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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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Tagged under: Maritime Emergency Service

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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Tagged under: Asset Management, Iridium Edge Pro

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