Get a new partner for communications while driving on the farm or ranch – get QUALCOMM’s Globalstar GSP-1600 Portable Tri-Mode Satellite Phone. With a satellite phone, you have the freedom and flexibility to communicate from your farm or truck even in areas where there is no cellular coverage. Or you can use QUALCOMM Globalstar GSP-2800/GSP-2900 Fixed Satellite Phones to set up the farm or ranch office communications. Anywhere within the range of a Globalstar Gateway, you’ll have access to communications, because the portable satellite phone works as a cellular phone when cellular coverage is available and as a satellite phone when it isn’t.

Think of all the times you’ve been in your truck or on the ranch and needed communication to better run your business or be in touch with family. Then think of the possibilities with a cost-effective Globalstar satellite communications solution.

• You can improve the planning and control of your agriculture business, sell or purchase goods at the time you need to, and receive notification via digital fax†.
  
  
• Be reachable if business partners, customers, or your family need to contact you.
  
  
• You’ll have access to communications so you’ll be informed immediately of shifts in the weather, technical problems or changes in plans.
  
  
• The GSP-1600 lets you connect to a computer or PDA so you can access the Internet† and send and receive e-mail†. Data and positioning capabilities include:
  
  - position location*
  - short messaging service (SMS)*
  - digital facsimile†
  - caller ID

Data Capabilities

Data capabilities include QUALCOMM Globalstar satellite data† services that let you to access the Internet or any TCP/IP packet-switched data network when connected to a computer or PDA, and send and receive e-mail, access corporate data networks and intranets, web browsing, etc. Additional data capabilities include position location*, short messaging service (SMS)*, digital facsimile† and Caller ID*. Data transmission over-the-air is provided at full-duplex rates of up to 9600 bits per second, with no additional modem or dedicated telephone circuits required.

Fixed Satellite Phone Connectivity

For the farm or ranch’s base of operations, the GSP-2800/2900 Fixed Satellite Phones allow you to connect to any standard cordless or corded telephone set via a standard twisted pair connection. Because you may need to have telephone sets in one or more outbuildings distant from their serving Radio Antenna Units (RAU), it is possible to equip a sprawling ranch or farm with multiple phone extensions with the proper choice of telephone sets. Cordless telephone sets add another level of convenience when a standard two-wire telephone set is desired along with an untethered connection. Certain cordless telephone sets may offer walkie-talkie like features for your added convenience when in the same area. A small office setup can also be supported due to the Fixed Phone’s compatibility with PBX systems.

QUALCOMM Globalstar satellite phones are an economical, secure way to communicate while running your agriculture business in remote areas. Thanks to QUALCOMM's digital technology, what you say and hear will be crystal clear, and your data transmissions will be secure and reliable. Check out how a satellite phone works, get to know our portable and fixed satellite phones, and learn more about Globalstar satellite technology.