Iridium stories
Satellite IoT market sees over 100 vendors as LEO drives change
Fri, 1st Aug 2025
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The satellite IoT market now includes over 100 vendors as LEO constellations from Starlink and Amazon shake up the dominance of legacy operators by 2030.
3GPP Standards for Satellite IoT – the catalyst for progression, or a Mexican standoff?
Thu, 22nd Feb 2024
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Amid a lowered cost to develop satellite networks, questions arise as to whether 3GPP Standards for Satellite IoT will serve as a progression catalyst or incite standstill tensions.
Iridium completes US$3 billion satellite constellation upgrade
Thu, 7th Feb 2019
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Iridium completes $3bn satellite constellation upgrade and introduces new transceiver for portable and IoT-friendly applications.
SpaceX, rockets & a successful satellite launch brings new comm services
Tue, 10th Oct 2017
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Iridium Communications successfully launches third batch of 10 Iridium NEXT satellites, bringing total in orbit to 30.