Mobile satcoms operator Iridium is aiming to launch a competitor for Inmarsat’s new SwiftBroadband 432kbit/sec data service within the next 18 months. Executive VP Greg Ewert said here yesterday that ...

Iridium has officially launched its own Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) service, providing a single terminal for emergency data and voice communications that company leaders said ...

Satellite communications provider Iridium Communications Inc. announced Tuesday that its Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) service officially went live on Friday, December 11, ending ...

North American air-ground communications provider AirCell (booth 4244) yesterday unveiled a uniquely flexible satellite communications solution for operators of medium to large corporate aircraft. The ...

Iridium Communications and possibly China’s BeiDou Navigation Satellite System will have the chance to offer satellite-based safety services to mariners after an International Maritime Organization ...

Iridium has written to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to urge the regulator to reverse its approval for Ligado's terrestrial wireless plans. The timing comes just weeks after Innovation, ...