Iridium® Connects Russia
Iridium has Russia covered. Completely. This was the core message of Iridium’s first business conference in Moscow, which took place on May 15, 2013. Continue reading →
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Iridium NEXT Class of Scholars – Catching up with 2012 winner Alex Long & 2013 Application Deadline
2012 winner, Alex Long, shares how the Iridium NEXT Mission Team scholarship has benefited her academic and career aspirations. Continue reading →
Iridium NEXT: A Global Effort to Launch the Future of Global Communications
Transforming the future of global communications is no small undertaking. Expected to begin launching in 2015, Iridium NEXT is our next-generation satellite constellation and the world’s largest ongoing commercial space venture. Continue reading →
Top 10 Moments from 2013 Iridium Partner Conference
Each year, Iridium hosts an annual conference inviting our global channel partners to join us for three days of executive presentations, breakout sessions, exhibitors and many networking opportunities to inspire ideas, innovations and growth opportunities. With the Pacific Ocean on … Continue reading →
A Passage Through Ice
In the summer of 2012, the “A Passage Through Ice” expedition went on a four-month, 10,000-nautical mile Arctic journey aboard a 31-foot fiberglass sailboat. The purpose of the voyage was to track the Polar Ice Cap and highlight the impact … Continue reading →
Why Panama?
This year Iridium is excited to be hosting its annual Partner Conference in Panama City, Panama. As a major hub for the global economy, Panama, much like Iridium, plays an important role in connecting goods, assets and people. Latin America … Continue reading →
Top 10 Iridium Moments of 2012
2012 was another exciting year for Iridium! As we begin to look ahead to what the future will bring, we are reflecting on some of the most significant moments and accomplishments of the year. These are our top moments of … Continue reading →
SatMagazine’s Year In Review: Iridium continues to “climb” in 2012
Iridium was featured in SatMagazine’s “Year In Review”, an article profiling the 2012 experiences of leading satellite communications companies. The publication asked executives to provide insight on their 2012 successes, challenges they overcame, and their future outlook. Here’s the Iridium … Continue reading →
Season’s Greetings from Iridium
Save the Children is the leading independent organization for children in need, with programs in more than 120 countries, including the United States. The organization has a strong track record of responding to emergencies worldwide as exemplified by their efforts … Continue reading →
Iridium NEXT Class of Scholars – Catching up with Seth Gordon
The Iridium NEXT Mission Team Scholarship program is one of the largest and most significant scholarships in the aerospace industry. Created as part of Iridium’s vision for the future, the scholarship fund annually awards students up to $25,000 who have … Continue reading →
Iridium Growth: It’s All About Connections.
By Matt Desch, Chief Executive Officer Yesterday, we reported second-quarter results that build on a long and consistent track record of delivering double-digit subscriber, service revenue and Operational EBITDA growth. While these numbers stand on their own in highlighting our … Continue reading →
Fishing Tackle
The world of commercial fishing is changing, and the tools for catching fish are changing too. As natural fish stocks dwindle, countries all over the world are regulating catches and tracking boats to avoid overfishing. Without sophisticated tracking equipment, a … Continue reading →
Sailing Solo with Satellite
Ever think about just getting away from it all? Well Aurora Canessa did just that when she embarked on a journey to sail the Atlantic all on her own. Continue reading →
Delivering Worldwide M2M Connectivity
Iridium value-added partner KORE today announced the commercial availability of KORE Global Connect™, an integrated worldwide M2M network delivering both cellular and satellite services. Continue reading →
Welcome
Welcome to Iridium 360, our new interactive newsletter that is intended to bring together all things related to the world we live in at Iridium. If you’re not familiar with Iridium, we’re the world’s furthest reaching network – literally. And … Continue reading →
Catching up with Datema at Nor-Shipping
I am constantly amazed by the diversity of the innovative solutions that emerge every week from Iridium’s expanding ecosystem of service partners. A case in point is an Iridium-enabled electronic chart provisioning service called ENCTrack, which Datema Delfzijl launched at … Continue reading →
Upcoming Major Announcement from Iridium
Stay tuned right here at Iridium 360 for more information on the new driving force in personal communication. Be among the first to pre-register for the big announcement. Details are coming soon.
