TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 25, 2018 ” Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM) has entered into a partnership with Rockwell Collins (NYSE: COL) to offer government, business and commercial aviation customers an L-band broadband service for aircraft connectivity, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. Rockwell Collins will provide the Iridium Certus serv...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 5, 2018 ” Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM), has said the satellite communications industry has seen the “bring your own device movement become one of the top trends in the sector, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. Desch, a four-time Wash100 recipient, said in an interview with CommunicAsia publi...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 22, 2018 ” Scott Scheimreif, executive vice president of government programs at Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM) predicts that the industry will see an increased demand for small-form-factor antennas equipped with agile broadband connectivity that could be used to support mobile communications for public safety...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 18, 2018 ” Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM), has said the company anticipates its continued transformation into a mature company over the next 12 to 24 months as it nears the completion of its Iridium NEXT satellite communications network and builds on partnerships and business areas such as...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 7, 2018 ” Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM) has expanded its Iridium Certus service distribution with the addition of seven new companies that have agreed to provide the broadband capability for maritime applications, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The company said Tuesday Globecomm Systems, IEC-Telecom, ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkAFEzqxE5k Under a contract from Thales Alenia Space, Orbital ATK is assembling and testing the 81 Iridium NEXT satellites at its Gilbert, Arizona satellite manufacturing facility. Orbital ATK engineers highlight the challenges and rewards of working on this exciting program....
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 6, 2018 ” Globecomm Systems will serve as one of the first maritime distribution partners for Iridium Communications™ (Nasdaq: IRDM) new L-band broadband service anchored on the NEXT satellite constellation, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. Globecomm said Iridium Certus will become a key offering for its cli...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 29, 2018 ” The International Maritime Organization™s maritime safety committee has cleared Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM) to provide mobile satellite services in support of the Global Maritime Distress Safety System, ExecutiveBiz reported May 22. Iridium said May 21 it intends to enter a public services a...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 21, 2018 ” Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM), has said public and private sector collaboration is critical in solving the current space debris problem that threatens U.S. economic and national security, ExecutiveBiz reported May 14. Desch wrote in a USA Today opinion piece published May 14 ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 1, 2018 ” Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM) CEO Matt Desch has expressed confidence in the company’s broadband services portfolio amid the prevalence of low-Earth orbit satellites in space, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. Desch, a 2018 Wash100 inductee, said in an earnings call that Iridium’s upcoming “...
