Iridium Signs Five-Year Contract with L3Harris to Protect FAA Critical Infrastructure
Latest deployment of Iridium STL will provide a resilient timing sync service to data center facilities across the U.S. MCLEAN, Va., April 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM), a leading provider of global voice and data satellite communications, today announced a n...
Iridium Completes Satelles Acquisition; Introduces Iridium Satellite Time and Location (STL)
MCLEAN, Va., April 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM), a leading provider of global voice and data satellite communications, today announced that it has completed its acquisition ofSatelles, Inc. The closing of this acquisition establishes Iridium as the leader in ...
Cosco Shipping Enhances Safety with Iridium GMDSS
MCLEAN, Va., March 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) a leading provider of global voice and data satellite communications, today announced Cosco Shipping (CSSC), the world's largest fleet of commercial vessels with1,417 ships, has begun installation of Iridium® ...
Iridium to Expand its Reach as a Global Alternative PNT Service with Acquisition of Market Leader Satelles
Iridium's advanced portfolio of easily integrated assured PNT solutions will protect global industries and digital critical infrastructure MCLEAN, Va., March 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM), a leading provider of global voice and data satellite communications, ...
Iridium Unveils Project Stardust; Developing the Only Truly Global, Standards-Based IoT and Direct-to-Device Service
The company plans to upload NB-IoT NTN standards into its operational LEO constellation MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM), a leading provider of global voice and data satellite communications, today announced Project Stardust, the evolution of ...
Iridium Launches GMDSS Academy
MCLEAN, Va., Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Communications Inc.(NASDAQ: IRDM), a leading provider of global voice and data satellite communications, today announced the launch of the Iridium® Global Maritime Distress and Safety System Academy (GMDSS Academy). Providing curricula specific to...
Iridium Celebrates 25 Years of Innovation, Transformation and Global Connectivity
MCLEAN, Va., Nov. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM), a leading provider of global personal satellite communications, marked a historic moment in the world of satellite communications, celebrating the 25th anniversary of truly global services provided by the Iridiu...
Iridium Provides Global Connectivity for XCMG Heavy Equipment
MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM), a leading provider of global voice and data satellite communications, announced today thatXuzhou Construction Machinery Group (XCMG), a leading global heavy original equipment manufacturer (OEM), will deploy Ir...
Iridium Launches Iridium Certus for Aviation Service, Revolutionizing Aircraft Connectivity
MCLEAN, Va., July 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) a leading provider of global voice and data satellite communications, today announced the introduction of its Iridium Certus® aviation commercial service, providing a secure cockpit domain with reliable voice an...
Iridium Proposes a New Model for Monitored BVLOS UAS Integration in the National Airspace System
Flight trial-based data analysis illustrates challenges to BVLOS operations can be overcome MCLEAN, Va., June 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) has announced the results of an Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS) flight trial highlighting Beyond Visual Line of Sight (...
Iridium Edge Solar Integrates with Laird Connectivity Sensors to Expand Remote IoT Operations
MCLEAN, Va., May 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) is proud to announce that it has partnered withLaird Connectivity™, a global leader in wireless technology, to integrate their low-powered sensors with the self-chargingIridium Edge® Solar. Laird Connectivity's S...
Iridium Adds to Constellation Resilience with Launch of Spare Satellites
MCLEAN, Va., May 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) announced today a key milestone in its long-term constellation resilience and redundancy planning, with the successful launch and deployment of five spare satellites. This launch brings the total number of spare...
Iridium Names Jacqueline Yeaney to Board of Directors
MCLEAN, Va., May 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) today announced thatJacqueline Yeaney has been elected to the Iridium Board of Directors, effectiveMay 4, 2023. As a director on the Iridium Board, Yeaney will contribute to the strategic direction of Iridium's b...
National Geographic Society and Iridium Collaborate to Support Research and Exploration
The National Geographic Exploration Technology Lab has been granted special Iridium value-added developer status MCLEAN, Va., Feb. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Communications Inc. (Iridium) (Nasdaq: IRDM) and theNational Geographic Society today announced a new philanthropic program in suppor...
The New Iridium GO! exec Redefines Personal Off-the-Grid Connectivity
MCLEAN, Va., Feb. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM) today unveiled the most capable, ultra-portable solution for truly global connections to all smartphones, tablets and laptops – a new class of personal satellite communication device called theIridium GO! exec™. Built...
Iridium and Qualcomm Collaborate to Support Satellite Messaging in Smartphones
MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM) today announced it has entered into an agreement with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. to enable satellite messaging and emergency services in smartphones powered by Snapdragon® Mobile Platforms. Qualcomm Technologies...
Iridium Introduces its Next Generation Satellite IoT Data Service
Iridium Messaging Transport (IMT) simplifies the development of satellite IoT services MCLEAN, Va., Dec. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM) today announced the service introduction of Iridium Messaging TransportSM (IMTSM), a two-way cloud-native networked data se...
Iridium Announces Operation Pacific Waves
Following the success of Operation Arctic Lynx (OAL), Iridium is expanding its partnership-driven field demonstrations to the Indo-Pacific Region MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM) today announcedOperation Pacific Waves (OPW), a series of partn...
Jan De Nul Group Chooses Iridium GMDSS
World leading dredging fleet to retrofit and install new builds with Iridium's Global Maritime Distress and Safety System HAMBURG, Germany, Sept. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM) today announced thatJan De Nul Group, a leading maritime construction and civil eng...
General Dynamics Mission Systems and Iridium Awarded $324 Million Ground Control and Operations Contract by the Space Development Agency
FAIRFAX, Va. and MCLEAN, Va., May 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- General Dynamics Mission Systems (NYSE: GD), and Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) announced today that they have been awarded a contract by the Space Development Agency in the amount of$324,516,613, including a base amount of $1...
