Iridium Communications has revealed the first batch of beta partners for the development of devices based on the company’s Certus 9770 transceiver. Read more
Iridium Communications and Amazon Web Services are set to deploy a satellite cloud-based offering for internet-of-things users in September, Capacity Media reported Monday. Read more
Iridium Communications CEO Matt Desch said he believes the industry needs new regulations that would mitigate failed satellites and other space debris in orbit, Space Intel Report reported W... Read more
Iridium Communications has received a Mobile Satellite Users Association award for a satellite-powered global broadband service that facilitates wireless communications for government agenci... Read more
TYSONS CORNER, VA, February 11, 2019 — Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM) has hired Suzi McBride, most recently chief operating officer of OneWeb who served as a vice president at Iridium... Read more
Iridium Communications on Wednesday declared the completion of the $3B Iridium NEXT satellite constellation at a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. "The com... Read more
Executive Mosaic is honored to introduce Matthew Desch, CEO of Iridium Communications, as an inductee into the 2019 Wash100 — Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of most influential voices i... Read more
Iridium Communications has unveiled its L-band broadband service powered by the company’s $3B Iridium NEXT satellite network. The company said Wednesday initial activations of the Iridium Ce... Read more
Iridium Communications’ final and eighth batch of 10 Iridium NEXT satellites launched Friday from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California aboard SpaceX’s previously flown Falcon 9 rocket. Ir... Read more
Iridium Communications CEO Matt Desch has expressed confidence that SpaceX will stage its final launch of the Iridium Next communications satellites on Friday following delays in the project... Read more
Iridium Communications CEO Matt Desch has said the company considers the upcoming launch of the last and eighth batch of 10 Iridium NEXT satellites as “the most important milestone of all,”... Read more
Iridium Communications CEO Matt Desch has said the company could opt to send the six ground spare satellites for the Iridium NEXT constellation should an opportunity for a rideshare mission... Read more
United Launch Alliance plans to launch no earlier than Sunday, Jan. 6, a National Reconnaissance Office payload aboard its Delta IV Heavy rocket, Spaceflight Now reported Friday. The report... Read more
Iridium Communications has announced that the launch of the eighth batch of 10 Iridium NEXT satellites aboard SpaceX‘s Falcon 9 rocket is now scheduled on Jan. 7, SpaceNews reported Fr... Read more
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... Read more