Iridium Communications has congratulated Her Excellency Kersti Kaljulaid, President of the Republic of Estonia, on her successful expedition to Antarctica. In commemoration of the 200-year anniversary of its discovery by Estonian born Admiral Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, President Kaljulaid’s efforts included managing state affairs in real-time from Antarctica and signing digital legally binding documents from the polar areas using t...

Iridium Communications has announced Intellian as the newest manufacturer of Iridium Certus maritime terminals. Intellian is introducing the C700 terminal which will enable a variety of applications including safety, bridge and crew welfare communications, connected ship IoT capabilities like engine monitoring and remote diagnostics, as well as situational awareness reports. 

The next wave of Iridium Certus service providers selected to deliver this next-generation satellite broadband solution for land-mobile applications has been announced by Iridium Communications. This group of six world-class service providers includes, Globalsat, IEC Telecom, Marlink, McQ, Pivotel and Tesam Argentina S.A. (‘Tesacom’). Together, these companies further expand the footprint for Iridium Certus land-mobile services.

Iridium Communications has announced that it has contracted with SpaceX for an eighth Falcon 9 launch. Along for the ride are the twin-satellites of the NASA/GFZ Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On (GRACE-FO) mission, which will be deployed into a separate low-Earth orbit, marking the first rideshare deal for Iridium.

Iridium Communications Inc. announces the launch of its second-generation maritime broadband platform, Iridium Pilot. Iridium Pilot will utilize the Iridium OpenPort service -- the world's first when it comes to fully global maritime broadband.