Globalstar said it has expanded its data service coverage to reach across the Atlantic and all of Europe and North Africa. The company said it will offer simplex, or one-way, data services to customers using its European gateway located in France.

The new service enhancement is the result of a hardware upgrade to the European ground station, which is operated by Globalstar to provide satellite customers access to ground- based public telephone and data networks. The simplex data offering allows customers to use simplex modems and integrated solutions to track mobile assets using GPS or other location-based software.