Matt Desch: Iridium Sees Satellite Internet of Things as ‘Strongest Growing Area’
Iridium Communications CEO Matt Desch has said satellite internet of things has become the “strongest growing area for the company,” Via Satellite rep... Read more
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Matt Desch: Iridium to Deorbit Remaining First-Gen Satellites in Q1 2019
Iridium Communications CEO Matt Desch has said the company intends to deboost the last batch of its legacy satellites in the first quarter of 2019 as... Read more
Matt Desch: Iridium’s Satellite Network Supported Hurricane Recovery Efforts in Puerto Rico
Iridium Communications CEO Matt Desch told NASASpaceflight.com in an interview published Tuesday how the company’s satellite network and devices worke... Read more
Matt Desch: Iridium Aims to Complete ‘NEXT’ Satellite Network for Aireon’s Aircraft Tracking Service
Iridium Communications CEO Matt Desch said the company expects to complete the Iridium NEXT satellite constellation this year to help Aireon meet its... Read more
Matt Desch: Iridium to Enter 10-Year ‘Capex Holiday’ After Final NEXT Satellite Launch
Iridium Communications CEO Matt Desch has said he expects the company to start a “capex holiday” over a 10-year period once it completes the Iridium N... Read more
Seventh Iridium NEXT Satellite Batch Enters Test & Validation Phase
Iridium Communications‘ recently launched batch of 10 NEXT satellites began pre-operational testing and validation process with systems function... Read more
SpaceX Rocket Sends 7th Iridium NEXT Satellite Batch to Orbit; Matt Desch Comments
Iridium Communications’ seventh batch of 10 Iridium NEXT satellites took off Wednesday aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base... Read more
Iridium-Rockwell Collins Partnership to Offer Government, Commercial Aircraft Connectivity Service
Iridium and Rockwell Collins have partnered to offer an L-band broadband service meant to address connectivity requirements of government, business or... Read more
Airbus, Aireon Form Aircraft Surveillance Partnership; Iridium’s Matt Desch Comments
Airbus’ defense and space business has partnered with Iridium Communications’ subsidiary, Aireon, and introduced an airspace analytics platform at the... Read more
Iridium Revises 7th ‘NEXT’ Satellite Mission Launch Date
Iridium Communications has changed its target launch date for a seventh batch of NEXT communications satellites to July 25. The company said Tuesday i... Read more
