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...
Iridium Supports Reactivated Monuments Officers
Archaeologists test capabilities in Honduras for the next generation of the famed World War II Monuments Men and Women MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM) today shared its supporting role in the U.S. Army Reserve's recently reactivated Monuments ...
Groundbreaking Iridium Certus(R) 100 Service Launches with Partner Products for Land, Sea, Air and Industrial IoT
Over a dozen new Iridium Connected® midband products are planned to enter the market in the coming months MCLEAN, Va., Nov. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) today announced that its Iridium Certus® 100 "midband" service is commercially available for maritime, l...
Iridium announces partnership with Canadian Coast Guard
MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:IRDM) today announced that theCanadian Coast Guard has adopted Iridium Certus® connectivity with support from Iridium partner MetOcean Telematics. The Coast Guard deployed dozens of Iridium Certus™ Thales VesseLINK™ 700...
Iridium Granted Trio of Regulatory Approvals in Japan
A combination of new aviation, land and maritime service approvals brings state-of-the-art Iridium® SATCOM to Japanese flagged aircraft, ships and vehicles MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) today announced thatJapan's Ministry of Internal Affair...
Iridium Certus® 200: Delivering an Unmatched Performance/Value Equation for Satellite Broadband Services
Iridium Certus 200 is a new L-band broadband service class offering proven reliability and truly global coverage through smaller, lighter and more cost-effective user equipment MCLEAN, Va., June 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) today announced that the Iridium...
Indonesian Government Deploys Iridium® Push-to-Talk, Overcoming Remote Communications Challenges
MCLEAN, Va., April 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) today announced that the Republic ofIndonesia's government has adopted Iridium Push-to-Talk (PTT) devices to support communication efforts across the country. By fully deploying 500 Iridium PTT handsets, the In...
Iridium Board Of Directors Approves $300 Million Share Repurchase Program
Strengthening Capital Position and Continued Opportunities for Growth Underscore Iridium's Financial Transformation MCLEAN, Va., Feb. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM) ("Iridium") today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to...
Iridium Adds Kyoritsu Radio as Iridium Certus® Service Provider with Distribution Support from Furuno
MCLEAN, Va., Feb. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:IRDM) today announced the addition ofKyoritsu Radio Service Co., Ltd as an Iridium Certus® service provider. Through this agreement, Kyoritsu Radio will also support the provisioning of Iridium Certus service byFuruno E...
Iridium Edge® Solar Provides Upgraded Capabilities for Satellite IoT Tracking and Asset Management
MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) today announced commercial availability of theIridium Edge Solar – a secure, maintenance-free, solar-powered remote asset tracking and management device. With over-the-air configuration capabilities, the Iridium ...
World's First Truly Global, Real-Time Maritime Emergency Service Launched by Iridium
The Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) now covers 100% of the globe with real-time satellite connectivity for the first time MCLEAN, Va., Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) today announced a historic achievement with the launch of the Iridium...
Iridium Edge® Pro Brings Programmable Intelligence to Asset Management Beyond Terrestrial Coverage
Iridium continues to introduce simplified ways for its partners to innovate, customize and launch smarter solutions MCLEAN, Virginia, Sept. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) today announced commercial availability of its newest standalone asset management device...
Iridium Announces Beta Partners to Validate its New Iridium Edge® Solar Remote Asset Management Device
MCLEAN, Virginia, Aug. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) today announced six beta partners for its newest out-of-the-box satellite IoT device, theIridium Edge Solar – an intelligent, secure and maintenance-free solar-powered remote asset management device with...
Iridium Certus(SM) Goes Live; World's First Truly Global Broadband Service
Deployed teams, assets, autonomous vehicles, and ships can now activate this state-of-the-art connectivity platform MCLEAN, Virginia, Jan. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) announced today the commercial launch of its Iridium Certus broadband service, the first ...
Aireon Takes Full Control of First ADS-B Hosted-Payload
Major milestone kicks off initial validation of space-based ADS-B surveillance
MCLEAN, Virginia, March 2, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Aireon announced today that
they have formally received control fromIridium Communications Inc.
