of 52 satellites of low orbit for, no longer December month, to cover
98% of the terrestrial surface with telephonic communication. In the interview that
goes to grant to the press, Anthony Navarra will be folloied of the president of the
Globalstar in Brazil, Peter Maisonnave.
Cellular it knocks down borders
Globalstar guarantees in Brazil world-wide covering all
FLÁVIA BARBOSA
The Globalstar, company of world-wide telephony saw satellite, is closing
contracts of cellular partnership with operators of Brazilians to start the job in the
country in January of year 2000. Sercomtel (London) and Ceterp (Ribeirão Preto)
already had signed agreements and the president of the Globalstar, Anthony
Navarra, waits that all the operators of mobile telephony of Brazil make the same,
giving to its customer 100% of world-wide covering. For this, the trust destined to
Brazil USS 180 million the USS 4 billion invested in the design.
" We make the connection between the telefonias cellular, local and of satellites,
our customer speaks with one same device in any place of Brazil, of the Mercosul
and in 160 countries ", she explains Peter Maisonnave, president of the Globalstar
of Brazil.
The device - manufactured for the Qualcomm, the Ericsson and the Teletel - is
prepared to make called mobile for the systems analog, digital and satelital, and
will cost between R$ 2.5 a thousand and R$ 3 a thousand. The price of the minute,
when the call will be for the 36 satellites, will leave between R$ 2.5 R$ 3 - the
minute of the cellular one daily pay-I pay cost about 1.50 today.
The design of the Globalstar started in the beginning of this decade, through the
majority partners Qualcomm and Loral, that had developed the technology. In
Brazil, it has the Brasilstar partner, formed for investors.
The idea of the company is to supply to the customers integral communication,
also in remote regions, as high-sea, deserts and forests. The focus is the same of
the Iridium - that it is in forced agreement.
The customer who to travel will be found in the countries where the Globalstar
goes to act in the same number - paying the tariff of the local operator. Beyond
these jobs, similar job to pager will be possible to receive messages in the
devices from the Globalstar -. Later, access the Internet and to other jobs of data
also will be available.
Globalstar says that Brazil is strategical for telephony saw satellite
Rui Pizzaro
RIVER - the president of the Globalstar of Brazil, Peter Maisonnave, affirmed has
little, during press conference, that Brazil is considered a strategical market for the
world-wide system of mobile telephony saw satellite that the company intends to
launch, from October. Segundo Maisonnave, the new system is destined to take
care of the maritime and road necessities of communication of involved people
with agribusiness, carriers, mining and other activities to it not covered for the
conventional telephony.
" the topographical and geographic features of many regions of the Country, as
Rio De Janeiro, where it has many mountains, makes it difficult the continuous
covering of the cellular telephony. It is therefore that Brazil, together with China,
India and Russia, represents one of the biggest markets for we ", emphasized.
The controller confirmed that the preliminary launching of the new system of the
Globalstar goes to happen in the beginning of October, without costs for the users.
In November, it is initiated phase daily pay-advertising and, finally, in December,
the system enters in total operation.
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