Globalstar
Globalstar will enable users with dual mode Globalstar/GSM 900
mobile phones to use there mobile when outside the range of the Land/Tower based VodaFone
Australia network. The mobiles will instead talk to a constellation of LEO (Low Earth
Orbit) Satellites. This enables you to use you mobile phone anywhere in the world! (As
long as you can see the sky.)
System should be online 2nd Q 2000
Data + Telemetry Base Station/Gateway in Dubbo NSW
Telemetry Base Station at Mt Isa in QLD
Data? + Telemetry Base Station/Gateway in Meekatharra WA
Here is an interesting text file on the GlobalStar system.