Satellite Communications & Emergency Preparedness: The Ultimate Power Couple Hurricane Season is here, and for people and businesses in high-risk areas, preparedness is key to weathering this season safely. Having the right tools at your fingertips can ...
National Preparedness Month: Disaster Communications Planning 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 ...
On a World–Record Balloon Journey Across the Pacific with Iridium Troy Bradley and Leonid Tiukhtyaev set off from Japan in their helium-filled balloon on January 25, 2015 and landed off the Mexican coast six days later. They broke ...
Enabling Vital Trade Routes with Critical Communications in Nepal Guillermo (Willie) Benegas and his twin brother Damian lead Benegas Brothers Expeditions, and were guiding an excursion on Everest when the first earthquake struck Nepal. As the expedition ...
Test Your Satellite Phone: Iridium Helps Arctic Worker Survive Life-Threatening Situation For those working far afield or in harsh conditions, dangerous situations can arise quickly and can be impossible to predict — but they are not impossible to prepare ...
Iridium® is Truly Everywhere — Even in Hollywood In a world where threats and opportunities are increasingly global, and where people and organizations need reliable communications like never before, only one company connects the entire planet ...
Earth Day 2015: Iridium Connects Environmental Initiatives Everywhere Around the Globe This year marks the 45th anniversary of Earth Day. A lot has changed in our world since the 1970’s – one of the biggest shifts being that we are now able to track environmental issues on a global scale.
Fast, Simple, Global – Iridium® Push-to-Talk as It was Meant to Be It has been around since the 1930s, providing immediacy of voice, one-to-many communication and fast response times for individuals doing tough jobs around the world. Military personnel, industrial ...
Iridium Digs Deep for Mining Industry Mining is the very definition of heavy industry. With thousands of large machines doing heavy work, often in far-flung regions with little architecture, mining companies need powerful, efficient ...