Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM) reported $155.9 million in total revenue for the fourth quarter of 2021, up 6 percent from the prior-year period. The McLean, Virginia-based satellite communications company said the total number of billable subscribers rose to 1.72 million in Q4 2021, reflecting a year-over-year increase of 17 percent associate...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Feb. 10, 2022 — Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM) provided push-to-talk handsets and satellite connectivity in support of a U.S. Army Reserve program aimed at identifying, safeguarding and preserving cultural heritage sites in Honduras, ExecutiveBiz reported. Commenting on the company’s work on the Monuments Officers p...
Kathy Morgan, most recently vice president of corporate law at Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM), took on a new role as chief legal officer at the McLean, Virginia-based satellite operator. She succeeded Tom Hickey, the former CLO who helped the company secure regulatory approvals for various satellite services during his decadelong career there...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 15, 2021 — Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM) has launched a midband satellite service capable of supporting telemetry reporting, media sharing and other activities of government, maritime, land mobile and aviation customers, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. “Our new Iridium Certus 100 midband service is designed for ap...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug 20, 2021 — Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM) delivered Certus Thales VesseLINK marine satellite broadband terminals to the Canadian Coast Guard and Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium and seven-time Wash100 awardee, said the company aims to provide the service branch with reliable internet and stable connection in support of its ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 21, 2021 — Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM) has invested in DDK Positioning in support of the Aberdeen, Scotland-based company’s efforts to expand its global precision positioning service offerings, ExecutiveBiz reported May 25. The investment builds on an existing partnership between the two companies through wh...
Greg Pelton, most recently the chief product officer of artificial intelligence company Pryon, will join Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM) to succeed the retiring Hermon Pon as chief technical officer. Pelton will oversee Iridium’s technology development and engineering functions and technical aspects of its product and service offerings, ...
Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium Communications, was presented his seventh consecutive Wash100 Award, the most prestigious award in all of government contracting (GovCon), on March 19th during a visit from Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson. Visit Wash100.com to cast a vote for Matt Desch as the most significant executive of consequence to the GovCon sec...
Tony Frazier, executive vice president for global field operations at Maxar Technologies (NYSE: MAXR) and a 2021 Wash100 Award recipient, has joined the board of directors of Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM). He will provide strategic oversight support for the Iridium enterprise as a board member, the communications satellite operator said Tues...
Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium Communications, has earned his seventh consecutive Wash100 Award for his leadership and commitment to the government contracting (GovCon) community through 2020 and the future of the federal sector heading into 2021. Visit ExecutiveBiz to read Desch’s full 2021 Wash100 profile. You can cast your TEN votes for your favo...
