Iridium and Qualcomm Satellite Messaging in Smartphones

Iridium Communications Inc. has announced today that Iridium and Qualcomm Technologies Inc. have reached an agreement to offer satellite messaging and emergency services on smartphones running on Snapdragon Mobile Platforms. The Iridium satellite constellation is a support for the new Snapdragon® Satellite solution from Qualcomm Technologies. Emergency messaging powered by Snapdragon Satellite is anticipated to
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Ninth SpaceX Launch Iridium Announces

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

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Maritime Safety Communication Modernized

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Iridium GMDSS Chosen By Jan De Nul Group

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Ultra-Low Bandwidth Video Over Iridium Certus

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

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

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

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Active Antenna versus Iridium Passive Antenna

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

Iridium Certus 100 Service Launches

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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Eutelsat 174A Beams Used To Extend Coverage

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Autonomous Ship The Mayflower Transforms Ocean Science

MCLEAN, Va., May 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) today announced that the Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MAS) has selected Iridium and partner Thales Group as its Official Communications Partner, providing critical real-time communications for the fully autonomous transatlantic research vessel. Anticipated to set sail in Spring 2021, its first mission will be to
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Iridium Command Center - Apollo Satellite

Iridium Environmental, Social & Governance Report 2021

Iridium is Proud to Share Its First Environmental, Social, and Governance Report Iridium is pleased to deliver their first Iridium 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
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Iridium An Overview of Global Comms

Iridium Overview Iridium an Overview – 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
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