https://www.globalstar.com/en-us/terrestrial-wireless/band-n53

The FCC adopted rules permitting Globalstar to deploy a terrestrial broadband network using a portion of the Company's 2.4 GHz spectrum. 

This authority provides increased capacity for the nation's terrestrial broadband spectrum inventory and furthers the Commission's continued policy to increase spectrum efficiency. The Third Generation Partnership Project (“3GPP”) has designated the 11.5 MHz terrestrial band as Band 53 with 5G variant of our Band 53, known as n53. 

This new band class provides a pathway for our terrestrial spectrum to be integrated into handset and infrastructure ecosystems. Globalstar has also received terrestrial authority from several international regulatory bodies.

How does Band n53 deliver value?

For private networks, Band n53 offers performance and value superior to both Wi-Fi and 4G/5G Citizens Band Radio Spectrum (CBRS):

Freedom from interference with unlicensed and lightly licensed spectrum as well as licensed mobile bands

Greater range and coverage than Wi-Fi and no SASS requirement like CBRS, reducing capital costs

More stable performance for multiple connections delivering greater scalability than Wi-Fi

Military-grade security compared with Wi-Fi

5G network slicing capabilities that enable more speed and throughput than Wi-Fi, with per-application QoS granularity and control