The gateway, which is already constructed, will provide Globalstar mobile satellite voice and data services to all of Saudi Arabia and throughout parts of the surrounding Middle East region. The transaction would also provide SAS as the independent service provider, with access to one of the world’s largest remote petrochemical exploration markets.

     “With the deployment of our new constellation, 2012 is a turnaround year for Globalstar. We expect today’s announcement to be simply the first in a series of product and network initiatives designed to raise Globalstar to the preeminent position as the global leader in the mobile satellite services marketplace,” Jim Mandala, Vice President of International Sales for Globalstar, said in a statement.