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.
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™.
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…
We’ve been following one of our customers, Sarah Outen, as she travels around the world on her latest adventure dubbed, London2London. Sarah is using her Iridium® satellite phone to stay connected as she travels.
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As a catalyst for innovation, Iridium helps partners develop products and offer services never thought possible.
Last month, we announced that we granted Beam Communications first approval for an Iridium Extreme® docking station. This month, Beam announced it received a commitment from Telstra to purchase a minimum of US$5.1 M of these docking stations and product bundles over the next 12 months. Continue reading →
We were recently contacted by one of our partners, Sutron, a global leader in hydrological, meteorological, and oceanic monitoring products, systems, software and services.
The company was recently awarded two contracts for the use of innovative technologies that are powered by the Iridium network. Continue reading →
We received a great letter from Major Stan Marsh that we wanted to share with the community.
Major Marsh recently led a team on a two-year Antarctic expedition, ‘In the Spirit of Captain Scott’ in this, the centenary year of his team’s heroic journey to the South Pole their scientific contribution to our understanding the Antarctic region.
The team used two Iridium® 9555 satellite phones and SELEX Elsag technical communications support to contact home and update their blog along the way. Continue reading →
Our partner, DeLorme, just posted a great YouTube video about the DeLorme inReachTM, the first of a totally new category of two-way satellite communicators combining follow-me tracking, find-me locating, SOS alerting and text messaging with a wireless Bluetooth connection to smartphones and tablets leveraging the highly reliable Iridium® global coverage network. Continue reading →
Today, Voyage Manager Ltd. announced a new automated travel tracking service, VM Travel Tracker, that provides customers with vital, global coverage anywhere on Earth using Iridium®-based technology. This service ensures that travelers are safe regardless of where they travel, even in the world’s most remote locations. To read the full announcement, please click here.
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The world of business jet management requires precision, reliability and competence. High net worth individuals understand that time is very valuable. These individuals run multi-billion dollar organizations and need to travel around the globe, sometimes at a moment’s notice. Companies that manage business jets need to ensure their customers’ aircraft are always ready to fly when their passengers want to fly.
FLYHT’s technology, the Automated Flight Information Reporting System (AFIRSTM), which uses Iridium technology, aids in the management of aircraft by providing real-time information on the state of the aircraft. With AFIRS onboard, the operator can be sure they know the state of the aircraft and ensure their customers get to where they need to be. Continue reading →
On April 27th 2012, Al Lepore and myself, Walt Everetts, two satellite industry veterans, will set out to do something extraordinary: hike up to Everest Base Camp. The 20-day journey will take us from the United States to the heart … Continue reading →
When we say Iridium enables connections anywhere in the world, we really mean it. Recently, Yahoo! reported that Christophe Vandaele became the second person in history (the first was arctic adventurer, Parker Liautaud) to unlock foursquare’s “Last Degree Badge” which is awarded to users who check in at the North Pole.
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Recently, Beam Communications received certification by Iridium to use Beam’s LiteDOCK for the Iridium Extreme®. Beam is the first manufacturer in the world to receive the official certification of a docking unit for the handset. Continue reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 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 →
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 →
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 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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Picture this: you’re in Poland, protecting government officials and diplomatic VIPs, but there’s no local telephone service. What do you do? — Just whip out your trusty Iridium satellite phone. Iridium partner TS2 is providing officials within the Government Protection … Continue reading →
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 →
Iridium announced earlier today a vision for the future of global mobile communications, called Iridium Force™. Iridium expects to bring the future of satellite communications in the broader context of mobile communications. As part of Iridium Force, Iridium is launching … Continue reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Be it natural disasters, like earthquakes and wildfires, or those that are manmade, such as terrorist attacks and events of political unrest, disaster can happen anywhere, at any time. There can never be enough said about the importance of being prepared before disaster strikes. Continue reading →
