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Iridium Environmental, Social & Governance Report 2021

Sunday, 11 April 2021 by Apollo

Iridium is Proud to Share Its First Environmental, Social, and Governance Report Iridium is pleased to deliver their first Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) report. Since inception, their core mission and purpose has been to provide communication and connectivity to places and people where it’s been impossible before, expanding social progress and safety as a responsible

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Iridium: An Overview

Thursday, 01 April 2021 by Mike Mathison

In 1987, a few bold thinkers envisioned a revolutionary system of communications. Bary Bertiger, Ray Leopold, and Ken Peterson began working on a satellite-based communications system designed to connect people on a global scale – and in 1988 Iridium was born. Initially a project in a Motorola research lab in Arizona, Iridium was built on

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Service Discontinuation of Globalstar Sat-Fi2 & RAS Products

Monday, 29 March 2021 by Mike Mathison

Effective March 12, 2021 we will stop billing, selling and providing service and support for Sat-Fi2 and Sat-Fi2 RAS products. Globalstar has evaluated the long-term sustainability of this product line and subsequently made the difficult business decision not to manufacture and offer Sat-Fi2 products going forward. While this was a difficult decision, they have

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Iridium Edge Solar Provides Upgraded Capabilities

Thursday, 07 January 2021 by Mike Mathison

Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) today announced commercial availability of the Iridium Edge Solar – a secure, maintenance-free, solar-powered remote asset tracking and management device. With over-the-air configuration capabilities, the Iridium Edge Solar is ideal for Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS), fisheries management, tracking of freight shipping containers, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) applications, monitoring

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Introducing The World’s First Truly Global Maritime Emergency Service

Wednesday, 23 December 2020 by Mike Mathison

Iridium has announced the launch of the world’s first, truly global maritime emergency service. The Iridium GMDSS service gives seafarers a real-time emergency response and rescue service that works everywhere in the world. Iridium’s GDMSS service includes a real-time emergency voice calling service, SOS button, and maritime safety information with Iridium’s unmatched truly global coverage. No

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Iridium Edge Pro Brings Asset Management Beyond Terrestrial Coverage

Sunday, 13 December 2020 by Mike Mathison

MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) today announced commercial availability of its newest standalone asset management device, Iridium Edge Pro. The latest addition to the Iridium Edge family of products, Iridium Edge Pro is the company’s first programmable solution for asset management, tracking, and recovery. The new device enables Iridium’s

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Consumers Staying Connected off the Grid During COVID

Monday, 07 December 2020 by Mike Mathison

MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM), whose technology provides connections beyond where terrestrial cell phones are used, today announced their data shows consumers are indeed heading far off the grid during the COVID-19 pandemic and bringing Iridium devices with them. For example, an analysis of the data shows that in

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Inmarsat’s IsatPhone Portfolio In Colombia

Thursday, 22 October 2020 by Mike Mathison

Inmarsat’s IsatPhone portfolio has been approved for operation in Colombia. IsatPhone 2 and IsatPhone Pro will be distributed by Globalsat Colombia, the local operating member of the Latin American Globalsat Group, which has been providing mobile satellite services in Latin America since 1999. Globalsat Group already supplies the handsets to thousands of regional customers, including