Iridium NEXT - A Satellite Communications Innovation Engine

Through providing reliable, critical services over the past 20 years, Iridium has become part of the communications fabric of the planet – enabling the connections that matter most. Iridium CEO Matt Desch explains what the Iridium NEXT program means for the critical applications that use satellite communications - from daily business operations to safety services.

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CNN Uses Iridium 9505A to Reconnect Separated Families

CNN’s Chris Cuomo helps Hurricane Irma victims reconnect with their loved ones via an Iridium 9505A handset when power and local cellular infrastructure were down following the storm. Source:CNN

Hitachi Construction Machinery to Use Iridium® for Delivering Global e-Service Across the Planet

New agreement expands Hitachi Construction Machinery's remote construction machinery management business and grows Iridium's heavy equipment partner network.

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Iridium Certus^SM Goes Live for On-Orbit Satellite Testing

Iridium Communications Inc. today announced that it has begun live testing of the Iridium Certus service on operational Iridium NEXT satellites. Iridium Certus on-orbit testing is a major milestone along the path towards introducing commercial service.

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