Just a month before the official U.S. hurricane season begins on June 1, Iridium Satellite LLC today unveiled satellite telephone communications equipment that will interoperate with existing UHF and ...

Smartphones are practically everywhere. But if you're in the middle of nowhere without a signal, that iPhone 5s or Galaxy S4 won't do you much good. Many people already turn to satellite phones when ...

U.S. semiconductor giant Qualcomm ended its partnership with satellite communications company Iridium to provide satellite-to-phone services. Iridium said that, while "the companies successfully ...

If you are planning any trips that are off the grid and yet still want access to phone and internet, then you need to become familiar with the Iridium satellite constellation. Orbiting approximately ...

Fresh from its severed Qualcomm partnership, the satellite network company proposes its own solution to send text messages over low Earth orbit. David Lumb is a senior reporter covering mobile and ...

Iridium Communications Inc. announced new features for its Iridium 9555 satellite handset. The latest firmware release for the Iridium 9555 includes the ability to directly interface with computers ...