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  • Iridium: D2D testing starts this summer; alternate-PNT solution growing; absorbing tariffs on Thai imports

    by Peter B. de Selding April 22, 2025
    by Peter B. de Selding April 22, 2025

    LA PLATA, Maryland — Iridium Communications Inc. will begin testing its satellite direct-to-device service this summer…

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  • Iridium: Commercial D2D starts in 2026, with ‘material contribution’ to revenue between 2027 and 2029

    by Peter B. de Selding February 13, 2025
    by Peter B. de Selding February 13, 2025

    LA PLATA, Maryland— Mobile satellite services operator Iridium Communications Inc. said it’s on track to begin…

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  • High on believing: Iridium takes on new debt to repurchase its stock, says market still misunderstands D2D

    by Peter B. de Selding July 23, 2024
    by Peter B. de Selding July 23, 2024

    TUPPER LAKE, NY — Mobile satellite services provider Iridium Communications Inc. is so convinced that its…

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  • Iridium: Acquiring alt-PNT provider Satelles is EBITDA-positive next year, and promises $100M+ in revenue in 2030

    by Peter B. de Selding March 6, 2024
    by Peter B. de Selding March 6, 2024

    LA PLATA, Maryland — Mobile satellite services provider Iridium Communications’ purchase of satellite timing/positioning service provider…

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  • Iridium: Handset, personal consumer communications business growing now; direct-to-device is for later

    by Peter B. de Selding April 21, 2023
    by Peter B. de Selding April 21, 2023

    PARIS — Mobile satellite services provider Iridium Communications said growth in its handset business — once…

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  • ESA to solicit $100M from its member states in November for LEO PNT proof-of-concept constellation

    by Peter B. de Selding September 27, 2022
    by Peter B. de Selding September 27, 2022

    PARIS — The European Space Agency (ESA) in November will ask its 22 member governments to…

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  • Safran purchases atomic-clock builder Orolia from Eurazeo for $192M, says it will be global resilient-PNT leader

    by Peter B. de Selding July 8, 2022
    by Peter B. de Selding July 8, 2022

    PARIS — Safran Electronics & Defense, a diversified aerospace and defense contractor that also builds inertial…

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  • Iridium, whistling a justifiably happy tune, says Viasat-Inmarsat combination is a non-event in its L-band world

    by Peter B. de Selding February 22, 2022
    by Peter B. de Selding February 22, 2022

    PARIS — Life has never been better for mobile satellite service provider Iridium Communications. Revenue and…

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  • With investment in GPS/GNSS backup Satelles, investment fund C5 Capital makes the space-cyber link

    by Peter B. de Selding October 17, 2019
    by Peter B. de Selding October 17, 2019

    PARIS — Iridium-based GNSS backup provider Satelles Inc. raised $26 million in Series C financing led…

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  • Iridium-enabled Satelles GPS backup service says revenue to quadruple this year

    by Peter B. de Selding March 11, 2019
    by Peter B. de Selding March 11, 2019

    PARIS — An Iridium-enabled startup offering L-band positioning, navigation and timing service as a backup to…

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