Iridium Announces First Land-Mobile Service Providers for Iridium Certus(SM)
February 07 2018 - 8:01AM
Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:IRDM) today announced the first
Iridium Certus service providers for land-mobile applications,
planned for commercial availability in mid-2018. This initial
group of six world-class land-mobile service providers play a
pivotal role in bringing Iridium Certus to market. Enabled by the
Iridium® NEXT satellite constellation, Iridium Certus will deliver
reliable, global broadband connectivity and high-quality voice
service to the land-mobile industry.
The initial Iridium Certus service providers for land mobile
applications include:
- Applied Satellite Technology Limited (AST) -
www.theastgroup.com
- Arion Communication Co. Ltd - www.arionit.com
- Kaigai Communication Corporation - www.kaigaibussan.jp
- MVS USA Inc. - www.themvsgroup.com
- Network Innovations US Inc. - www.networkinv.com
- Spacenet - www.spacenet.com.mx
Iridium Certus will extend the reach of terrestrial and cellular
infrastructure like never before with truly mobile communications
capabilities, making it ideal for supporting critical connectivity
needs regardless of location, terrain and weather events. The
service will feature a range of data speed options and will
integrate with the robustly designed Thales MissionLINKTM terminal,
providing a reliable connection for voice, satellite internet,
cellular data, Land Mobile Radio (LMR) and location-based
applications. With Iridium Certus, customers will be able to
control costs by eliminating the need to deploy expensive
ground-based infrastructure or large, expensive directional
terminals that rely upon geostationary satellites.
“Iridium Certus is going to change the way we think about
connectivity for enterprise, government, and militaries on the
move,” said Josh Miner, executive director, land-mobile line of
business at Iridium. “Regardless of location, customers will have
access to reliable satellite connectivity to run more efficient
operations while deployed in the field.” Miner continued, “This
flexible solution, when combined with the Thales MissionLINK
satellite terminal, allows customers to automatically transition
between satellite and cellular infrastructure when paired with an
LTE terminal. Customers can configure their Thales satellite
terminals to automatically switch to Iridium Certus satellite
service when required, ensuring that the most cost-effective
solution is deployed, while maintaining continuity.”
Additional land-mobile service providers are planned to be
announced in the coming months. Iridium NEXT is the Company’s
next-generation satellite constellation which will replace its
existing network. To date, there have been four successful
Iridium NEXT launches, deploying more than half of the new
constellation. Four additional launches are planned for the first
half of 2018.
For more information about Iridium Certus, please visit
https://www.iridium.com/company/industryleadership/iridiumcertus
.
For more information about Iridium NEXT, please visit
www.IridiumNEXT.com .
About Iridium Communications Inc.
Iridium is the only mobile voice and data satellite
communications network that spans the entire globe. Iridium enables
connections between people, organizations and assets to and from
anywhere, in real time. Together with its ecosystem of partner
companies, Iridium delivers an innovative and rich portfolio of
reliable solutions for markets that require truly global
communications. The company has a major development program
underway for its next-generation network — Iridium NEXT. Iridium
Communications Inc. is headquartered in McLean, Va., U.S.A., and
its common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under
the ticker symbol IRDM. For more information about Iridium
products, services and partner solutions,
visit www.iridium.com.
Forward Looking Statements
Statements in this press release that are not purely historical
facts may constitute forward-looking statements as defined in the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company has
based these statements on its current expectations and the
information currently available to us. Forward-looking statements
in this presentation include statements regarding the deployment
and capabilities of the Iridium NEXT constellation and products and
services to be offered over the constellation, including Iridium
Certus, as well as the potential market for such products and
services. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the words
“anticipates,” “may,” “can,” “believes,” “expects,” “projects,”
“intends,” “likely,” “will,” “to be” and other expressions that are
predictions or indicate future events, trends or prospects. These
forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results,
performance or achievements of Iridium to differ materially from
any future results, performance or achievements expressed or
implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and
uncertainties include, but are not limited to, uncertainties
regarding potential delays in the Iridium NEXT deployment, the
development and functionality of Iridium NEXT and related products
and services, and the company’s ability to maintain the health,
capacity and content of its satellite constellation, as well as
general industry and economic conditions, and competitive, legal,
governmental and technological factors. Other factors that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by
the forward-looking statements include those factors listed under
the caption “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2016, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “SEC”) on February 23, 2017, as well as other
filings Iridium makes with the SEC from time to time. There is no
assurance that Iridium’s expectations will be realized. If one or
more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or if Iridium's
underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary
materially from those expected, estimated or projected. Iridium's
forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press
release, and Iridium undertakes no obligation to update
forward-looking statements.
Press Contact:
Jordan HassinIridium Communications Inc.+1 (646)
872-0067Jordan.Hassin@iridium.comTwitter: @IridiumComm
Investor Contact:
Kenneth LevyIridium Communications Inc.+1 (703)
287-7570Ken.Levy@iridium.comTwitter: @IridiumIR
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