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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 NEXT satellite constellation, SpaceNews reported Monday. “I know the history of other satellite operators regarding capex holidays isn“™t so good, but our motivations are very different,“ Desch, a four-time Wash100 recipient, […] More

by Jane Edwards August 7, 2018, 3:46 am
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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 in California. The launch is the seventh of eight Iridium NEXT satellite missions that SpaceX agreed to perform to replace the McLean, Va.-based company’s existing network of 66 satellites in low-Earth orbit, Iridium said Wednesday. […] More

by Jane Edwards July 26, 2018, 5:25 am
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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 Farnborough Airshow. Aireon said Thursday it will deliver space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast data to Airbus“™ recently launched analytics tool ““ AirSense ““ to facilitate real-time aircraft tracking, streamline airspace utilization and flight routes, and boost airport […] More

by Jane Edwards July 20, 2018, 5:27 am
in Featured, General, Mobility, News

Iridium“™s Matt Desch: Personal Mobile Device Use a ‘Top Trend’ in Satcom Industry

Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium Communications and a four-time Wash100 winner, has said the “bring your own device“ arrangement is one of the top trends he has observed in the satellite communications sector. “The market is demanding reliable connections through personal mobile devices, regardless of location,” he told CommunicAsia in an interview published Wednesday. According to […] More

by Jane Edwards June 29, 2018, 4:55 am
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Iridium“™s Matt Desch, NTT Data“™s Tim Conway Among GovCon Vets Named to NVTC FY 2018-2019 Board

Iridium Communications CEO Matt Desch and Tim Conway, president of NTT Data“™s public sector business, have been appointed to the Northern Virginia Technology Council“™s board of directors for fiscal year 2018-2019. Desch is one of the eight executives appointed by Rich Montoni, NVTC board chairman and vice chairman at Maximus, to the trade association“™s board, […] More

by Jane Edwards June 19, 2018, 9:03 am
in Executive Spotlight, General

Executive Spotlight: Interview With Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium

ExecutiveBiz talked with Matt Desch, chief executive officer, and a four-time Wash100 winner, about Iridium“™s May 22nd satellite launch, their partnership with SpaceX and where he sees the company“™s path ahead. “Over the years, we“™ve gone public and renewed ourselves to the point that we“™re not just surviving anymore; we“™re thriving.“ ExecutiveBiz: You“™ve been chief […] More

by Jason Scott June 7, 2018, 7:30 am
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SpaceX Launches 6th Batch of Iridium NEXT Satellites, Aireon Payloads; Matt Desch Comments

Hawthorne, Calif.-based firm SpaceX has launched five satellites for Iridium Communications along with two Earth observation spacecraft from NASA and the German Research Center for Geosciences as part of a ride-share agreement. Iridium said Tuesday the launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base is the sixth out of eight Iridium NEXT deployment missions that SpaceX agreed […] More

by Monica Jackson May 23, 2018, 10:00 am
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Iridium Gets OK to Provide Services for Global Maritime Distress Safety System; Matt Desch Comments

Iridium Communications has received approval from the International Maritime Organization“™s maritime safety committee to provide Global Maritime Distress Safety System mobile satellite services. Iridium said Monday it plans to start providing GMDSS services by early 2020 through its satellite network and will collaborate with the International Mobile Satellite Organization to facilitate the delivery of such services through […] More

by Jane Edwards May 22, 2018, 10:00 am
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Matt Desch: Iridium Eyes “˜NEXT“™ Satellite Deployment Completion by Q3 2018

Iridium Communications CEO Matt Desch has said the company expects the remaining three Iridium NEXT satellite launches to conclude by the third quarter of 2018, SpaceNews reported Monday. “All of the satellites are going to be in place within probably about 30 days of our final launch,“ he told reporters Monday in a conference call Monday. Desch […] More

by Jane Edwards May 15, 2018, 4:46 am
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Matt Desch: Private-Public Coordination Needed to Fix Current Space Debris Problem

Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium Communications, has said coordination between the private and public sectors is needed to resolve the current space debris problem, USA Today reported Monday. Desch believes the U.S. should lead efforts in space activities, especially in manufacturing satellites, as start-ups have started designing and launching satellites at low cost, making them […] More

by Monica Jackson May 14, 2018, 1:26 am
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Matt Desch: Iridium’s Broadband Service Could Complement LEO Constellations

Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium Communications, has said he observed new low-Earth orbit satellites work to support broadband services that the company already offers along with very small aperture terminals, SpaceNews reported Thursday. Desch told investors in an earnings call held Thursday he believes LEO constellation operators do not pose a significant threat to Iridium’s business. “This is […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman April 27, 2018, 3:13 am
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SpaceX“™s Falcon 9 Delivers 5th Iridium “˜NEXT“™ Satellite Batch to Orbit; Matt Desch Comments

Iridium Communications“™ fifth batch of 10 Iridium NEXT satellites lifted off Friday from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California aboard SpaceX‘s Falcon 9 rocket and established communications with the company“™s satellite network operations facility after launch. The launch marks the second use of the rocket“™s first-stage booster that SpaceX deployed in October 2017 to send the third set of […] More

by Jane Edwards April 2, 2018, 7:28 am

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