Ninth SpaceX Launch Iridium Announces
Monday, 12 September 2022
Iridium Communications Inc. stated today that it has secured a deal with SpaceX to use its Falcon 9 rocket to launch up to five of the company’s last remaining ground-spare satellites from the Iridium NEXT program; making their ninth SpaceX launch. The launch, known as Iridium-9, is scheduled to occur at Vandenberg Space Force Base
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Maritime Data Usage Surges
Tuesday, 06 September 2022
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Maritime Safety Communication Modernized
Tuesday, 06 September 2022
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Iridium GMDSS Chosen By Jan De Nul Group
Monday, 05 September 2022
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Heavy Equipment Satcom by Iridium Deployed
Tuesday, 05 July 2022
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Inmarsat Issues Far Reaching Report
Thursday, 30 June 2022
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Turn Your Cell Phone Into a Sat Phone
Tuesday, 28 June 2022
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Ultra-Low Bandwidth Video Over Iridium Certus
Friday, 10 June 2022
Iridium announced today announced an ultra-low bandwidth video transmission technology from a new Value-Added Developer (VAD), VideoSoft Global. Running over the Iridium Certus service, Videosoft’s FireLight solution enables the live transmission of video from as low as 4 Kbps to and from anywhere in the world. The solution supports secure live video, audio and data
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SkyLink is Doing Big Things in Remote Places
Wednesday, 16 March 2022
SkyLink was recently selected by the University of Tasmania to assist researchers in observing glaciology data in order to monitor the status of the Denman Glacier.The solution kit (top photo) is currently being tested in Casey Station, Antarctica, where it will spend the winter evaluating the power system’s endurance. Iridium Certus 100 service and mid-band
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Optimizing Live Video Over Iridium Certus
Tuesday, 15 March 2022
Optimizing Live Video – AnsuR Technologies has been named a Value-Added Developer (VAD) by Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM) to provide optimal video software solutions for use over the Iridium Certus service. The video compression software from AnsuR can produce high-precision, geo-tagged live action video content with 99 percent less bandwidth than existing approaches. This
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I-6 F1 Launch For The New Inmarsat Network
Thursday, 09 December 2021
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Active Antenna versus Iridium Passive Antenna
Monday, 29 November 2021
The term “passive antenna” opposite of active antenna refers to a radiation-emitting device made completely of inert materials. In most cases, an Iridium passive antenna system consists of a passive radiator (antenna element), passive impedance matching, passive balun, passive tuning (capacitive or inductive), and passive interconnects (commonly 50 Ohm or 75 Ohm impedance). Depending on
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Iridium Certus 100 Service Launches
Wednesday, 10 November 2021
Iridium Certus 100 Service Launches MCLEAN, Va., Nov. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Iridium Communications Inc. today announced that its Iridium Certus 100 “midband” service is commercially available for maritime, land mobile, IoT, aviation and government customers. Iridium Certus 100 provides a unique blend of capabilities for satellite connectivity, enabling small, low-profile antennas and battery-powered devices
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Regulatory Approvals Granted to Iridium in Japan
Wednesday, 18 August 2021
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Iridium Critical Communications Utilized by Canadian Coast Guard
Monday, 09 August 2021
Iridium Communications Inc. today announced that the Canadian Coast Guard has adopted Iridium Certus connectivity for Iridium Critical Communications with support from an Iridium partner. The Coast Guard deployed dozens of Iridium Certus Thales VesseLINK 700 terminals on its vessels, including icebreakers, to contribute to reliable internet connectivity as crew members deliver programs and services