Nope. Globalstar's voice and data network (specifically) is a literal 'bent pipe'. They use modified CDMA base stations on the ground, and it's all CDMA end-to-

Nope. Globalstar's voice and data network (specifically) is a literal 'bent pipe'. They use modified CDMA base stations on the ground, and it's all CDMA end-to-end through the sky to the sat and back down to your phone. The original phone they offered (the GSP-1600) was a modification of a Qualcomm QCP-860 that they just slapped the Globalstar stuff on top of. The only difference here is that Globalstar's CDMA authentication was done on a SIM card inside the phone (which is a supported CDMA feature, R-UIM).