Technology

Com.
Range

# Users

QoS

Voice
support

Video
support

SMS
support

File
transfer

DB
interaction

Browsing

Encryption

Authentication Authorization Positioning

Architecture

fixed/pedestrian

Refer to 802.11
technology details
and overall
network
architecture in the
proposal

voip

yes

no

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

Selfforming adhoc/mesh
clusters self healing
and/or
existing
coverage

yes (priority of
access, Packet
data QoS)

Refer to
CDMA2000-1x
family of
fixed/pedestrian/mob
technologies
ile/vehicular
details and overall
network
architecture in the
proposal

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

Existing
coverage

99.999%

yes (priority of
access, Power
control)

fixed/pedestrian/mob
ile/vehicular

Refer to
Globalstar Satellite
technology details
and overall
network
architecture in the
proposal

yes

no

yes

at 9.6 kbps

at 9.6 kbps

at 9.6 kbps

yes

yes

yes

yes

Existing
global
coverage

99.999%

up to 300 m indoorand p2p

802.11 a/b/g/s

Upto 900 m outdooor in

LOS

12
users/AP/Freq.

Multi-radio - up to
Extended outdoor coverage 100 mbps/Mesh
up to 10 km per Mesh
cluster
network configuration

yes (priority of
access, Packet
data QoS)

35/sector/FA
(sing;e 1.25 MHZ
carrier)
2

More than 500 m in dense

CDMA2000-1x family
urban to 10s of km in rural
of technologies
environment

Up to 100
users/sector/FA
in VoIP mode for
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Rev. A

40 LEO Satellites
constellation plus spares
providing global access
(refer to the coverage map
in the proposal)

Globalstar Satellite
Services

P25/P34/TETRA

Indoor coverage is possible

if the
Globalstar user terminal's
antenna has an
unobstructed path to the
satellites, however, indoor
use is enhanced with an
outdoor antenna (e.g. fixed
phone, car-kit, etc)

100s

Comm.
set-up

Mobility

Refer to P25/34/TETRA specifications

Reliability