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,...
Guest Blogger: Fernando González Millán, Aviation Week Intern Have you ever known that you will be very surprised to go to a place, although you do not know exactly why? Well, that’s what I felt last month when I visited the Iridium Satellite Network Operations...
Earlier this year, The Ocean Cleanup went viral in the news and on social media for its ambitious goal to rid the world’s oceans of plastic garbage and perform the largest ocean cleanup in history. The Ocean Cleanup has created a system of 600-meter-long floating...
Spotlight: Global Marine Networks (GMN) and Iridium partner together to provide communications infrastructure for the ‘eXXpedition North Pacific’ If you have been following the Iridium blog, you may know that Iridium provided connectivity support for the eXXpedition...
Guest Blogger: Wouter Deknopper, VP & GM Maritime Business Oceans underpin all life, and support millions of livelihoods. Keeping oceans safe is important for both humans and our ecosystem. Most ships use Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) as their fuel. When burned, HFO...
Every September, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recognizes National Preparedness Month. The devastating hurricanes, earthquakes, wildfires, and other disasters that have affected millions across the world in the past few years serve as a crucial...