Iridium High Above the Clouds
Iridium played an important role in a rare planetary occurrence recently. In June, scientists onboard NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) observed the dwarf planet Pluto passing in front of a star, which cast a shadow on the Earth. … Continue reading →
Calling for Help When Pirates Attack
Iridium is playing an important role in the battle against the Somali pirates that’s disrupting trade in the waters off the Horn of Africa, as well as other pirate hotspots in the world. Continue reading →
DTCS at DSEi 2011
The Distributed Tactical Communications System (DTCS), also known as “Netted Iridium,” was on display at the Iridium exhibit booth during DSEi 2011, the world’s largest defense and security exhibition show, held in London last week. The DTCS system uses the … Continue reading →
Guest Post: Lifeline in Antarctica
I am a British medical doctor currently living, working and conducting research for the European Space Agency at Concordia Station in Antarctica. In my life I have made several life-changing calls using Iridium phones from remote expeditions. Continue reading →
Iridium Receives Authorization to Distribute Products and Services in Russia
Iridium just announced that OOO Iridium Communications (“Iridium Russia”) has received authorization from Russian authorities to provide commercial services in the country. As the Director General of Iridium Russia, I am excited to bring this news to the Iridium360 community. Continue reading →
Guest Post: SELEX Elsag Supplied Iridium Phone Saves Major Dan Ashton in Iceland Rescue
Major Dan Ashton of the British Army’s Royal Corps of Signals was recently rescued from the heart of Iceland in the middle of winter using an Iridium phone. Continue reading →
Guest Post: Polar Vision
In January 2012, Alan Lock will set the world record as the first visually impaired person to travel from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole. Most people find this story truly incredible and inspiring, but for the visually impaired, Alan’s story shows what can be possible. But as I said, we’re going the end of the Earth. So telling the story could have been a struggle. Iridium has solved this problem for us.
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Guest Post: Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
In June, I joined a team of American Alpine Club mountaineering scientists and embarked on an environmental expedition to Peru’s highest mountain range for the Cordillera Blanca Environmental Expedition 2011. Continue reading →
New Iridium Pilot™ Making Maritime Broadband More Reliable and Affordable
This week, at the 2012 Iridium Partners Conference, our CEO Matt Desch stood in front of a room of 250 distribution and development partners and introduced our second-generation maritime broadband platform, Iridium Pilot™. Continue reading →
Guest Post: Sailing the Atlantic
Captain’s Log: My family and I, (my wife and two teenage daughters – ages 15 and 17 when we began) recently returned from what many would call a trip of a lifetime. We set sail for nearly eight months (November 2010 to June 2011) from St. Lucia in the Caribbean to our home in Calgary, Canada. Continue reading →
Guest Article: The Case for Hosted Payloads
By Retired Air Force Gen. Lance W. Lord: The 2010 National Space Policy calls for the use of inventive, nontraditional arrangements for acquiring commercial space services, including measures such as hosted government payloads aboard commercial spacecraft. Continue reading →
Guest Post: A Letter of Thanks to Our CEO from Polar Vision
On January 3rd, Alan Lock and the rest of the Polar Vision team reached the South Pole after walking 570 miles in 39 days through some pretty eventful weather! Alan has set the record for becoming the first visually impaired person to complete this expedition ever – something which less than 200 people have ever been able to complete in human history. Continue reading →
What’s the Situation?
Recently, Gen. John H. Campbell, Iridium’s executive vice president, government programs, provided an exclusive Q & A to OnOrbitWatch.com on the role that hosted payloads on Iridium NEXT satellites could play in providing space situational awareness capabilities. Continue reading →