Qualcomm Technologies has integrated Iridium’s satellite connectivity into its Snapdragon Mission Tactical Radio for U.S. government customers and allied partners.
Karrier One and Iridium have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to integrate Iridium NTN Direct, a standards-based direct-to-device service.
Deployers can build IoT solutions for environmental monitoring in the Arctic and asset tracking in remote ocean locations using Iridium's constellation.
The collaboration with Iridium allows Karrier One to extend its footprint from remote communities into the world's most inaccessible locations.
Karrier One plans to deploy Iridium NTN Direct for narrowband IoT service for applications such as maritime tracking, oil and gas monitoring, and environmental sensing.
The partnership with Iridium provides Karrier One with global reach.
Starlink provides isolated voice channels via Iridium and Inmarsat in rugged handsets.
Iridium Communications Inc. and Deutsche Telekom announced a partnership to provide global connectivity to Deutsche Telekom customers through Iridium's 'Iridium NTN Direct' service.
Iridium's LEO satellite constellation utilizes L-band spectrum to provide reliable connectivity even during extreme weather conditions such as hurricanes and blizzards.
EACOWT will add Iridium Certus and Iridium STL services to its portfolio of government services to offer an enhanced GNSS-resilient, LEO Ku-band/L-band solution.
Eutelsat OneWeb’s high-speed Ku-band network comprises more than 600 LEO satellites and will serve as the primary service in the combined offering with Iridium.
Astra pairs with non-GNSS A-PNT broadcast services, such as Iridium.
Iridium is developing a direct-to-cell service called Project Stardust to allow standard smartphones to connect to its low Earth orbit satellite network.
Iridium won the 2019 Enhanced Mobile Satellite Services (EMSS) contract to provide Department of Defense users worldwide access to Iridium’s satellite network with unlimited voice calls and narrowband data transmissions.
The ECS3 contract for Iridium has a value of approximately $94,000,000 with a potential total value of $103,000,000 based on future surge requirements.
The Iridium EMSS program delivers global unlimited secure and standard narrowband voice, broadcast, push-to-talk, and select additional services to an unlimited number of U.S. Department of Defense and DoD-approved subscribers.
Iridium has worked with the Department of Defense EMSS Program Office for over 20 years providing sustainment and security enhancements for EMSS.
In September 2019, the Defense Information Systems Agency awarded Iridium a seven-year, $738,500,000 airtime services contract to continue the EMSS program.
The Enhanced Mobile Satellite Services (EMSS) program provides communication services to the Department of Defense and approved users through Iridium’s satellite network.
Iridium’s low-latency network provides reliable BVLOS connectivity, including remote Command and Control (C2) and Detect and Avoid (DAA) capabilities.