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 ...

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 ...

Qualcomm has revealed Snapdragon Satellite , the company's solution for connecting Android phones directly to satellites for truly global coverage. The feature uses the Iridium network, a satellite ...

In what could have been Android's take on a technology that Apple already has, they have fumbled the ball, as the Snapdragon Satellite did not see a massive adoption in the tech, and now, it is ending ...

In a surprising turn of events, the collaboration between Qualcomm Inc. QCOM and Iridium Communications Inc. IRDM, aimed at introducing satellite connectivity to Android phones, has been abruptly ...

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 ...

Satellite phone carriers are reporting a surge in business owing to the conflict with Iraq, but analysts say it still may not be enough to offset the industry's woes. California's Globalstar ...

Like Apple's Emergency SOS, Snapdragon Satellite will require you to hold the phone skyward and wave it around to find a good connection. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in ...

SpaceX launched the eighth and final set of satellites last week, completing the 75 satellite fleet of Iridium's next-generation communication constellation. The rocket’s first stage had been ...

Left for dead by many observers in the IT and telecommunications worlds just seven years ago, the reborn Iridium Satellite LLC, which provides satellite-based communications services, is showing new ...

U.S. semiconductor giant Qualcomm ended its partnership with satellite communications company Iridium to provide satellite-to-phone services, Iridium announced on Thursday. Iridium stock fell more ...