Iridium’s Collaborative Efforts with Arizona State University’s Engineering Projects in Community Service Program (EPICS)

Iridium’s Collaborative Efforts with Arizona State University’s Engineering Projects in Community Service Program (EPICS)

The Engineering Projects in Community Service program, known as EPICS, is a national award-winning social entrepreneurship program that enables ASU students to design, build and deploy systems to solve engineering-based problems for charities, schools, and other not-for-profit organizations. These ASU students seek to solve problems on a global scale and explore ways they can solve technical challenges to make the world a better place. Iridium and the team at the Iridium Technical Support Center (TSC) in Chandler, Arizona have been working closely with the EPICS team to support their various projects.

What is Satellite IoT and How is it Used?

What is Satellite IoT and How is it Used?

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a world in and of itself with “smart” technology impacting nearly all facets of society. When the average person thinks about IoT, examples such as connected thermostats, home security systems and cars come to mind, but this is just the...
How to Avoid the “Failure to Send Message” Text Alert

How to Avoid the “Failure to Send Message” Text Alert

Communicating while on-the-go, especially texting, is woven into the fabric of our society. For many people it’s their preferred method of communication, so when life takes them to places where cellular coverage is unreliable or even unavailable, frustration and...