Iridium Communications Inc. is a publicly traded American company that operates the Iridium satellite constellation, a system of 80 satellites in low Earth orbit. Iridium provides global voice and data communication services via handheld satellite phones, messaging devices, and integrated transceivers. The company partners with various organizations, including General Dynamics Mission Systems and SpaceX, and serves diverse sectors such as aviation, maritime, and government, offering services like the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS).
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Solace Communications has integrated Iridium Communications Inc.'s ASIC into its Vector product ecosystem.
Iridium Communications Inc. made its first-to-market Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Application-Specific Integrated Circuit commercially available on July 14, 2026.
More than 150 international organizations in logistics, maritime, unmanned systems, aviation, and the defense industrial base requested evaluation hardware for Iridium Communications Inc.'s PNT ASIC after its initial preview in late October 2025.
Skyband Systems is incorporating Iridium Communications Inc.'s hardware into its M100 Line Replaceable Unit.
Iridium Communications Inc. acquired Satelles Inc. and received complementary timing awards from the U.S. Department of Transportation with T-Mobile.
Iridium Communications Inc.'s PNT ASIC has a low size, weight, power, and cost profile intended to simplify integration across dense hardware architectures.
Iridium Communications Inc.'s PNT ASIC is designed to provide physical layer defenses against GNSS jamming and spoofing.
Iridium Communications Inc. is distributing standardized developer documentation and online provisioning options at iridium.com/pnt/asic for OEM integration ahead of winter production runs.
The Rocket Lab acquisition of Iridium Communications includes an active network of 80 cross-linked low-Earth orbit satellites and globally harmonized L-band radio frequency spectrum.
Rocket Lab finalized an agreement on June 29, 2026 to acquire Iridium Communications in an $8 billion transaction.
The Iridium acquisition expands Rocket Lab’s addressable commercial footprint by adding 2.55 million active subscribers.
Rocket Lab launched the tactical VICTUS HAZE mission on June 19, 2026, and then entered an $8 billion agreement to acquire Iridium ten days later on June 29.
Rocket Lab announced an $8 billion agreement to acquire Iridium on June 29, 2026.
Iridium did not disclose detailed financial terms for the Aireon acquisition.
Iridium sees opportunities to expand Aireon into analytics, safety tools, and non-aviation applications that use persistent global tracking data.
Iridium says the acquisition supports its use of its low-Earth-orbit constellation for data products beyond traditional voice and narrowband connectivity.
Iridium now has direct control over a data platform that operates on its network.
Aireon uses ADS-B receivers hosted on Iridium's second-generation satellites to provide real-time aircraft position data over oceanic and remote regions without conventional radar coverage.
The acquisition makes Aireon a wholly owned subsidiary of Iridium Communications Inc.
Iridium has acquired Aireon and made it a wholly owned subsidiary of Iridium Communications Inc.