If consumer satellite phones become reality, what are the pros and cons of Satellite Cell Phone?
Pros are they work virtually anywhere. Currently the cons are you must have line of site of the satellite when using a satellite phone which can require an 80% view of the sky Will the price of Satellite Cell Phone services go down? The price of a few of the satellite phones on the market has been dropping for the past four years. The Globalstar phone went from costing $1195.00 in 2001 to the current price of $645.00. During that same period the per minute cost has also came down from 1.99 per minute to low as 17 cents per minute. Target market: age group, culture (location), and income (pricing). The current target market would include higher income 40 to 50 year old group that has the income and need to purchase a satellite phone to stay in touch with their business affairs. What companies do you see becoming dinosaurs with the advancement of Satellite Cell Phone technology? (Ex: regular cell phone services (AT&T Wireless) or telephone line company (MCI)? The telecoms out there will
