Last week, many of us set the clocks forward an hour. Whether we’re springing forward or falling back, celebrating daylight saving time is a great reminder to complete other important tasks, like checking your smoke detector batteries or testing your satellite phone!...
To celebrate International Women’s Day 2019, we sat down with our new Chief Operations Officer Suzi McBride to discuss her career and what it’s like being a woman in a STEM field. About McBride: McBride has more than 25 years of experience,...
Global Exploration and Recovery LLC (GEaR) is a nonprofit based in Alaska dedicated to the location and recovery of service members who lost their lives in the world’s harshest environments. Comprised of an international group of scientists and wilderness...
The launch of Iridium CertusSM comes at an exciting time for the mobile communications world. As satellite communications continue to evolve and improve, so do terrestrial options – most famously, 5G. Undoubtedly, you’ve heard the hype surrounding 5G over the past few...
Earlier this month, long-time Iridium Flare watcher Paul Kearney wrote to us about his love for the beautiful phenomenon. He shared a heartwarming story of how an Iridium Flare brought him and his wife together when they first started dating! Good day Iridium,...
Earlier this month, Southwest Airlines completed their first test flight to Hawaii ahead of their eagerly anticipated service to Hawaii. This flight was part of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Extended Range Twin-engine Operational Performance Standards...
Iridium® NEXT has been a historic mission here at Iridium, and in the space industry as a whole! Our team was able to completely replace the original Iridium constellation with all new, upgraded satellites, enabling new, faster services like Iridium CertusSM – all...
In January, we announced the commercial service introduction of Iridium Certus, the world’s first truly global broadband service enabled by the $3 billion Iridium® NEXT satellite replacement program. With a portfolio of ever-expanding voice and data services,...
Late last year, National Geographic journalist Mateusz Waligóra decided to brave the elements and attempt to become the first person in the world to walk alone through the Mongolian portion of the Gobi Desert. After successfully completing his mission, Mateusz shared...
Bringing Iridium Certus to life was an enormous project for the Iridium team; one that touched nearly all employees and contractors! Last week, we shared the first of a three-part video series taking you behind the scenes in the making of Iridium Certus. This week,...
