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Press Release: Swoop Aero Integrates Iridium Certus 100 into Kite™ UAV

Iridium Communications Inc. is proud to share that Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) logistics company Swoop Aero has integrated the Iridium Cer... Continue Reading

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Press Release: Iridium optimizing live video over Certus with AnsuR

Iridium Communications Inc. today announced AnsuR Technologies as a Value-Added Developer (VAD) providing optimized video software solutions... Continue Reading

Manjula Sriram, Vice President & Chief Information Officer, Iridium

Press Release: Iridium names Manjula Sriram as chief information officer

Iridium Communications Inc. today announced that Manjula Sriram has joined the company as Vice President & Chief Information Officer (CI... Continue Reading

Press Release: Iridium Certus 100 service launches with partner products

Iridium Communications Inc. today announced that its Iridium Certus 100 “midband” service is commercially available for maritime, land mobil... Continue Reading

Press Release: Iridium announces Operation Arctic Lynx

Iridium Communications Inc. today announced Operation Arctic Lynx (OAL), a series of partnership-driven field exercises deploying Iridium® a... Continue Reading

Through the Iridium satellite network, DDK Positioning delivers high precision GPS accuracy of within 5 centimeters, while standard GPS accuracy is within 10 meters.

Press Release: Iridium makes strategic investment in DDK positioning

Iridium Communications Inc. today announced that it has made a strategic investment in DDK Positioning (DDK), an Aberdeen, Scotland based pr... Continue Reading

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Press Release: Intellisense offers integrated Weather Observation System

Iridium Communications Inc. (IRDM) is proud to share that partner Intellisense has launched the Integrated Weather Observation System (IWOS)... Continue Reading

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Press Release: SKYTRAC becomes aviation VAM for Iridium Certus

Iridium Communications Inc. today announced SKYTRAC as the newest aviation Value Added Manufacturer (VAM) for the Iridium Certus 9810 transc... Continue Reading

Press Release: Iridium and OneWeb to collaborate on satellite services

Iridium Communications Inc. and OneWeb today announced they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together toward a ... Continue Reading

Press Release: New Iridium Certus-based products to open new markets

Iridium Communications Inc. today announced the first 10 approved beta partners developing new products based on the state-of-the-art Iridiu... Continue Reading

Press Release: Satcom Direct to deliver Iridium Certus terminals in aero

Iridium Communications Inc. announced today that Satcom Direct, Inc. (SD) is the newest Value Added Manufacturer (VAM) and service provider ... Continue Reading

Press Release: Iridium completes seventh successful NEXT launch

Iridium Communications Inc. announced today that at 04:39:30 am PDT (11:39:30 UTC) a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched 10 Iridium... Continue Reading

Press Release: Iridium readies for fourth launch of NEXT satellites

Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) announced today that all 10 Iridium® NEXT satellites for its fourth launch are now in processing ... Continue Reading