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Space Force Shows Interest in Iridium Satellite Broadband Service; Scott Scheimreif, Matt Desch Quoted

Senior officials at Iridium Communications said the U.S. Space Force is interested in adopting the company’s satellite broadband communications services as the military branch advances the Joint All Domain Command and Control concept, Breaking Defense reported Friday. Scott Scheimreif, executive vice president for government programs at Iridium, said the company intends to provide the Space […] More

by Jane Edwards April 4, 2022, 11:52 am
in News, Technology

Iridium Adds Video Transmission Tech Offering to Broadband Satellite Service

Iridium Communications and Videosoft Global have partnered to help customers transmit live videos at ultra-low bandwidth using technology that can operate with terminals connected to the Certus satellite broadband network. VideoSoft’s FireLight platform will allow network users to send content for as low as 4 kilobits per second via authorized satellite terminals, Iridium said Monday. […] More

by Angeline Leishman March 22, 2022, 11:49 am
in News, Technology

Iridium, AnsuR Partner on Live Video Transmission With Broadband Satellite Service; Scott Scheimreif Quoted

Iridium Communications and AnsuR Technologies have partnered to offer the latter’s video transmission software application to public and private sector customers of the Certus broadband satellite service. AnsuR will serve as a value-added developer in the partnership and seeks to help ASMIRA application users compress videos to transmit content through the L-band satellite network, Iridium […] More

by Angeline Leishman March 10, 2022, 11:49 am
in Industry News, News, Space, Wash100

Iridium CEO Matt Desch Awarded 8th Consecutive Wash100 Recognition

Executive Mosaic has named Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium Communications, as one of the recipients of the 2022 Wash100 Award for his leadership and efforts to achieve company growth in the mobile satellite service market. This marks the eighth consecutive year Desch was included in Executive Mosaic’s annual list of notable government contracting officials and […] More

by Christine Thropp March 4, 2022, 11:45 am
in News, Technology

Iridium Supports Monuments Officers’ Honduras Mission With PTT Devices; Matt Desch Quoted

Iridium Communications has supported the U.S. Army Reserve’s Monuments Officers program in its effort to identify, protect and preserve cultural heritage sites in Honduras by providing satellite connectivity and push-to-talk technology. A team of Monument Officer archaeologists deployed in Honduras used Iridium PTT handsets to communicate with the Virginia Museum of Natural History‘s Cultural Heritage […] More

by Jane Edwards January 20, 2022, 11:50 am
in Executive Moves, Government Technology, News

Manjula Sriram Named Chief Information Officer of Iridium; Tom Fitzpatrick Quoted

Iridium Communications announced on Wednesday that Manjula Sriram has been appointed as the company’s new vice president and chief information officer. “We’re thrilled to have Manjula join us with a depth of knowledge and experience that makes her the ideal fit to strategize and direct all aspects of Iridium’s information technology infrastructure moving forward,” said Tom Fitzpatrick, […] More

by William McCormick January 5, 2022, 11:35 am
in Government Technology, News

Iridium Unveils Midband Satcom Service With Partner Products; Matt Desch Quoted

Iridium Communications has introduced its Certus 100 midband satellite service to support government, maritime, internet of things, land mobile and aviation customers. Iridium Certus 100 launches with several portable, battery-powered products from the company’s partners that can be integrated as an onboard satellite communications system for connected vehicles, aircraft and vessels, Iridium said Wednesday. SkyLink […] More

by Jane Edwards November 11, 2021, 11:23 am
in News, Space News

Iridium’s Matt Desch on LEO Network Innovation, M&A Activity in Satellite Industry

Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium Communications and a 2021 Wash100 Award winner, said he believes the entire satellite industry will benefit from all the innovation in low-Earth orbit satellite constellations, Via Satellite reported Tuesday. “It’s making stuff cheaper and making stuff better. My next satellites are going to cost a lot less to build than […] More

by Jane Edwards September 8, 2021, 11:49 am
in Government Technology, News

3D-Printed Rocket Maker Relativity Secures $500M in Series D Funds; Tim Ellis Quoted

Los Angeles-based Relativity Space has raised $500M in a round of Series D financing led by Tiger Global Management and will use the funds to advance the development of its launch vehicle, 3D printing technologies and other programs. “We are on track to launch our first Terran 1 rocket to orbit next year with existing capital on our balance sheet," said Tim Ellis, co-founder and CEO of Relativity Space.

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by Jane Edwards November 24, 2020, 2:58 am
in Contract Awards, Government Technology, News

Iridium Taps Relativity Space for Ground Spare Satellite Launches; Matt Desch Quoted

Iridium Communications has awarded Relativity Space a contract to perform up to six on-demand launches to deliver ground spare satellites to low-Earth orbit.

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by Jane Edwards June 25, 2020, 4:15 am
in News, Wash100

Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium Communications, Named to 2020 Wash100 for Driving Revenue, Tech Advancement

Executive Mosaic is honored to present Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium Communications, as an inductee into the 2020 edition of the Wash100 Award for advancing new satellite, the internet of things and cloud technologies while driving revenue for Iridium.

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by William McCormick February 11, 2020, 12:09 pm
in Press Releases

Iridium Launches Global IoT CloudConnect Offering; Matt Desch Quoted

TYSONS CORNER, VA, February 6, 2020 “” Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM) collaborated with Amazon Web Services to introduce a service that will enable clients to use internet-of-things platforms on a global level though satellite-enabled cloud technology, GovCon Wire reported Jan. 29.

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by Thea Loise Woodward February 5, 2020, 7:55 am

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