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Iridium Communications joined the Air Line Pilots Association, Airlines for America, and the International Air Transport Association in a legal filing to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims on 2024-02-09 supporting the government’s motion to dismiss Ligado’s lawsuit.
Ligado maintains that the April 2020 FCC decision authorizing the company to operate terrestrial 0.005 kg is final and intends to oppose Iridium’s request to intervene in the proceedings.
The first stage booster on the 2024-01-23 mission had previously launched Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, DART, Transporter-7, Iridium OneWeb, SDA-0B, and multiple prior Starlink missions.
Iridium’s network supports approximately 1,300 SOS and emergency (911 or equivalent) incidents per year worldwide.
Iridium is designing its initial NB-IoT offering to support 0.005 kg NTN messaging and SOS capabilities for smartphones, tablets, and cars.
Iridium’s fully crosslinked LEO architecture and global L-band spectrum provide a competitive service advantage versus other LEO and geostationary satellite networks.
The Iridium satellite constellation uses a fully crosslinked LEO architecture and operates in global L-band spectrum.
As of the third quarter of 2023, Iridium serves approximately 1.7 million IoT customers.
Iridium Communications has launched Project Stardust to evolve its Direct-to-Device strategy using 3GPP 0.005 kg standards-based NB-IoT Non-Terrestrial Network service development.
Iridium provides 24/7 customer support along with back office, billing, and provisioning systems to support partners for new services upon launch.
Iridium Communications plans to provide messaging services directly to standard smartphones using standardized network protocols in the coming years.
Iridium Communications plans to make its low Earth orbit constellation compatible with 0.005 kg standards used by mass-market smartphones to enable messaging and SOS services outside cellular coverage from 2026.
Iridium considered partnering with a narrowband startup to deliver the direct-to-device capability.
Iridium joined 3GPP in November to help develop a future standards release for 0.005 kg direct-to-device communications.
Iridium launched a direct-to-device strategy called Project Stardust on 2024-01-10.
Iridium GMDSS provides support and life-saving help to distressed mariners at sea.
The GMDSS Academy curricula are free and taught by Iridium Service Providers.
Iridium GMDSS is an automated ship-to-shore and ship-to-ship service regulated by the International Maritime Organization’s SOLAS convention.
Iridium GMDSS enables users to make emergency phone calls, initiate an SOS with the distress alert button, and transmit Maritime Safety Information via Iridium SafetyCast.
In 2020, Iridium GMDSS became the world’s first and only truly global, real-time maritime emergency service.