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Iridium Invests in Satellite-Based Positioning Services Provider DDK; Matt Desch Quoted

DDK Positioning has received an undisclosed amount of investment from Iridium Communications as the former looks to expand global navigation satellite system-enabled service offerings. The two companies have an existing partnership that offers a GNSS positioning accuracy of up to 5 centimeters and supports various industrial applications using Iridium’s satellite communications network, the satcom provider […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman May 25, 2021, 11:40 am
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Iridium Adds Maxar’s Tony Frazier as Board Member; Matt Desch Quoted

TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 16, 2021 “” Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM) appointed Tony Frazier, executive vice president of global field operations at Maxar Technologies (NYSE: MAXR), to Iridium's board of directors last week, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday.

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by Mary-Louise Hoffman March 15, 2021, 11:52 pm
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Iridium CEO Matt Desch Named to 2021 Wash100 for Satellite IoT and Maritime Communications Service Leadership
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Iridium Reports Q2 2020 Financial Results; Matt Desch Quoted

Iridium has announced its second quarter 2020 financial results on Tuesday, reporting a net loss of $12.4 million, compared to net loss of $18.1 million for the second quarter of 2019. The company's operational EBITDA for the second quarter was $85.3 million, compared to $85.1 million for the prior-year period.

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by Sarah Sybert July 31, 2020, 10:46 am
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Iridium Updates Certus L-Band Satcom Service; Matt Desch Quoted

TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 4, 2020 “” Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM) has released an updated version of its satellite service intended to provide L-band broadband connectivity for global maritime communications, ExecutiveGov reported Thursday.

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by Thea Loise Woodward March 4, 2020, 6:38 am
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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
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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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Executive Mosaic Announces 2020 Wash100 Award Recipients; CEO Jim Garrettson Quoted

Executive Mosaic, the leading executive media and events company in the government contracting “GovCon“ industry, announced the 2020 winners of the highly coveted and prestigious Wash100 Award. The full list of winners and more information about the award can be found on Wash100.com.

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by Glenn Ocay January 23, 2020, 9:15 am
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Int’l Maritime Organization Certifies Iridium as Satellite Service Provider; Matt Desch Quoted
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Matt Desch on Iridium NEXT, Partnership With SpaceX

Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium Communications and a 2019 Wash100 award recipient, told Bloomberg in an audio interview posted Tuesday about the company's use of SpaceX-built rockets and the role of the private sector in space exploration. He said SpaceX and other launch service providers have helped drive down the cost for a lot of satellite suppliers.

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by Jane Edwards January 2, 2020, 3:52 am
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Satelles Closes Series C Financing Round; Iridium’s Matt Desch Quoted

Satelles, a Reston, Va.-based satellite time and location services provider, has raised $26M in a round of Series C financing led by C5 Capital and will use the investment to advance product development and expand its partner network and sales and marketing initiatives.

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by Jane Edwards October 10, 2019, 4:18 am
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Iridium Announces 10 Partners for Transceiver Dev't Effort; Matt Desch Quoted

Iridium Communications has revealed the first batch of beta partners for the development of devices based on the company's Certus 9770 transceiver.

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by Nichols Martin August 22, 2019, 8:36 am