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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.
Iridium GMDSS provides support and life-saving help to distressed mariners at sea.
Iridium GMDSS is an automated ship-to-shore and ship-to-ship service regulated by the International Maritime Organization’s SOLAS convention.
The GMDSS Academy curricula are free and taught by Iridium Service Providers.
The Iridium network’s LEO constellation provides weather-resilient L-band connectivity globally, including in situations when other satellite and cellular networks do not work.
The Iridium network is supported by a constellation of 66 cross-linked L-band satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO).
The Intellian GMDSS safety terminal is planned to use the Iridium network in 2024-10-01.
Iridium Certus® 100 88/88 kbps mid-band service provides voice, data, and video capability for uncrewed and crewed missions.
The first stage booster supporting the 2023-11-20 mission previously launched Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, DART, Transporter-7, Iridium OneWeb, SDA-0B, and multiple prior Starlink missions.
Iridium expects to generate around $1,000,000,000 in annual service revenue by 2030.
Iridium’s canceled partnership with Qualcomm does not affect Iridium’s financial guidance for 2023.
Iridium announced on 2023-11-09 that no smartphone makers had included Qualcomm’s enabling technology in their devices.
Qualcomm had an agreement with Iridium to support hardware development and a separate agreement to sell the enabling technology to smartphone makers, and both agreements will terminate on 2023-12-03.
Xpand features resilient L-band back-up connectivity up to 700 kbps powered by Iridium Certus globally.
Iridium reached 1 million subscribers in 2018 following the bankruptcy of the original company, a new business plan, and a relaunch.
Iridium’s network operates a low Earth orbit (LEO) constellation that provides global L-band connectivity.
Iridium completed a $3,000,000,000 next-generation replacement satellite constellation in 2019.
Iridium surpassed 2 million subscribers less than five years after reaching 1 million subscribers.
Iridium chief operating officer Suzi McBride projects the direct-to-device market will take about 10 years to reach $1,000,000,000 in annual revenues.
Iridium Communications is developing business uses of satellite spectrum to reach next-generation smartphones.